Abstract

Poultry business is a growing industry in Manjung Region, associated with high loading of daily manure generation. The manure contains food source that attract flies to lay eggs, which create an endemic health and societal problem. Chicken manure however can be a potential resource for value-added products such as biogas and bio fertilizer. As a start, manure was characterized for its contents such as using CHNS, TGA, AAS, XRF and ICP-OES. Key highlights include protein content of 34.5% and 27% as well as total organics of 45% and 51% for fresh and composted manure respectively. Stored energy was determined as 6905 J/g for fresh manure and 8239 J/g for composted manure. These and other parameters determined are comparable to literature values on chicken manure from various countries. The availability of energy and protein in the manure provides an avenue to convert them into another form of energy such as biogas. As the food source is digested, the fly issue could potentially be alleviated.

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Title
Characterization of Chicken Manure from Manjung Region
Author
Singh, Gobind 1 ; Shamsuddin, M R 2 ; Aqsha 2 ; Lim, S W 3 

 Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. 
 Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia.; Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Institute for Sustainable Living, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. 
 Dindings Poultry Development Centre Sdn Bhd, Batu 10 Persiaran Segari, Jalan Damar Laut, 32200 Segari, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia. 
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Dec 2018
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2557216770
Copyright
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