System and method for reprocessing animal bedding
AssigneeEquine Eco Green, LLC
InventorShelly Ann Townsend
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Abstract
A method and system reprocess soiled animal bedding material commingled with animal manure. In one aspect the soiled animal bedding material is separated in a shaker to send at least a preponderance the manure to a holding tank. In another aspect the bedding is cleaned, rinsed and color is restored. The bedding material is subsequently dried and a bedding product, fertilizer product, and/or compacted product is formed. Alternatively, the bedding material is dried (without a compacting step) to form a product. In another aspect, the steps of separation, cleaning, rinsing and/or color restoration may be omitted.
Claims34
A process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure, comprising in sequence the steps of:
- a. separating said soiled bedding material in a first shaker/screener to send at least a preponderance of said manure to a holding tank and a remainder of said soiled bedding material to a second shaker/screener;
- b. cleaning said remainder of said soiled bedding material in said second shaker/screener using a first cleaning agent and transferring said cleaned bedding material to a third shaker/screener;
- c. rinsing said cleaned bedding material in said third shaker/screener with a first rinse for a first rinsing period and dewatering said cleaned and rinsed bedding material;
- d. collecting waste liquid resulting from at least one of said cleaning, rinsing, or dewatering steps;
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- e. drying said cleaned, rinsed and dewatered bedding material to form recycled bedding material.
A process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure comprising the following steps, in sequence:
- separating said soiled bedding material in a first shaker/screener to send at least a preponderance of said manure to a holding tank and a remainder of said soiled bedding material to a second shaker/screener;
- cleaning said remainder of said soiled bedding material in said second shaker/screener using a first cleaning agent and transferring said cleaned bedding material to a third shaker/screener;
- rinsing said cleaned bedding material in said third shaker/screener with a first rinse for a first rinsing period;
- dewatering said cleaned and rinsed bedding material;
- collecting waste liquid resulting from at least one of said cleaning, rinsing, or dewatering steps;
- decontaminating said cleaned, rinsed and dewatered animal bedding material by heating and drying said cleaned, rinsed and dewatered animal bedding material in a dryer;
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- processing said dried bedding material to yield an end product.
A system for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure to form recycled bedding material, comprising:
- a. a first shaker/screener adapted to separate out at least a preponderance of said soiled manure from said bedding material, and adapted to send a remainder of said soiled bedding material to a second shaker/screener;
- b. said second shaker/screener adapted to clean said remainder of said soiled bedding material using a first cleaning agent, and adapted to send said cleaned bedding material to a third shaker/screener;
- c. said third shaker/screener adapted to rinse said cleaned bedding material for a first rinsing period, and adapted to send said cleaned and rinsed bedding material to a dewatering device;
- d. said dewatering device adapted to dewater said cleaned and rinsed bedding material, and adapted to send said cleaned, rinsed and dewatered bedding material to a drier;
- e. a waster liquid collecting tank adapted to collect any waste liquid discharged from said second shaker/screener, said third shaker/screener, or said dewatering device;
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- f. said drier adapted to dry said cleaned, rinsed and dewatered bedding material to form recycled bedding material.
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