Method for disinfecting and stabilizing organic wastes with mineral by-products
AssigneeN-Viro International Corporation
InventorsTerry J. Logan, Ervin L. Faulmann
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Abstract
A method of disinfecting and stabilizing organic wastes where organic waste is intimately mixed with one or more mineral by-products to produce a mixture having a pH of less than about 9. The mixture is heated and dried to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product that may be used for example, as a fertilizer, soil amendment or as a soil substitute. Also provided are stable, granular bio-mineral products formed by the methods of the present invention and fertilizers, soil amendments, and soil substitutes that include these stable, granular bio-mineral products. Further provided are systems for disinfecting and stabilizing organic waste, and systems for making a stable, granular bio-mineral product.
Claims25
A method of disinfecting and stabilizing organic waste, comprising
- intimately mixing organic waste with one or more mineral by-products to form a mixture having a pH of less than about 9;
- and
- heating and drying the mixture to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product;
- wherein the pH is maintained at less than about 9 throughout the method.
A method of making a stable, granular bio-mineral material, comprising
- intimately mixing organic waste with mineral by-products to form a mixture;
- and
- heating and drying the mixture to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product;
- wherein the mixture has a pH of less than about 9;
- wherein the pH is maintained at less than about 9 throughout the method.
A stable, granular bio-mineral product made by a method comprising
- intimately mixing organic waste with one or more mineral by-products to form a mixture having a pH of less than about 9;
- and
- heating and drying the mixture to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product;
- wherein the pH is maintained at less than about 9 throughout the method.
A fertilizer comprising a biologically stable, granular bio-mineral product made by a method comprising
- intimately mixing organic waste with one or more mineral by-products to form a mixture having a pH of less than about 9;
- and
- heating and drying the mixture to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product;
- wherein the pH is maintained at less than about 9 throughout the method.
A soil amendment comprising a biologically stable, granular bio-mineral product made by a method comprising
- intimately mixing organic waste with one or more mineral by-products to form a mixture having a pH of less than about 9;
- and
- heating and drying the mixture to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product;
- wherein the pH is maintained at less than about 9 throughout the method.
A soil substitute comprising a biologically stable, granular bio-mineral product made by a method comprising
- intimately mixing organic waste with one or more mineral by-products to form a mixture having a pH of less than about 9;
- and
- heating and drying the mixture to produce a stable, granular bio-mineral product;
- wherein the pH is maintained at less than about 9 throughout the method.
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