Process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding
OwnerShelly Ann Townsendinventor
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Abstract
A process and system reprocesses soiled animal bedding material commingled with animal manure. The material is to remove a preponderance of the manure. The remaining soiled bedding is washed in water and a cleaning agent, rinsed and, optionally, bleached to restore color and appearance. The resulting material is dewatered and dried to reduce its moisture content and kill any remaining pathogens. After being cleaned and sanitized, the material may be reused as bedding or further processed into pellets or other products, such as manufactured fire logs.
Claims40
A process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure to form cleaned bedding material, comprising in sequence the steps of:
- separating said soiled bedding material in a shaker to send at least a preponderance of said manure to a holding tank and a remainder of said soiled bedding to a cleaning tank;
- first washing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank using a first washing solution comprising water and a cleaning agent, comprising first agitating the contents of said cleaning tank for a first agitating time;
- draining said first washing solution;
- bleaching said soiled bedding material with a bleaching solution comprising water and a bleaching agent, thereafter rinsing said soiled bedding with bleach rinse water;
- first rinsing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank with first rinse water for a first rinsing period;
- draining said first rinse water;
- collecting waste water resulting from at least one of said washing, rinsing, or draining steps;
- neutralizing said bleaching solution after said bleaching step;
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- drying said bedding to form said cleaned bedding material.
A process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure to form cleaned bedding material, comprising in sequence the steps of:
- separating said soiled bedding material in a shaker to send at least a preponderance of said manure to a holding tank and a remainder of said soiled bedding to a cleaning tank;
- first washing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank using a first washing solution comprising water and a cleaning agent, comprising first agitating the contents of said cleaning tank for a first agitating time;
- draining said first washing solution;
- first rinsing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank with first rinse water for a first rinsing period;
- draining said first rinse water;
- drying said bedding to forth said cleaned bedding material;
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- compacting said cleaned bedding material to form a compacted product, wherein said compacted product is formed as pellets.
A process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure to form cleaned bedding material, comprising in sequence the steps of:
- separating said soiled bedding material in a shaker to send at least a preponderance of said manure to a holding tank and a remainder of said soiled bedding to a cleaning tank;
- first washing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank using a first washing solution comprising water and a cleaning agent, comprising first agitating the contents of said cleaning tank for a first agitating time;
- draining said first washing solution;
- first rinsing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank with first rinse water for a first rinsing period;
- draining said first rinse water;
- drying said bedding to form said cleaned bedding material;
- and
- compacting said cleaned bedding material to form a compacted product, wherein said compacted product is formed as briquettes.
A process for reprocessing soiled animal bedding material commingled with manure to form cleaned bedding material, comprising in sequence the steps of:
- separating said soiled bedding material in a shaker to send at least a preponderance of said manure to a holding tank and a remainder of said soiled bedding to a cleaning tank;
- first washing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank using a first washing solution comprising water and a cleaning agent, comprising first agitating the contents of said cleaning tank for a first agitating time;
- draining said first washing solution;
- first rinsing said soiled bedding in said cleaning tank with first rinse water for a first rinsing period;
- draining said first rinse water;
- drying said bedding to form said cleaned bedding material;
- and
- compacting said cleaned bedding material to form a compacted product, wherein said compacted product is a manufactured log.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.