Bioreactor apparatus
AssigneeVuala Ltd
InventorsYiu Wa Ma, Hon Lam Ma
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to disposal of food waste. The present disclosure provides a bioreactor apparatus for converting food waste to a slurry, the apparatus comprising: a drum having: a drum surface defining an interior volume, wherein the interior volume is configured to receive food waste; a plurality of holes in the drum surface to permit fluid to enter and exit the interior volume; and, a central longitudinal axis, wherein the drum is configured to rotate about the central longitudinal axis; and, one or more sprayers configured to spray fluid at the drum to thereby permit fluid sprayed at the drum to enter the interior volume of the drum.
Claims21
A bioreactor apparatus for converting food waste to a slurry, the apparatus comprising:
- a drum, wherein the drum comprises:
- a drum surface defining an interior volume, wherein the interior volume is configured to receive food waste;
- a plurality of holes in the drum surface to permit fluid to enter and exit the interior volume;
- and
- a central longitudinal axis, wherein the drum is configured to rotate about the central longitudinal axis;
- and
- one or more sprayers configured to spray fluid at the drum to thereby permit fluid sprayed at the drum to enter the interior volume of the drum.
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A method of operating a bioreactor apparatus the method comprising:
- rotating a drum around a longitudinal axis wherein the drum comprising a plurality of holes disposed through a radial surface thereof;
- and
- spraying liquid from a one or more sprayers at the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.