Process using agriculture residue biomass for producing feed pellets
First Claim
1. A process for utilizing agricultural crop residue material for feed production comprising:
- harvesting agricultural crop residue material selected from a group consisting of corn stover, soybean stubble, and sorghum residue;
bailing the harvested material;
shredding the baled material;
grinding the shredded material;
adding one or more chemical agents to depolymerize fiber in the material;
adding nutritional supplements to the ground and shredded material before or after the chemical agent has been added to form a mixture; and
pelletizing the mixture into feed pellets.
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Abstract
A process is provided for creating feed pellets from agricultural residue material having substantially no food value, such as corn stover. The agricultural residue material is harvested and baled for transport to a storage and processing site. The baled agricultural residue material is then shredded and ground, and one or more chemical agents are added to depolymerize the fiber (lignin-carbohydrate) matrix of the agricultural residue material. Agricultural processing byproducts such as distiller'"'"'s solubles and dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) are added to the agricultural residue material, either before or after the chemical agents are added, to form a combined material. The combined material is then pelletized into feed pellets, which may be transported and stored for later consumption by animals. The process produces a nutritionally enhanced material which is more easily digested than existing feed rations.
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30 Claims
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1. A process for utilizing agricultural crop residue material for feed production comprising:
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harvesting agricultural crop residue material selected from a group consisting of corn stover, soybean stubble, and sorghum residue; bailing the harvested material; shredding the baled material; grinding the shredded material; adding one or more chemical agents to depolymerize fiber in the material; adding nutritional supplements to the ground and shredded material before or after the chemical agent has been added to form a mixture; and pelletizing the mixture into feed pellets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A process for utilizing agricultural crop residue material for feed production comprising:
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collecting the crop residue material selected from a group consisting of corn stover, soybean stubble, and sorghum residue; reducing the material size;
thenchemical treating the material to increase digestibility of the material by animals; and mechanically treating the material to increase digestibility of the material by animals. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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