Polymer Innovations In Odour Suppression Part 2

Application & Polymers
Last month, in 'Polymer Innovations In Odour Suppression Part 1' we informed you of a housing development in Rutherford that has been experiencing a very foul situation in the form of not one but two giant mounds of chicken manure!!

This month in 'Polymer Innovations In Odour Suppression Part 2' we look at the application methods & polymers used to treat this Chicken 'Manure-luru'!

Mound #1 (Foreground)
& Mound #2 (Background)

After an inspection of the site & samples taken for analysis & testing the goals of the project were soon established:

The Goals of the project:

1. Remove Odour.
2. Remove Runoff.
3. Remove Fly Activity.
4. Stabilise Mound.
5. Reduce Combustibility.

After a week of different tests a perfect application method & polymer solutions had been formulated.

Application Method Overview:

1. Mound #1 was treated with more polymer solution than Mound #2 in both liquid & dry applications.
2. First application was a liquid polymer solution containing Water$ave Flobind. This was applied via hose & water cart.
3. The second application was a dry polymer solution of SAP HPF P4 applied by hand.
4. Third application was another application of the liquid polymer solution again containing Water$ave Flobind.
5. These applications were done in one day by Dale & Sebastion before there was expected rainfall later that week.
6. Although Mound #2 was treated with less polymer solution. It was deemed just as successful as Mound #1.

These mounds attracted a huge mount of flies that sat like a haze over the top of the two mounds creating an unsanitary environment creating more odour & undermining it's structural integrity.

Mound #1 After Applications

Within hours, the offending chicken manure odour was gone, fly activity was removed completely from both mounds & the subsequent future odour from this activity was therefore also erradicated.

Due to the polymer activity of the the applications, any subsequent rainfall is absorbed into the polymer 'cap' removing all runoff to nearby water courses & groundwater. In doing so, any possibility of spontaneous combustion was also greatly reduced.

These two mounds have now been removed & the manure has been spread around as fertiliser in sorrounding areas in Rutherford.

The nearby community were extremely pleased with the results of our quick work in treating this problem. 
We believe these efforts to assist a local problem have created ourselves a new niche market in greentech polymers for the treatment of odour pollution.

Polymer Innovations In Odour Suppression Part 1

Introduction & Testing
Polymer Innovations is not just a name it is a philosophy. A 'mission statement' as well as a title.

'Manure-luru'

Sometimes these innovations with our polymers come from all sources of inspiration.

Recently, a nearby housing development in Rutherford has been experiencing a very foul situation in the form of not one but two giant mounds of chicken manure!!

We were approached by representatives of nearby residents who constantly experience wafts of offensive manure odour across their nearby neighbourhoods.
These mounds constantly hamper the enjoyment of their new dwellings... not to mention being an embarrassing & dangerous nuisance.

Amazingly, these mounds have been recklessly placed near a water course!

An inspection of the site was soon carried out & samples taken for analysis & testing.

These mounds attract a huge mount of flies that sit like a haze over the top creating an unsanitary environment creating more odour & undermining it's structural integrity.

Samples taken from
the site for testing.

Maintaining structural integrity is important.
The polymer must 'cap' the manure. Removing it's smell & any runoff during rainfall.
Spontaneous combustion has also been identified as a potential threat.

The goals of the project:

1. Remove Odour.
2. Remove Runoff.
3. Remove Fly Activity.
4. Stabilise Mound.
5. Reduce Combustibility.

Below is a short video overview of one test being conducted.

In this example we are trialling different levels of liquid anionic polymer & some super absorbent polymer powder applications against the effects of exposure, heat, water, wind & time.

After a week of different tests a perfect polymer solution had been formulated.

These solutions removed all odour & fly activity, increased it's structural integrity via water application & mitigated any possibility of combustion.

• In our next post 'Polymer Innovation In Odour Suppression Part 2' we look at the application & polymers used to treat this Chicken 'Manure-luru'!