Apparatus for activation of a digesting agent upstream of organic material treatment
AssigneeIvan William Yates
InventorsIvan William Yates, Dermot Joseph McElroy
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Abstract
An apparatus is constructed and arranged for activation of a digesting agent upstream of where it is introduced to contact an organic material. The apparatus includes a container for housing dormant digesting agent communicating with a tank having a temperature controlled heating element for activating the digesting agent and a valved exit pipe coupling the tank to a system containing the organic material to be digested. Timers control movement of the agent from container to tank and then out of the tank. The apparatus is particularly applicable to maintenance of drainage systems such as those handling effluent from restaurant kitchens.
Claims11
An apparatus for increasing the rate of multiplication of microorganisms in a digesting agent from a dormant state to an activated state to facilitate the biodegradation of an organic material, the apparatus comprising:
- a container constructed and arranged for housing a plurality of charges of a dormant digesting agent containing microorganisms, the container being adapted to house the dormant digesting agent in powder form;
- an enclosure constructed and arranged for receiving one charge of the dormant digesting agent;
- an auger and conduit system constructed and arranged for introducing one charge of the dormant digesting agent into the enclosure;
- means for heating the charge within the enclosure over a preselected period of time to activate the microorganisms and to accelerate the rate of multiplication of the microorganisms in the digesting agent;
- means for introducing the heated charge of the digesting agent in the activated state to contact an organic material;
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- first timer means for actuating the charge introducing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.