Method of biotreating a solid material comprising an organic compound
AssigneeGeobiotics, Inc.
InventorWilliam J. Kohr
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Abstract
A method of biotreating a solid material including an organic compound is provided. According to the method, a nonstirred bioreactor having a void volume of greater than or equal to 25% with a mixture including a solid material to be biotreated and a plurality of coarse substrates having a particle size greater than or equal to about 0.6 cm is formed. The solid material to be biotreated includes an organic material. The mixture includes sufficient coarse substrates to provide the reactor with at least 100 square meters of surface area per cubic meter of reactor space. The solid material in the bioreactor is biotreated until the organic material within the bioreactor is reduced to a desired concentration.
Claims8
A method of biotreating a solid material comprising an organic compound, said method comprising:
- a. forming a nonstirred bioreactor having a void volume of greater than or equal to 25% with a mixture including a solid material to be biotreated and a plurality of coarse substrates having a particle size greater than or equal to about 0.6 cm, the solid material to be biotreated comprising an organic material, and the mixture including sufficient coarse substrates to provide the reactor with at least 100 square meters of surface area per cubic meter of reactor space;
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- b. biotreating the solid material in the bioreactor until the organic material within the bioreactor is reduced to a desired concentration.
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