System and method for reducing emissions in a hog confinement facility

Abstract

A system and method of reducing ammonia emissions. The system and method include a facility having a waste storage compartment below a floor comprised of slats with openings therebetween. A plurality of injection pipes are attached to a bottom surface of the slats. Each of the plurality of injection pipes includes a plurality of precipitation nozzles.

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         9 . A method of reducing ammonia emissions comprising:
 providing a facility having a waste storage compartment below a floor comprised of slats with openings therebetween;   attaching a plurality of injection pipes to a bottom surface of the slats wherein each of the plurality of injection pipes includes a plurality of precipitation nozzles; and   precipitating a first fluid through the precipitation nozzles of each of the injection pipes over a surface area of waste contained within the waste storage compartment.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the first fluid is water. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  additionally comprising the step of combining a second fluid with the water and precipitating the second fluid combined with water through the precipitation nozzles of each of the injection pipes over the surface area of waste contained within the waste storage compartment. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein the second fluid is a neutralization solution comprised of water, citric acid, and borax. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  additionally comprising the step of providing an air filtration system positioned within the interior of the facility. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  wherein the air filtration system comprises a plurality of filtration units having at least one filter and a fan for circulating air within the facility through the at least one filter. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  additionally comprising the steps of supplying a first fluid to the at least one filter such that the first fluid accumulates dust particles as the air is circulated through the at least one filter. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the first fluid is water. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  additionally comprising the steps of supplying a filtration neutralizer fluid to the at least one filter such that an odor neutralizing vapor is produced as air is circulated through the at least one filter. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein the filtration neutralizer fluid is comprised of water, citric acid, and borax.