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Poultry litter as a fuel*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

S.P. Dagnall
S.P. Dagnall
Affiliation:
ETSU, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0RA, UK
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Abstract

In the UK about 1.4 million tonnes of used poultry litter are produced each year. Its disposal by direct use as a fertilizer or by landfill can, in some circumstances, have an adverse environmental impact. Waste-to-energy schemes which generate revenue from the energy produced and may provide fertilizer as a valuable byproduct offer an alternative and environmentally acceptable means of disposal.

Keywords

Electricityenergyfuellitterpowerwaste
Type
Research Article
Information
World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , July 1993 , pp. 175 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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References

Dagnall, S.P. and Mann, R.E. (1989) Poultry litter as a fuel for heating broiler houses. ADAS Poultry Journal 3: 46–58Google Scholar
Fec Consultants Ltd (1990) Poultry litter as a fuel to heat a poultry farm. Final Report No. ED/277/272Google Scholar