Plant engineering · design → build → commissioning → operation

01

Equipment sequence

  1. 01

    Reception and separation

    Hardstanding reception bay with a coarse screen or manual picking station to remove plastic, stones and metal before they reach the turner and the screener.

  2. 02

    Mixing

    Loader or mixer with amendment dosing to correct moisture and C/N. In commercial plants mixing accuracy is what makes the product consistent enough to brand.

  3. 03

    Fermentation

    Turned windrow, groove bay or aerated pile, with the turning or aeration schedule the design specifies.

  4. 04

    Curing

    Covered curing area for 2–4 weeks, sized as a distinct area so that fermentation bays can keep turning.

  5. 05

    Screening

    Rotary or vibrating screen into two or three grades; oversize returns to the crusher or to the next fermentation cycle.

  6. 06

    Bagging or bulk dispatch

    Semi-automatic packing scale for bagged retail grades; bulk loading for agricultural customers.

02

Screening into saleable grades

Screening is where a composting site becomes a product business. A single coarse grade sells to farms; a fine grade sells to landscaping, nurseries and retail. Two screens or one screen with interchangeable mesh lets a commercial plant serve both, and the oversize fraction is not waste: it goes back to the fermentation bays as a bulking agent, which improves the process and reduces the purchased amendment volume.

The screener must be sized on wet, sticky material, not on dry compost. Screening capacity falls sharply above 35% moisture, and a plant whose screener is the bottleneck will always be caught in the wet season.

03

Commercial composting engineering detail

Notes from our own records on commercial composting equipment and site arrangements for facilities producing saleable compost and fertilizer.

Organic fertilizer is a new type of green fertilizer with comprehensive nutrition and abundant organic matters. The long-term application of organic fertilizer can improve the soil permeability and eliminate the adverse effect of chemical fertilizer. On the other hand, the increasing demand on organic fertilizer decides the promising market development of organic fertilizer. As supplier of commercial composting equipment, we YUSHUNXIN manufactures various composting equipment for commercial production of organic fertilizer. Because time and efficiency are the money for the commercial production of organic fertilizer, we dedicate to providing high-quality, energy-saving and high-efficiency equipment for organic waste composting.

  • Groove Type Compost Turner
  • Model: YUSHUNXIN-3000 (can be customized)
  • Color: Orange (can be customized)
  • Features: High output, one equipment can turn organic waste in multiple grooves, easy operation
  • Application: Turning organic waste in the groove

How to make commercial organic fertilizer? Commercial organic fertilizer means that you produce organic fertilizer for commercial purpose. That is to say, you should focus on quality and production efficiency. As we all know, organic fertilizer is usually made of organic waste. In this process, you should compost the organic waste firstly whether you produce powdery or granular organic fertilizer. During composting, microorganisms will decompose organic materials and convert them into humus and other nutrients. And then organic waste will become useful fertilizer, which is beneficial to soil and plants. When you make a compost, temperature, water content and oxygen content are the most important conditions. You should regularly turn the organic waste to make a complete compost. On the other hand, you should deeply process fermented organic waste for commercial production. Moreover, the deep processing includes crushing, mixing, granulating, screening and packaging. Among these steps, granulating organic fertilizer will be the most important step.

Composting solutions for processing organic waste Composting is the determining factor of producing high-quality organic fertilizer. Therefore, you should pay more attention to composting period. In terms of commercial production of organic fertilizer, equipment will be more efficient than manually composting organic waste. Our composting equipment is mainly divided into two categories, compost turner and aerobic fermentation pot. In the following part, we will introduce them in details.

Composting organic waste with compost turner As one category of composting equipment, compost turner can adjust compost environment. Whether you place organic waste on the ground or in the groove for composting, you should guarantee the temperature, water content and oxygen content. Because during composting period, microorganisms convert organic materials to humus and other nutrients that can be directly absorbed by plants. In addition, they will consume oxygen, water and release heat. And only suitable temperature, 50%-60% water content and abundant oxygen will be favorable for microorganism activity. So the turning of compost turner will be helpful for increasing oxygen content, decreasing higher temperature and adjust water content. There are three types compost turner for you to choose.

Windrow composting equipment Compost turner is mainly used for turning compost pile. If you have larger site area, you can pile up organic waste on the ground at strip type. This composting method is featured with flexibility and lower cost. During working process, windrow composting equipment will stretch over the compost pile. And then the compost turner will slowly move forward while blending the compost wile. Crawler type compost turner and self-propelled compost turner will be your best assistants. Furthermore, both of them are featured with high output, high efficiency and long-term service life. Meanwhile, the stirring apparatus on the equipment will evenly stirring organic waste and eliminate potential caking.

