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US 5,633,163 AGranted
Method for treating wastewater and solid organic waste
AssigneeDowmus Pty Ltd
InventorDean O. Cameron
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AssigneeDowmus Pty Ltd
InventorDean O. Cameron
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Organic waste disposal treatment apparatus includes a treatment chamber assembly in which a compost bed may be formed, an inlet to the treatment chamber assembly through which organic waste may be added to a compost bed in the treatment chamber assembly, ventilation means for promoting aerobic digestion of the compost bed in the treatment chamber assembly, drainage means for preventing waste material in the treatment chamber assembly from becoming anaerobic and access means for accessing and removal of compost formed in the treatment chamber assembly. The treatment chamber assembly includes a holding tank formed of plastics material, the access means includes a closed conveyor for conveying compost from the lower zone of the compost bed. The treatment chamber assembly may include an air permeable division for diving a duct from the compost bed. It is also preferred that the holding tank be partially filled with an active bed of compost.
A method for simultaneously treating wastewater and solid organic waste within a common filter bed having a top, a bottom, and a continuum of layers of decomposing and decomposed solid organic waste, wherein a degree of decomposition of the solid organic waste in the filter bed increases from the top of the filter to the bottom, where at said bottom there is complete decomposition of said solid organic waste, said filter bed incorporating a supply of living organisms which maintain the filter bed in an air and liquid permeable condition, said method comprising the steps of:
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