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more than 14 million tons of chicken litter is produced each year in the United States. It's a significant challenge in need of a solution. Clean Bay Renewables believes our process to turn this waste into usable natural gas and fertilizer is part of the answer. Each of our plants can recycle more than 150,000 tons of litter annually through a process called anaerobic digestion. To do so, fully enclosed tractor trailers with specialized walking floors deliver chicken litter directly into our airtight systems, all within minutes of arriving on site. The chicken litter mixes with water in an oxygen free digester tank. The temperature is set at 98 F and the material remains there for roughly 25 days. Think of this like a combination of slow cooking and fermenting. During this process, the materials begin to break down and create to usable products a renewable bio gas and a slow release. Fertilizer things. Bio gas is made of methane, the same material commonly used to heat homes and cook. The gas rises to the top of the tank, while the solid materials called Digest State sit. Just below the bio gas is pulled from the tank and sent through a gas cleanup catalyst. It can then be collected and transferred to the local natural gas distribution system or sent to an on site electricity generator. Remaining solid material is further refined, using mechanical and chemical processes to create a slow controlled release fertilizer product. This process helps significantly remove and stabilize elements like phosphorus and nitrogen, which in some regions easily wash away polluting the water supply. This nutrient re balancing is essential to allow agriculture and the environment to coexist in harmony for the benefit of future generations. The fertilizer is then available for local farmers and their suppliers to use as a natural additive to their fields. It will provide the same micro nutrient and soil bulking properties as other products, but without the over supply of nutrients. Our process supports the food cycle in important ways, keeping the natural world in harmony. Stabilized fertilizer will improve many crops, including grain. Grain is the main ingredient in chicken feed and important for health, nutrition and production of poultry, and are re use of waste goes a step further. The water used in our process is fully recycled into the plant. We invite you to learn more by visiting our website at www dot clean bay renewables dot com