A Device And A Method For Composting Using Larvae
AssigneeSamabio OY
InventorSanttu Juvonen
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a device for composting organic material using larvae. The device comprises a container configured for the organic material and larvae. The container comprises a first end and a second end. The container is positioned in the device such that when the device is in use the first end is arranged and/or located higher than the second end. The container further comprises walls and an interior area. The walls comprise a multitude of holes extending through the walls. The holes are sized such that larvae can exit and return through the holes. Size of the container is such that a heated area is formed in a bed of organic material located in the interior area. A temperature of the heated area is 40 C or more.
Claims18
A device for composting organic material using larvae, the device comprising:
- a container configured to accommodate the organic material and the larvae, the container comprising a first end and a second end, the container arranged in the device such that when the device is in use the first end is located above or higher than the second end, and the container further comprising walls and an interior area, wherein the walls surround the interior area;
- wherein the walls comprise a multitude of holes extending through the walls, the boles comprising a diameter configured to enable larvae to exit from the interior area and return to the interior area through the holes, and
- wherein the interior area is dimensioned to enable addition of a bed of organic material to the interior area where a composting process forms a heated area in a center area of the bed of organic material, such that temperature of a heated area is 40 C or more,
- wherein the interior area comprises a diameter of 40 cm or more,
- wherein heights of the walls are configured such that they allow vertical thickness of the bed of the organic material 40 cm or more,
- wherein the device further comprises a collar structure arranged to at least partially surround the container, the collar structure comprising walls of the collar structure arranged so as to define a gathering area between the walls of the collar structure and the walls of the container, and the collar structure is positioned such that the larvae exiting from the interior area through the holes end up on the gathering area.
A method for composting organic material using larvae, the method comprising the steps of:
- arranging a container in a device, the container configured to accommodate the organic material and the larvae, wherein the container comprises a first end, a second end, walls and an interior area,
- positioning the container in the device such that when the device is in use the first end is located higher than the second end and the walls surround the interior area,
- forming a multitude of holes in the walls, the multitude of holes extending through the walls of the container, and comprising a diameter configured to enable the larvae to exit from the interior area and return to the interior area through the holes,
- configuring dimensions of the interior area to enable addition of a bed of the organic material;
- adding the bed of organic material to the interior area so as to enable a composting process that forms a heated area in a centre area of the bed such that a temperature of the heated area is 40 C or more;
- adding the organic material to the interior area until a bed of the organic material is formed and a volume of the bed is sufficient to sustain the heated area formed by a composting process;
- adding the larvae to the bed of the organic material, wherein
- both the larvae and the composting processes decompose the organic material, and wherein the device is further configured to enable the larvae to exit the interior area and/or provide areas near the walls of the container where temperature is suitable for the larvae, and
- removing the larve when the organic material is sufficiently composted or the larvae are ready for harvesting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.