Biogas, fertilizer and recyclable water producing system
OwnerDavid A. Rein, Patrick A. Reininventors
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Abstract
A resource production system using a byproduct from the production of ethanol for efficiently producing biogas and fertilizer from the byproducts of ethanol production. The resource production system using a byproduct of a production of ethanol generally includes a plurality of processes for producing an inorganic renewable fertilizer, such as struvite and a non-fossil fuel source of energy, such as biogas, by using various types of byproducts produced by the ethanol plant, such as but not limited to whole stillage, thin stillage and thin stillage solubles. The process also produces an organic fertilizer, such as biosolids and a liquid stream suitable for further processing to produce recyclable water at the ethanol plant.
Claims17
A method of using a byproduct from a production of ethanol, comprising:
- providing a byproduct from a production of ethanol;
- removing a volume of struvite from said byproduct;
- and
- processing a remaining portion of said byproduct via anaerobic digestion, wherein said step of processing said remaining portion of said byproduct is performed after said step of removing said volume of struvite.
A method of using a byproduct from a production of ethanol, comprising:
- providing a byproduct from a production of ethanol;
- separating a liquid portion from said byproduct;
- removing a volume of struvite from said liquid portion;
- and
- processing a remaining portion of said byproduct via anaerobic digestion, wherein said step of processing said remaining portion of said byproduct is performed after said step of removing said volume of struvite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.