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What are the preservatives used in organic fertilizer production?
I thank you all for the comments. I should have been clear with the "Organic" fertilizer I am referring to. It wasn't farm manure or Sewage sludge. We are using industrial processed ingredients which are accepted for organic fertilizer such as seaweed extract, yeast extract, alfalfa and fish liquid. two or more of these ingredients have been used in combination in different non-organic formulation without any problem. In the current formulation, there is excessive gas production inside the bottle and produces unpleasant smell when open. Could you please see my question from this perspective?
I thank you all for the comments. I should have been clear with the "Organic" fertilizer I am referring to. It wasn't farm manure or Sewage sludge. We are using industrial processed ingredients which are accepted for organic fertilizer such as seaweed extract, yeast extract, alfalfa and fish liquid. two or more of these ingredients have been used in combination in different non-organic formulation without any problem. In the current formulation, there is excessive gas production inside the bottle and produces unpleasant smell when open. Could you please see my question from this perspective?
Dereje, if I understand it that extracts of those are used in different combinations, did you add any chelating agent? surfactant or micronutrients? Which of those if yes as an informed suggestion is possible only if these are known. Goodluck
Dereje, if I understand it that extracts of those are used in different combinations, did you add any chelating agent? surfactant or micronutrients? Which of those if yes as an informed suggestion is possible only if these are known. Goodluck
Where its leagl you can try gamma irradiation. The IAEA in Vienna has lot of literature on this issue, for all other cases Hendrik A Scheinemann provided the best solution.
Where its leagl you can try gamma irradiation. The IAEA in Vienna has lot of literature on this issue, for all other cases Hendrik A Scheinemann provided the best solution.
Interesting discussion on a good and practical question.All the options suggested need careful thinking for practical use.Addition of any preservative which is not harmful to microbes is o.k.as it will not be harmful to animals or humans. Suppressing other harmful microbes using a beneficial organism is a good approach.It is like our eating curds to suppress the harmful organisms in our gut/intestine.I appreciate the work of Scheinemann probably based on ancient wisdom.
Interesting discussion on a good and practical question.All the options suggested need careful thinking for practical use.Addition of any preservative which is not harmful to microbes is o.k.as it will not be harmful to animals or humans. Suppressing other harmful microbes using a beneficial organism is a good approach.It is like our eating curds to suppress the harmful organisms in our gut/intestine.I appreciate the work of Scheinemann probably based on ancient wisdom.
Dear Dereje Ashebir Bezabih, the gas production and bad smell you mentioned, sound to me like a clostridia-driven-fermentation by this kind of remote 'diagnostics'. It makes sense if the protein concentration is pretty high within the substrates, due to clostridia out-compete lactobacilla in high protein environments. Try to ignite a S M A L L (!!!) gas fraction of it to find out if the flame is more Hydrogen like or more Methanlike. If it produces biogas you might use this wastes for energy production. If you don't want any kind of biogasproduction increase the easy digestible sugars which may preferred by lactobacilli. But if the initial lactic acid bacteria concentration is to small the clostridia will 'win' the race anyhow. You might consider using a preservation-starting culture from comparable food substrates. You may be able to use an adapted starting culture out of your waste substrates afterwards, if it worked out. Please inform us if those suggestions work.
Dear Dereje Ashebir Bezabih, the gas production and bad smell you mentioned, sound to me like a clostridia-driven-fermentation by this kind of remote 'diagnostics'. It makes sense if the protein concentration is pretty high within the substrates, due to clostridia out-compete lactobacilla in high protein environments. Try to ignite a S M A L L (!!!) gas fraction of it to find out if the flame is more Hydrogen like or more Methanlike. If it produces biogas you might use this wastes for energy production. If you don't want any kind of biogasproduction increase the easy digestible sugars which may preferred by lactobacilli. But if the initial lactic acid bacteria concentration is to small the clostridia will 'win' the race anyhow. You might consider using a preservation-starting culture from comparable food substrates. You may be able to use an adapted starting culture out of your waste substrates afterwards, if it worked out. Please inform us if those suggestions work.
I thank you all for the comments.
I should have been clear with the "Organic" fertilizer I am referring to. It wasn't farm manure or Sewage sludge. We are using industrial processed ingredients which are accepted for organic fertilizer such as seaweed extract, yeast extract, alfalfa and fish liquid. two or more of these ingredients have been used in combination in different non-organic formulation without any problem. In the current formulation, there is excessive gas production inside the bottle and produces unpleasant smell when open. Could you please see my question from this perspective?
I thank you all for the comments.
