Organic waste recycling system and method
AssigneeRamos-Thibault Corp.
InventorR. Edward Burton
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Abstract
System and method for converting and recycling liquid borne organic waste materials from a processing plant. The waste material is passed through a compost bed containing a fecal material which treats the organic waste biologically, removes liquid from the waste by adsorption and absorption, and filters out colloidal particles. Any waste material which remains after passing through the compost bed is passed through a charcoal filter bed, then recycled through the compost and charcoal. Warm air is passed through the charcoal and the compost to provide aeration for the composting process and removes the adsorbed and absorbed water from these beds. The air is then passed through another charcoal filter bed, following which it is condensed. The condensate is discharged from the system.
Claims18
A system for treating a liquid borne organic waste material to recover a useful liquid comprising a compost bed containing a fecal material for biological treatment of the organic waste material, means for passing the waste material through the compost bed to substantially convert the organic waste material to carbon dioxide and water, a filter bed, means for passing a gas through the compost bed and thereafter through the filter bed, means for condensing the gas to form a condensate after the gas passes through the compost and filter beds, and means for discharging the condensate from the system.
A system for treating a liquid borne organic waste material to recover a useful liquid comprising an influent tank for holding the waste material, a compost bed containing a fecal material for biological treatment of the organic waste material, means for transferring the waste material from the influent tank to the upper portion of the compost bed and permitting the waste material to pass in a downward direction through the compost bed to substantially convert the organic waste material to carbon dioxide and water, a first filter bed positioned beneath and in communication with the compost bed so that the waste material passes in a downward direction through the filter bed after passing through the compost bed, a second filter bed, means for passing air in an upward direction through the first filter bed and the compost bed and through the second filter bed, means for condensing the air to form a condensate after the air passes through the compost and filter beds, and means for discharging the condensate from the system.
A method for treating a liquid borne organic waste material to recover a useful liquid comprising the steps of:
- passing the waste material through a compost material to substantially convert the organic waste material to carbon dioxide and water, passing air through the compost material, thereafter passing the air through a filter bed, condensing water vapor in the air from the filter bed to form a condensate, and collecting the condensate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.