Agricultural Management
Agricultural Waste Management
as a stand-alone Industry
Agricultural waste is generally referred to as animal waste, crop waste, food production waste and any other organic waste that is not used for animal or human consumption.
This waste is viewed negatively due to its impact on the environment via greenhouse gas emissions, water contamination and soil degradation.
Rather than treating agricultural waste as negative, there is a massive opportunity in developing efficient processes for turning agricultural pollution into marketable bio-based products.
There are a multitude of opportunities available to transition agricultural waste into a variety of green energy products, industrial materials, and organic fertilizers. Applying best practices is the most reliable and efficient way to ensure Environmental Security, Energy Security and Biosecurity. Proper waste management will ensure a reduced environmental impact, the ability to safeguard both animals and humans as well as the safety and quality of the food supply chain.
By developing a specialized waste industry, management is able to develop coherent waste management strategies; including new processes and sequences that take into account variables such as regional challenges, governmental policies, social and business and consumer interests.
Traditionally the management of agricultural waste has been the responsibility of the farmer, the processor, or the wholesaler, though the industry is too diverse, requiring specialized knowledge, expertise and infrastructure. As such the handling and processing of agro-waste needs to be considered a stand-alone industry.
Anaerobic Digestion as a Solution to Agricultural Pollution
Addressing the problem of Agricultural Waste, Sprouter Energy has determined a simplified solution: Anaerobic Digestion
Agricultural Pollution
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-Anaerobic Digestion: Is a cost effective, sustainable process in reducing agricultural pollution, lowering the amounts of carbon dioxide, methane & nitrous oxide emissions related to agricultural operations.
-Fertilizers: By creating organic fertilizers there is a reduction in CH4 & N2O emissions, enriching and rejuvenating soils and decreasing the amount of CO2 levels from fossil fuels used in the manufacturing of synthetic fertilizers.
-Renewable: As the required feedstock is only generated from organic waste materials such as animal, agricultural, food, and human waste; anaerobic digestion is a completely renewable solution and does not use any of the world’s limited natural resources. Once operational, each facility is 100% self-sufficient from any external power needs.
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Net Zero Energy
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-Transition: In the transition to net-zero energy products, anaerobic digestion is the only method of producing Carbon Negative energy, removing more greenhouse gas emissions that it creates.
-Energy Security: Anaerobic digestion creates alternatives to Russian energy products, accelerating domestic energy solutions and providing a new level of energy security.
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-Natural Gas Replacement: Green Biomethane generated from anaerobic digestion is the only non-fossil fuel replacement for Natural Gas. The only method of producing Green Biomethane is via anerobic digestion.
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-Green Biomethane: Is a key replacement for fossil fuel alternatives required by heavy industry, heavy transport, aviation, and shipping. Green biomethane can be used either as a direct replacement for natural gas or can be used to create green hydrogen. Biomethane can be transported as a liquid - LBM. Cooled to -1620C, its volume reduces to approximately 600-times its gaseous volume.
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-eMethanol: eMethanol is targeted to become the replacement fuel for heavy shipping. eMethanol is derived from a mixture of green hydrogen (created by using green electricity) and purified carbon dioxide. Purified carbon dioxide is a by-product of anaerobic digestion while green biomethane from the digestor can be used to create green hydrogen, with additional processing becomes eMethanol.
Anaerobic Digestion at Scale
Waste Management
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To industrialize agricultural waste management, the key is to provide solutions at scale. A holistic, life-cycle-based approach encompassing the full chain of agricultural production, waste disposal and waste conversion must be applied.
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Collecting from numerous feedstock producers located within the facilities allotted operational radius, a large-scale anaerobic digester facility is capable of process large amounts of feedstock, from a variety of sources - creating a more diverse feedstock which creates high quality biogas products.
As a large-scale facility, the plant has a greater ability to produce increased yield rates, improved quality & purity, create a wider array of products, and is able to pivot quickly in reaction to market changes or usage demands.
The centralized collection method means that feedstock producers do not need to been concerned with the processing of the waste and the associated costs, management and distribution of processed products.
Under the management system, products produced via anaerobic digestion can be further processed, stored for future use, applied directly to grid applications or prepared for transport to end users.