Ammonia emission capture in pig farming using Gas_Loop's circular solution
Improves pig farm air quality and recovers nitrogen as fertiliser using ammonia washing technology
Detail description
A technology solution for pig farming that captures 60% of ammonia emissions—equivalent to 2.4 kg per pig annually—using an ammonia washing machine. The system converts harmful ammonia into stable ammonium sulfate fertiliser via counter-current washing with sulfuric acid at pH 4.5, improving animal welfare, worker health, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Designed for farms with 10,000+ pigs, it advances from TRL 7 to TRL 9, indicating full commercial readiness. The recovered nitrogen reduces dependency on industrial fertiliser production, supporting sustainable, low-impact agriculture. Part of Horizon Europe and EIP-AGRI initiatives focused on nutrient recovery and circular farming.
Contribution detail info
- Project
NUTRI-KNOW
BROADENING THE IMPACT OF EIP-AGRI OPERATIONAL GROUPS IN THE FIELD OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT: KNOWLEDGE EXPLOITATION AND EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND MATERIAL FOR FARMERS AND PRACTITIONERS
- Location
- Italy, Europe
- Authors
- CRPA - Research Centre on Animal Production
- Purpose
- Communication
- File type
- video
- Created on
- Jun 30, 2022
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- NUTRI-KNOW
- License
- CC BY
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