Lightweight assemblable appliance with pliant exoskeletal support respective kit-of-parts and method for production of biogas and liquid fertilizer
AssigneeHome Biogas Ltd
InventorsOshik Moshe EFRATI, Yair TELLER, Erez LANZER, Shoham ZAK
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Abstract
An assemblable appliance and method of recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, is described. The assemblable 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, said assemblable appliance is operable as an autonomic standalone unit, said assemblable appliance comprises:
- (a) a pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, configured for transportation in a compact form, said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope comprising:
- (I) a structured shape;
- (II) a material characterized by a relatively higher tensile strength;
- (III) a plurality of apertures for connectors of said appliance;
- (b) a pliable collapsible anaerobic digester comprising:
- (I) a sheet of pliable material, characterized by a relatively lower tensile strength than said higher tensile strength of said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, forming an essentially closed structure;
- (II) an inlet configured for feeding a semiliquid mixture of organic matter and water into said anaerobic digester;
- (III) a gas outlet, hermetically attached to an upper portion of said anaerobic digester;
- (IV) a slurry overflow outlet, extending from a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (V) a sludge draining outlet, extending from a bottom portion of a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (c) a collapsible gas tank comprising:
- (I) characterized by a relatively lower tensile strength than said higher tensile strength of said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, forming an essentially closed structure;
- (II) at least one element selected from the group consisting of:
- a gas inlet, and a gas outlet;
- (d) at least one pressure exerting mechanism configured to facilitate increased pressure in said collapsible gas tank:
- (I) elastic tension straps, comprising an elastomeric material, connectable to connectors elements attached to said appliance, and
- (II) 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.
A method of recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, by a means of assemblable appliance, 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 structured exoskeletal envelope, configured for transportation in a compact form, said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope comprising:
- (i) a structured shape;
- (ii) a material characterized by a relatively higher tensile strength;
- (iii) a plurality of apertures for connectors of said appliance;
- (II) a pliable collapsible anaerobic digester comprising:
- (i) a sheet of pliable material, characterized by a relatively lower tensile strength than said higher tensile strength of said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, forming an essentially closed structure;
- (ii) an inlet configured for feeding a semiliquid mixture of organic matter and water into said anaerobic digester;
- (iii) a gas outlet, hermetically attached to an upper portion of said anaerobic digester;
- (iv) a slurry overflow outlet, extending from a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (v) a sludge draining outlet, extending from a bottom portion of a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (III) a collapsible gas tank comprising:
- (i) characterized by a relatively lower tensile strength than said higher tensile strength of said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, forming an essentially closed structure;
- (ii) at least one element selected from the group consisting of:
- a gas inlet, and a gas outlet;
- (IV) at least one pressure exerting mechanism configured to facilitate increased pressure in said collapsible gas tank:
- (i) elastic tension straps, comprising an elastomeric material, connectable to connectors elements attached to said appliance, and
- (ii) 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;
- (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 pliable collapsible anaerobic digester;
- (d) sustaining essentially anaerobic digestion processes in said pliable collapsible anaerobic digester.
A compact kit-of-parts of an assemblable appliance for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, configured for transportation in a compact form, said kit-of-parts comprises:
- (a) a pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, configured for transportation in a compact form, said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope comprising:
- (I) a structured shape;
- (II) a material characterized by a relatively higher tensile strength;
- (III) a plurality of apertures for connectors of said appliance;
- (b) a pliable collapsible anaerobic digester comprising:
- (I) a sheet of pliable material, characterized by a relatively lower tensile strength than said higher tensile strength of said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, forming an essentially closed structure;
- (II) an inlet configured for feeding a semiliquid mixture of organic matter and water into said anaerobic digester;
- (III) a gas outlet, hermetically attached to an upper portion of said anaerobic digester;
- (IV) a slurry overflow outlet, extending from a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (V) a sludge draining outlet, extending from a bottom portion of a sidewall of said anaerobic digester;
- (c) a collapsible gas tank comprising:
- (I) characterized by a relatively lower tensile strength than said higher tensile strength of said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope, forming an essentially closed structure;
- (II) at least one element selected from the group consisting of:
- a gas inlet, and a gas outlet;
- (d) at least one pressure exerting mechanism configured to facilitate increased pressure in said collapsible gas tank:
- (I) elastic tension straps, comprising an elastomeric material, connectable to connectors elements attached to said appliance, and
- (II) 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.
The kit-of-parts of said assemblable appliance, as set forth in claim 151, further comprises at least one component, of a feeding sub-assembly, selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) a feeding conduit comprising a solid, stiff or firm material, capable of supporting its own weight, connected to inlet of said pliable collapsible anaerobic digester;
- (b) a feeding conduit comprising a flexible or pliant material, incapable of supporting its own weight, in combination with a support structure;
- (c) a feeding funnel configured for feeding said organic waste into said feeding conduit;
- (d) a grinder, configured to grind said organic waste into said semiliquid mixture;
- (e) a sink cover characterized by a sloped or slated shape, thereby facilitating feeding said organic waste into said anaerobic digester;
- (f) a water canister, for supplying a water fraction for said semiliquid mixture;
- (g) a water tap for controlling the amount of said water fraction in said semiliquid mixture.
The kit-of-parts of said assemblable appliance, as set forth in claim 151, further comprises a means for feeding said semiliquid mixture into said inlet of said pliable collapsible anaerobic digester.
The kit-of-parts of said assemblable appliance, as set forth in claim 151, further comprises a means for feeding said semiliquid mixture under pressure into said inlet of said pliable collapsible anaerobic digester.
The kit-of-parts of said assemblable appliance, as set forth in claim 151, wherein said pliant structured exoskeletal envelope is co-molded with or welded to at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
- said anaerobic digester and said gas tank;
- thereby forming an essentially unified or monolithic structure with said at least one member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.