First American Scientific Corp. (fka FASC)

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Has this been posted before? Seems like the KDS is one of the choices being seriously considered in this "Evaluation of Options for Fraser Valley Poultry Manure Utilization" :

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/poultry/publications/documents/evaluation_poultry_manure.pdf

... 3.6.8 Conclusion
Both on-farm processing and centralized processing add costs to poultry manure in the order of C$50-60
per tonne. This is the same as, or somewhat higher than, the nutrient value in poultry manure, for both
macronutrients and micronutrients. Where local markets do not exist, transportation will add to the cost of
processed or composted manure to the user.

Pelletized, granulated, and enriched pelletized or granulated products could be shipped over longer
distances, as their sale prices appear to be much higher than of bulk pelletized product. Product prices of
bagged value-added product are in the US$230/ton range, well beyond the costs of pelletizing, bagging,
enrichment and transportation. Locally, the market for such products is small, and such products could
not rely only on regional distribution. Value-added products produced in the Lower Mainland must be
distributed well beyond the region.

Several technologies are available for processing large quantities of manure. The Agri-Recycle
technology will produce manure pellets that are pathogen free. This technology is suited for large-scale
operation. The technology includes drying, grinding and pelletizing. The KDS-Micromex technology
produces a similar product, as the manure is also dried, ground and pelletized, although the method of
processing is different. KDS dried material can be produced in small regional plants that may not attract
as much public attention as the Agri-Recycle facility that was proposed for Chilliwack. A granulation
facility could also be a small regional plant. In light of producing either customized fertilizer in a
complete line of specialized products, one or several small operations would be rather cost effective in
supplying specific markets with designed products. This is a great advantage over a bulk commodity type
facility...[/b