Back to results
US 2017/0354086 A1Published application
System and method for anaerobic digestion of animal wastes
AssigneeHolistic Farming, Inc. (HFI)
InventorJason Chia Hsing Shih
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A new method of disposing of waste for the hog industry is disclosed which avoids use of lagoons. Manure is semi-continuously degritted, anaerobically digested and digested with biomass to produce bio-organic fertilizer and biogas.
Claims7
1-17. (canceled)
A system for the semi-continuous treatment of animal waste from one or more animal containment building;
- a) one or more animal containment buildings containing animal waste;
- b) a hydrolytic degritter in fluid communication with an anaerobic digester chamber, which is in turn in fluid communication with a secondary solid phase digester chamber, all in an insulated unitary structure wherein communication is accomplished by flow pressure;
- c) heated water or steam to combine with animal wastes from the one or more containment buildings sufficient to raise the combined temperature to about 50° C. to about 60° C.;
- and
- d) wherein the animal waste from the animal containment building is then in fluid communication with the hydrolytic degritter.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.