Cow Manure for Solid Fuel, Appropriate for 3-Month Storage in Livestock Facilities

A research result has been derived showing that it is appropriate to store cattle manure as solid fuel for about three months in livestock facilities. The National Institute of Animal Science of the Rural Development Administration investigated the quality changes of cattle manure according to storage period in facilities, revealing that manure stored for approximately three months maintained the heating value and moisture content suitable for use as fuel. According to the institute, cattle manure solid fuel is an eco-friendly solid fuel made by drying and compressing manure from Korean cattle or dairy cows. It has significant potential as an alternative fuel to replace fossil fuels used in heating or industrial boilers. Based on a facility processing 100 tons of livestock manure per day, it is possible to produce 15,000 tons of solid fuel annually, which represents a substitution effect equivalent to 1.8 billion won worth of bituminous coal. The research team investigated the ...