Bion Environmental Technologies Inc., New York City, a developer of advanced livestock waste treatment and resource recovery technology, announced on May 7 that it has submitted a new application to the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for the listing of its crystallized ammonium bicarbonate/ammonium carbonate recovered in its third-generation (3G) waste treatment platform.
Bion’s initial OMRI application, a liquid ammonium bicarbonate solution, was approved for OMRI listing in May 2020 (GM May 15, 2020).
Craig Scott, Bion’s Director of Communications, noted, “Bion was notified by OMRI last week that several application restrictions placed on the initial product listing have been removed following a review and clarification of our original application. This will provide end users with more opportunity and flexibility for field applications. Bion anticipates future products listed with OMRI will no longer include manure-related application restrictions.”
AD Nitrogen, Bion’s new solid crystalline product that is the subject of the current OMRI application, is a concentrated and dewatered form of the previously approved liquid product. The company said it has several advantages over a liquid nitrogen product: less weight and volume than a liquid product; easier storage and handling; water soluble and can be easily diluted to its ultimate application rate; and more versatility to both liquid and solid blenders.
Citing OMRI’s website, Bion said OMRI is busier this year than last year, and as a result the new listing may take longer than the original listing.