Patent ID: 9738565
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: C02F,C05C,C05F,Y02A,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method of treating a livestock or poultry confinement facility to reduce and mitigate the effects of gaseous ammonia within the facility, said facility having a manure collection zone, upright walls forming an enclosure, and a roof substantially covering said zone, said method comprising the step of applying a treatment material to said manure within said zone in an amount of from about 0.005-3 gallons of said material per ton of manure and effective to lower the concentration of gaseous ammonia within said facility, said material comprising an aqueous mixture including a partial calcium salt of a maleic-itaconic copolymer and a partial ammonium salt of a maleic-itaconic copolymer, said material having a pH of from about 1-5.