I should have been clear with the "Organic" fertilizer I am referring to. It wasn't farm manure or Sewage sludge. We are using industrial processed ingredients which are accepted for organic fertilizer such as seaweed extract, yeast extract, alfalfa and fish liquid. two or more of these ingredients have been used in combination in different non-organic formulation without any problem. In the current formulation, there is excessive gas production inside the bottle and produces unpleasant smell when open. Could you please see my question from this perspective?
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Dereje, if I understand it that extracts of those are used in different combinations, did you add any chelating agent? surfactant or micronutrients? Which of those if yes as an informed suggestion is possible only if these are known.
Goodluck
Dereje, if I understand it that extracts of those are used in different combinations, did you add any chelating agent? surfactant or micronutrients? Which of those if yes as an informed suggestion is possible only if these are known.
Goodluck
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Natural Preservatives like Onion Special and UBI Humic Zyme Plus Granules are often used to increase uptake of produced organic fertilizers
Natural Preservatives like Onion Special and UBI Humic Zyme Plus Granules are often used to increase uptake of produced organic fertilizers
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Eucharia, micronutrients amino acid chelates are used, but not surfactant.
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Eucharia, micronutrients amino acid chelates are used, but not surfactant.
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Dereje Sir,
have you tried any preservative suggested for organic fertilizers? which one you will recommend?
Thank you
Dereje Sir,
have you tried any preservative suggested for organic fertilizers? which one you will recommend?
Thank you
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Where its leagl you can try gamma irradiation. The IAEA in Vienna has lot of literature on this issue, for all other cases Hendrik A Scheinemann provided the best solution.
Where its leagl you can try gamma irradiation. The IAEA in Vienna has lot of literature on this issue, for all other cases Hendrik A Scheinemann provided the best solution.
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What about hydrogen peroxide? 1-3% of solution weight.
What about hydrogen peroxide? 1-3% of solution weight.
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Dear Dereje Ashebi
Preservative for organic fertilizer (280 results) see:
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/preservative-for-organic-fertilizer.html
Regards
Dear Dereje Ashebi
Preservative for organic fertilizer (280 results) see:
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/preservative-for-organic-fertilizer.html
Regards
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Interesting discussion on a good and practical question.All the options suggested need careful thinking for practical use.Addition of any preservative which is not harmful to microbes is o.k.as it will not be harmful to animals or humans. Suppressing other harmful microbes using a beneficial organism is a good approach.It is like our eating curds to suppress the harmful organisms in our gut/intestine.I appreciate the work of Scheinemann probably based on ancient wisdom.
Interesting discussion on a good and practical question.All the options suggested need careful thinking for practical use.Addition of any preservative which is not harmful to microbes is o.k.as it will not be harmful to animals or humans. Suppressing other harmful microbes using a beneficial organism is a good approach.It is like our eating curds to suppress the harmful organisms in our gut/intestine.I appreciate the work of Scheinemann probably based on ancient wisdom.
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Dear Dereje Ashebir Bezabih,
the gas production and bad smell you mentioned, sound to me like a clostridia-driven-fermentation by this kind of remote 'diagnostics'. It makes sense if the protein concentration is pretty high within the substrates, due to clostridia out-compete lactobacilla in high protein environments.
Try to ignite a S M A L L (!!!) gas fraction of it to find out if the flame is more Hydrogen like or more Methanlike. If it produces biogas you might use this wastes for energy production. If you don't want any kind of biogasproduction increase the easy digestible sugars which may preferred by lactobacilli. But if the initial lactic acid bacteria concentration is to small the clostridia will 'win' the race anyhow. You might consider using a preservation-starting culture from comparable food substrates. You may be able to use an adapted starting culture out of your waste substrates afterwards, if it worked out.
Please inform us if those suggestions work.
With best regards,
Hendrik
Dear Dereje Ashebir Bezabih,
the gas production and bad smell you mentioned, sound to me like a clostridia-driven-fermentation by this kind of remote 'diagnostics'. It makes sense if the protein concentration is pretty high within the substrates, due to clostridia out-compete lactobacilla in high protein environments.
Try to ignite a S M A L L (!!!) gas fraction of it to find out if the flame is more Hydrogen like or more Methanlike. If it produces biogas you might use this wastes for energy production. If you don't want any kind of biogasproduction increase the easy digestible sugars which may preferred by lactobacilli. But if the initial lactic acid bacteria concentration is to small the clostridia will 'win' the race anyhow. You might consider using a preservation-starting culture from comparable food substrates. You may be able to use an adapted starting culture out of your waste substrates afterwards, if it worked out.
Please inform us if those suggestions work.
With best regards,
Hendrik
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