MEAT MEAL/MEAT POWDER

The dehydration process is based on simultaneously mixing and heating the carcass materials to 90-95C which results in a 60% reduction in volume over a single cycle time. There are no visible emissions from the thermal dehydration unit, other than water vapor. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions are only minimally elevated from the exhaust stack compared to background VOC levels during operation.
The resultant “meat powder” is a stable, odor free, sterile byproduct which can be field applied, integrated into commercial fertilizer or utilized in commercial processing.
Compositional analysis has consistently demonstrated a moisture content of approximately 20%, with Nitrogen level of approximately 10%, Phosphorus of 0.5% and Potassium of 0.6%. This is equivalent to a commercial fertilizer providing approximately 160 lbs of N per ton when applied directly to the field (wet basis).
Dry matter protein content 56.75% |
F=6.25 |
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Fat 32% Hydrolysis PH5.4 |
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ELEMENT |
Dry Basis |
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Nitrogen (N) |
[%] |
8 |
Carbon (C) |
[%] |
47.5 |
C to n Ratio |
[%] |
5.94 |
Phosphorus (P) |
[%] |
0.792 |
P as P2O5 |
[%] |
1.81 |
Potassium (K) |
[%] |
0.866 |
K as K2O |
[%] |
1.04 |
Calcium (Ca) |
[%] |
0.595 |
Magnesium (Mg) |
[%] |
0.0816 |
Sulfur (S) |
[%] |
0.724 |
Sodium (Na) |
[%] |
0.324 |
Iron (Fe) |
[mg kg−1] |
294 |
Manganese (Mn) |
[mg kg−1] |
11.1 |
Zing (Zn) |
[mg kg−1] |
307 |
Copper (Cu) |
[mg kg−1] |
25 |
As-Is Spread Basis |
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Moisture Content |
[%] |
23.3 |
N* |
[lbs ton−1] |
120 |
P2O5* |
[lbs ton−1] |
28 |
K2O* |
[lbs ton−1] |
16 |