Composting structure
AssigneePure Lean Hogs Inc.
InventorRobert W. Notenbomer
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Abstract
A composting structure and process is described for a livestock operation. The structure handles manure and treats it over a continuous 25 to 30 day process to produce compost therefrom. The structure includes a elongate walled area into which manure is piled, aerated and mixed while it is moved toward an output end. The structure is sized to handle 25 to 30 days worth of manure from the livestock operation which it services. The aeration is provided by an in-floor system of tubes arranged in zones so that the amount of air injected in the various zones can be selected.
Claims13
A composting structure comprising:
- a pair of substantially parallel walls, a floor between the walls, an open input end to the floor between the walls and an open output end from the floor between the walls, a plurality of tubes to inject air from the floor between the walls, the tubes forming zones along the floor, each zone having an air flow therethrough that is selectable relative to flow through adjacent zones.
A process for composting manure, the process comprising:
- providing a composting structure including a pair of substantially parallel walls, a floor between the walls, an open input end to the floor between the walls and an open output end from the floor between the walls, a plurality of tubes to inject air from the floor between the walls, the tubes separated into zones along the floor, each zone having a controllable air flow therethrough and selectable relative to flow through adjacent zones;
- loading manure onto the floor at the input end;
- moving the manure toward the output end;
- and aerating the manure by injecting air thereto from the tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.