Slow-Release Microbial Composition for Swiftlet House Air Purification
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current bird house farming conditions for swiftlets and other animals suffer from hygienic issues such as hydrogen sulfide gas accumulation, high levels of nitrites and nitrates, and poor living conditions, leading to health risks for both swiftlets and humans, with no effective solutions available to improve these conditions.
Innovation Solution
A microorganism-based composition and method involving a predetermined percentage of bacteria identified by 16S rRNA sequencing, encapsulated in a slow-releasing carrier, is applied to animal farms to denitrify, oxidize hydrogen sulfide, decompose guano, and improve living conditions by eliminating pathogens and attracting swiftlets to nest.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional bird house farming methods are used, then swiftlet nesting can be maintained, but hydrogen sulfide gas accumulates and causes health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces microorganisms as intermediary agents that mediate between the guano decomposition process and the bird house environment. These microorganisms convert harmful hydrogen sulfide gas into beneficial substances, thereby eliminating the harmful effect while maintaining the nesting environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful hydrogen sulfide gas produced by guano decomposition into beneficial substances through microbial action. The microorganisms metabolize the toxic gas and transform it into nutrients that can be used by the swiftlets, turning a health hazard into a potential benefit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If bird houses are kept dark for nesting, then swiftlets are attracted to nest, but hydrogen sulfide gas accumulates overtime
Solution Approach 1:
Microorganisms are introduced as intermediary agents that operate in the dark bird house environment to decompose guano and eliminate hydrogen sulfide gas, enabling the maintenance of dark nesting conditions without accumulating harmful gases.
Solution Approach 2:
The microorganisms perform self-service by autonomously decomposing the guano and eliminating hydrogen sulfide gas in the bird house, requiring no external intervention to maintain air quality in the dark nesting environment.
3Loss of substance
If guano is accumulated for fertilizer use, then nutrient resources are preserved, but nitrites and nitrates levels increase causing health risks
Solution Approach 1:
Microorganisms serve as intermediaries in the guano decomposition process, controlling the conversion of nitrogen compounds. They regulate the transformation of organic nitrogen into nitrites and nitrates, preventing excessive accumulation of harmful compounds while retaining nutrients.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the biochemical parameters of guano decomposition by introducing specific microorganisms that alter the decomposition pathway, reducing the formation of nitrites and nitrates while maintaining nutrient content for fertilizer use.
4Manufacturing precision
If chemical hormones are sprayed to improve nest quality, then nesting conditions are enhanced, but pathogen elimination is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Beneficial microorganisms are introduced as intermediary agents that compete with and eliminate pathogens in the bird house environment, providing a biological alternative to chemical hormones for improving nesting conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses beneficial microorganisms to convert the pathogen problem into a benefit by establishing a healthy microbial ecosystem that suppresses harmful pathogens while improving nest quality, replacing chemical interventions with biological processes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition effectively eliminates harmful gases and pathogens, improves air quality, enhances nesting conditions, and promotes healthy swiftlet growth, increasing nest production and reducing health risks, while also decomposing animal waste for use as fertilizer.
Implementation Method 1
the composition is capable of denitrification and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) oxidation
Implementation Method 2
the composition is capable of denitrification and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) oxidation
Implementation Method 3
decomposing swiftlets' feces (guano) to prevent the health risks to both human who live near the birdhouses and the swiftlets themselves
Data Source
AI summary
A microbial composition for improving the conditions in animal farms comprising: a slow-releasing carrier base having a first predetermined percentage by weight (w/w %); and a mixture of microorganisms identified in a 16S rRNA gene sequence so that the composition is capable of denitrification, feces decomposition, and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) oxidation.