Patent ID: 9145340
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: C02F,C05C,C05F,Y02A,Y02P

Abstract:
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 and a specific gravity of from about 1.1-1.4, with a single treatment of said material serving to maintain at least about a 30% gaseous ammonia reduction from said collection zone for a period of at least about 14 days.