Methods and systems for stabilizing organic material

A method of stabilizing biochemical nutrients extracted from food scraps, the method comprising:

• weighing the food scraps;
• determining a food category of the food scraps;
• mixing the food scraps with water;
• comminuting the food scraps and water to produce a slurry, the slurry containing biochemical nutrients from the food scraps;
• and
• mixing the slurry with a yeast to form a mixture, the mixture being aerated with oxygen to establish an oxygen content in the mixture of approximately 0.5-3 ppm.

A system for stabilizing biochemical nutrients extracted from food scraps, the system comprising:

• a preparation unit comprising:
• a hopper comprising an inlet for receiving food scraps;
• a weighing device for measuring the weight of the food scraps;
• a comminution device coupled to the hopper, the comminution device being configured to comminute the food scraps received in the hopper into a slurry, the slurry containing biochemical nutrients from the food scraps;
• a water tank fluidly coupled to the comminution device, supplying an amount of water to the comminution device, wherein the amount of water supplied to the comminution device is a function of the weight of the food scraps;
• a pump fluidly coupled to the comminution device, the pump configured to remove the slurry from the comminution device;
• a biological tank configured to receive the slurry, wherein the biological tank contains a yeast in aerobic conditions, the yeast and the slurry forming a mixture, and the yeast stabilizing the biochemical nutrients in the mixture;
• and
• a control system in communication with the preparation unit and the biological tank.