Compost turner for composting in groov e Compared with windrow type composting, composting in groove is featured with high output, good heat preservation effect. At first, you should build fermentation groove, which means parallel wall. In terms of same space, fermentation groove can accommodate more organic waste than strip type compost pile. Under this condition, groove type compost turner, large scale wheel type compost turner and chain plate type compost turner are available. You can decide the groove volume and model of compost turner according to fermentation volume. All of these compost turner work on the groove. There is transfer machine for multiple grooves working.

  • Large Scale Commercial Composting Equipment
  • Turning span: no more than 30 m
  • Features: Highly automatic, energy saving, high capacity
  • Application: It is available for various organic waste composting and large scale composting

Aerobic fermentation pot YUSHUNXIN aerobic fermentation pot can provide a closed and favorable environment for composting. It consists of main body, loading lifting system, air supply system, hydraulic gear, automatic discharging system, automatic control system and deodorization device. With the help of fermentation pot, you can shorten fermentation period to 7-10 days. The stirring shaft has aeration blowing system, which can support air to organic waste. When organic waste cannot achieve fermentation temperature, air supply system can send hot air to the fermentation pot to create favorable composting environment. In addition, the hydraulic gear can effectively guarantee the stable operation of stirring shaft. In a word, YUSHUNXIN fermentation tank belongs to automatic commercial composting equipment, which can produce high-quality organic fertilizer in as short time.

What kinds of organic waste can commercial composting equipment be used for? For organic commercial fertilizer, people may pay more attention to its effect. So you should carefully select the organic waste as raw materials. And what kinds of organic waste can be used for making organic waste, we will give you the following options.

  • Animal manure: manure from livestock and poultry ( pig manure, cow dung, chicken manure, horse manure)
  • Agricultural waste: rice straw, corncob, peanut hull, rice hull and so on (or you can add them into organic waste as auxiliary materials)
  • Industrial waste: oil-seed-meals, sludge and so on.
  • Automatic Aerobic Composting Equipment
  • Stirring Speed: 3 (r/min)
  • Overall Size (mm): 2200*2200*5300 (ranges from 3-100 cubic meters)
  • What problems need your special attention during composting?

Methods to quickly calculate fermentation area: If you do not know how to choose equipment model and make sure fermentation space, the following formula may help you: Fermentation area= output of everyday * fermentation period (It usually is 20 days)/ density of fermented organic waste/ depth of stacking.

  • Before deeply composting, you should leave the fermented organic waste alone for 3 to 5 days. In this period, the various properties of organic fertilizer can completely stabilize.
  • When you adopt fermentation groove to place organic waste, the depth of organic waste shall be lower than that of groove. Or the organic waste will overflow and influence fermentation results.
  • In order to increase functions of organic fertilizer, you can add other elements, such as N, P, K and so on.

Cases of selling commercial composting equipment in SX As important equipment for composting organic waste and producing organic fertilizer, YUSHUNXIN commercial composting equipment is popular with customers both at home and abroad. Here we will share some pictures of loading with you.

FAQ

Plant engineering questions

What equipment do I need to start a commercial composting facility?

Minimum viable set: loader, mixer or mixing area, turner or aeration system, screener, and bagging or bulk loading. The curing area and the reception slab matter as much as the machines but are frequently the items cut from a first budget.

Can a commercial plant start with windrows and convert later?

Yes, and it is common. The layout should reserve the space for a covered bay or vessel building and the power provision for forced aeration, so the conversion is a project rather than a relocation.

Which grades should I produce?

Assess the market within your transport radius. Most commercial plants find that one bulk grade for agriculture plus one screened retail grade covers demand without complicating production.

How is commercial composting different from farm composting?

Consistency, documentation and packaging. A commercial plant must produce a repeatable product and be able to demonstrate its process to customers, regulators and, increasingly, to certification bodies.

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Tell us the feedstock, the daily tonnage and the product you want to sell. The engineering team replies with the plant configuration, the equipment scope and the information we still need before layout drawings start.

  • Feedstock profile — type, moisture, contamination, seasonal peaks
  • Capacity — t/day fresh material or t/h finished fertilizer
  • Product — powder, granules, bagged retail, bulk compost
  • Site — available area, power supply, water, access road

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