Mixed solid waste process
AssigneeARC Ento Tech Ltd
InventorsRamon Manuel Centenera Atayde, Ricardo Martin Atayde
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Abstract
The invention provides an integrated solution to the processing of the major portion of household waste comprising organic matter and plastics in an integrated way that produces useful products from both streams.
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A method for treatment of mixed solids waste, wherein the waste comprises 10% to 80% organic matter, comprising:
- continuously introducing the mixed solids waste and a plurality of dipteran larvae into an entrance of a digester vessel;
- continuously collecting treated reduced organics waste at the exit of the digester vessel;
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- continuously harvesting dipteran larvae at one or more desired locations along the digester vessel.
The method of claim 16, wherein the mixed solids waste comprises 40% to 60% organic matter.
The method of claim 16, wherein the mixed solids waste comprises 15% to 50% digestible organic matter.
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A method of producing a metallurgical reductant material from municipal waste, wherein the municipal waste comprises at least 10% plastic material, comprising:
- shredding the municipal waste;
- pyrolysing the municipal waste at a pyrolysis temperature of between 100° C. and 200° C.;
- extruding the municipal waste in an extruder at an extrusion pressure and an extrusion temperature and in absence of oxygen;
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- reducing the municipal waste into pellets.
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A method of processing municipal waste comprised of plastic matter and organic matter, comprising
- continuously digesting the organic matter in the municipal waste into a useful protein meal;
- continuously processing the plastic matter and remaining organic material into refuse derived reductant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.