Treatments of organic waste
AssigneeGlasport Bio Limited
InventorsVincent O'Flaherty, Camilla Thorn, Chui Sang Lee, Ruairi Friel
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Abstract
The invention provides treatments of organic waste. The invention provides a method for treating organic waste (and in particular, animal waste such as waste from a cow) and uses of a composition that is capable of generating a reactive species in methods of reducing biological degradation of organic waste, in the treatment of organic waste. The invention also provides organic waste treated by the methods of the invention and uses of this treated organic waste. The invention also provides a method for improving the production of volatile fatty acids (VFA) and medium-chain carboxylic acids (MCCAs) during anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic waste.
Claims15
A method of reducing the loss of nitrogen containing fertilizing compounds from organic waste, the method comprising treating the organic waste with a composition and generating a reactive species from a source of iodide (I−) and a source of peroxide (O22−);
- wherein the composition comprises the source of peroxide (O22−), the organic waste and/or the composition comprises the source of iodide (I−), the nitrogen containing fertilizing compounds are ammonium compounds, the organic waste treated according to the method retains more ammonium compounds compared to untreated waste stored for the same duration of time, and wherein the composition is distributed into the organic waste substantially evenly.
A method, comprising:
- providing an organic waste treated with a composition comprising a source of peroxide (O22−), wherein a reactive species is generated from a source of iodide (I−) and the source of peroxide (O22−), wherein the organic waste and/or the composition comprises the source of iodide (I−);
- and
- fertilizing soil with the organic waste;
- combusting the organic waste as a biomass fuel;
- conditioning soil with the organic waste;
- anaerobically digesting the organic waste;
- biorefining the organic waste;
- producing animal feed with the organic waste;
- producing algae with the organic waste;
- producing animal protein with the organic waste;
- conducting chemical synthesis with the organic waste;
- producing construction materials with the organic waste;
- producing animal bedding with the organic waste;
- producing paper with the organic waste;
- or
- thermally converting the organic waste.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.