Residential food waste recycling
OwnerNorman BOYLEinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for converting residential food waste into a shelf stable biosecure product. The method comprises comminuting the food waste; dehydrating the comminuted food waste under conditions whereby a liquid by-product and a dehydrated granular product are formed; heating the granular product at a temperature and for a time effective to kill all pathogens; and storing the biosecure product.
Claims22
A method for converting residential food waste into a shelf stable biosecure product, the method comprising:
- comminuting the food waste;
- dehydrating the comminuted food waste under conditions whereby a liquid by-product and a dehydrated granular product are formed;
- heating the granular product at a temperature and for a time effective to kill all pathogens;
- and
- storing the biosecure product.
An apparatus for converting residential food waste into a shelf stable biosecure product, the apparatus comprising:
- a comminutor for comminuting food waste fed into the apparatus;
- a dehydrator for dehydrating the comminuted food waste whereby a liquid by-product and a dehydrated granular product are formed;
- a heater for heating the granular product at a temperature and for a time effective to kill all pathogens.
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A system for recycling residential food waste, the system comprising:
- a plurality of domestic users, each of whom convert the residential food waste into a shelf stable biosecure product using a method that comprises:
- comminuting the food waste;
- dehydrating the comminuted food waste under conditions whereby a liquid by-product and a dehydrated granular product are formed;
- heating the granular product at a temperature and for a time effective to kill all pathogens;
- and
- storing the biosecure product, and
- a collector for collecting accumulated stored biosecure products from the plurality of domestic users and combining them to produce a product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.