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US 4,414,335 AGranted
Composting system with movable process cars
AssigneePaygro, Inc.
InventorCarl E. Kipp, Jr.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for aerobically thermophilically processing organic waste material utilizes a series of movable process cars which enhance the environment for thermophillic bacteria growth. The process cars are designed to receive material at a first location and discharge it at a second location after maintaining the material for a predetermined time and promoting it decomposition.
Claims27
An apparatus for processing organic waste material in a series of repeated cycles, comprising:
- (a) a first processing station;
- (b) a loading assembly positioned at the first processing station for charging organic waste material;
- (c) a second processing station;
- (d) movable containment means for receiving a charge of organic waste material from the loading assembly and storing the organic waste material in a quiescent state as the waste material undergoes aerobic decomposition, said movable containment means being operative to transport the organic waste material from the first to the second processing stations;
- (e) means for introducing pressurized air into the organic waste material to augment the growth of thermophilic bacteria as the waste material stored in the containment means undergoes decomposition;
- (f) means for discharging the partially decomposed organic waste material from the containment means at the second processing station and mixing the organic waste material with the ambient air;
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- (g) means extending from the second to the first processing station for transferring the discharged organic waste material back to the loading assembly independently of the containment means whereby the partially decomposed material may be recharged into the movable containment means.
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