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US 11,866,381 B2Granted
Lightweight appliance with exoskeletal support respective kit-of-parts and method for production of biogas and liquid fertilizer
OwnerOshik Moshe Efrati, Yair Teller +2inventors
InventorsOshik Moshe Efrati, Yair Teller, Erez Lanzer, Shoham Zak
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Abstract
An assemblage appliance and method of recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, is described. The assemblage appliance includes: a pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, pliable collapsible anaerobic digester and gas tank. A compact kit-of-parts for assembling the aforementioned appliance and respective method using the aforementioned appliance for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer are described.
Claims20
An assemblable appliance for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, as an autonomic standalone unit, configured for transportation in a compact form, said assemblable appliance comprises:
- (a) a pliant material, characterized by a relatively high tensile strength;
- (b) a pliable material characterized by a relatively low tensile strength;
- wherein said relatively low tensile strength of said pliable material is lower than said relatively high tensile strength of said pliant material;
- (c) a collapsible anaerobic digester disposed at a bottom portion of said assemblable appliance comprising:
- (I) a structured shape;
- (II) at least one tensile element, made of said pliant material having said relatively high tensile strength;
- (III) a sheeting element forming an essentially closed structure, made of said pliable material having said relatively low tensile strength;
- (IV) a plurality of apertures for connectors of said appliance comprising:
- (i) an inlet configured for feeding a semiliquid mixture of organic matter and water into said anaerobic digester;
- (ii) a gas outlet, hermetically attached to an upper portion of said anaerobic digester;
- (iii) a slurry overflow outlet, extending from a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (d) a collapsible gas tank disposed at a top portion of said assemblable appliance comprising:
- (I) a structured shape;
- (II) at least one tensile element made of said pliant material having said relatively high tensile strength;
- (III) a sheeting element forming an essentially closed structure, made of said pliable material, having said relatively low tensile strength;
- (IV) at least one aperture selected from the group consisting of:
- a gas inlet and gas outlet;
- (b) at least one pressure exerting mechanism, configured to facilitate increased pressure in said collapsible gas tank, selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) elastic tension straps, comprising an elastomeric material, connectable to connectors elements attached to said appliance, and
- (II) a flexible elongated and foldable ballast bag, fillable with ballast substance, said flexible elongated ballast bag is capable of assuming a conformation, respectively matching the shape of said collapsible gas tank;
- said assemblable appliance is characterized by lacking any rigid structural support scaffolding.
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A method of recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, by a means of assemblable appliance, as an autonomic standalone unit, said method comprises:
- (a) providing a compact kit-of-parts, configured for transportation in a folded form, said kit-of-parts comprising:
- (I) a pliant material, characterized by a relatively high tensile strength;
- (II) a pliable material characterized by a relatively low tensile strength;
- wherein said relatively low tensile strength of said pliable material is lower than said relatively high tensile strength of said pliant material;
- (III) a collapsible anaerobic digester disposed at a bottom portion of said assemblable appliance comprising:
- (i) a structured shape;
- (ii) at least one tensile element made of said pliant material having said relatively high tensile strength;
- (iii) a sheeting element forming an essentially closed structure, made of said pliable material, having said relatively low tensile strength;
- (iv) a plurality of apertures for connectors of said appliance comprising:
- an inlet configured for feeding a semiliquid mixture of organic matter and water into said anaerobic digester;
- at least one outlet, extending from a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (IV) a collapsible gas tank disposed at a top portion of said assemblable appliance comprising:
- (i) a structured shape;
- (ii) at least one tensile element made of said pliant material having said relatively high tensile strength;
- (iii) a sheeting element forming an essentially closed structure, made of said pliable material, having said relatively low tensile strength;
- (iv) at least one element selected from the group consisting of:
- a gas inlet and gas outlet;
- (V) at least one pressure exerting mechanism, configured to facilitate increased pressure in said collapsible gas tank, selected from the group consisting of:
- (i) elastic tension straps, comprising an elastomeric material, connectable to connectors elements attached to said appliance, and
- (ii) a flexible elongated and foldable ballast bag, fillable with a ballast substance, said flexible elongated ballast bag is capable of assuming a conformation, respectively matching the shape of said collapsible gas tank;
- wherein said assemblable appliance is characterized by lacking any rigid structural support scaffolding;
- (b) assembling said lightweight structural appliance from said kit-of-parts;
- (c) feeding a semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and water into said collapsible anaerobic digester;
- (d) sustaining essentially anaerobic digestion processes in said collapsible anaerobic digester;
- wherein said assemblable appliance is characterized by lacking any rigid structural support scaffolding.
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A compact kit-of-parts of an assemblable appliance for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, as an autonomic standalone unit, configured for transportation in a compact form, said kit-of-parts comprises:
- (a) a pliant material, characterized by a relatively high tensile strength;
- (b) a pliable material, characterized by a relatively low tensile strength;
- wherein said relatively low tensile strength of said pliant material is lower than said relatively high tensile strength of said pliable material;
- (c) a collapsible anaerobic digester disposed at a bottom portion of said assemblable appliance comprising:
- (I) a structured shape;
- (II) at least one tensile component made of said plaint material having said relatively high tensile strength;
- (III) a sheeting component forming an essentially closed structure, made of said pliable material, having said relatively low tensile strength;
- (IV) a plurality of apertures for connectors of said appliance;
- (i) an inlet configured for feeding a semiliquid mixture of organic matter and water into said anaerobic digester;
- (ii) at least one outlet, extending from a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (d) a collapsible gas tank disposed at a top portion of said assemblable appliance comprising:
- (I) a structured shape;
- (II) at least one tensile component made of said pliant material having said relatively high tensile strength;
- (III) a sheeting component forming an essentially closed structure, made of said pliable material, having said relatively low tensile strength;
- (IV) at least one element selected from the group consisting of:
- a gas inlet and gas outlet;
- (e) at least one pressure exerting mechanism, configured to facilitate increased pressure in said collapsible gas tank, selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) elastic tension straps, comprising an elastomeric material, connectable to connectors elements attached to said appliance, and
- (II) a flexible elongated and foldable ballast bag, fillable with ballast substance, said flexible elongated ballast bag is capable of assuming a conformation, respectively matching the shape of said collapsible gas tank;
- wherein said compact kit-of-parts of said assemblable appliance is characterized by lacking any rigid structural support scaffolding.
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