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5169782 Apparatus and method for processing organic refuse
Biological Waste Treatment and Pollution Control
detoxifying G-agents and other OPA chemicals comprises a laundry detergent and an enzymatic cell free extract from E. coli, the c~nposition having a pH of about 6.5 to 10 in water. A method of hydrolyzing a hydroly~able compound comprises contacting compound with an amount of an aqueous suspension of the enzyme detergent composition of the invention under conditions affective to attain the desired affect. A method of cleaning and detoxifying a product comprising a hydrolyzable compound comprises contacting the product with an amount of an aqueous suspension of the enzyme detergent composition of the invention under conditions capable of attaining the desired affect, and rinsing the product.
5167772 APPARATUS FOR PYROLYSIS TIRES AND WASTE
OF
Thomas H Parker Method and apparatus for pyrolyzing used tires into a char fraction, wire, fiberglass, oil fraction and gas fraction. The tires are continuously conveyed to a preheating chamber where they are heated to a temperature level of 200 degrees F. to 400 degrees F. The heated tires are metered into a cavity having disposed therein a ram system, which shapes and forces the whole tire into a pipe which leads to a pyrolyzing chamber. The tires form a plug at the front end of the system to prevent the release of toxic gases into the atmosphere and also to prevent air from entering the pyrolyzing chamber. Similarly, solid residue produced by pyrolysis of the apparatus is forced into a discharge column, forming a plug to seal the system at its outlet end. An alternate embodiment of the invention apparatus operated manually can also be used for compacting, neutralizing and disposing of medical waste, infectious materials and the like as well as auto tires.
5169782 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ORGANIC REFUSE John E Murphy, William K Reynolds, C Neil Ott assigned to Rey Tech Inc An apparatus for the composting of fermentable organic refuse includes a rotating digester tube with a feed auger cofitinuously providing refuse to the tube and a number of discharge outlets at the distal end of the tube. A number of agitating vanes extend along substantially the entire length of the interior of the digester tube, each vane including sections extending parallel to the axis of the tube and sections angled relative to the tube axis to assist in transporting the refuse along the tube. The digester tube is also provided with a number of air tubes extending along substantially the entire length of the tube and conneeted through a plenum to a blower at the distal end of the tube. Each of the air tubes includes a number of air openings therethrough for providing counter-flow air at each stage of the fermentation process within the tube. The air
5169554 ENZYME DETERGENT FORMULATION AND METHODS OF DETOXIFYING TOXIC ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS ACID COMPOUNDS Joseph A Akkara, David L Kaplan, Arthur M Kaplan assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army An enzyme detergent composition capable of 382
PATENT ABSTRACTS openings in each of a plurality of groups of openings are spaced at varying intervals to vary the amount of air flow from the air tubes into the tube at each of the fermentation stages. In one embodiment, the air tubes are affixed to the agitating vanes. In the use of the apparatus, the environment within the digester tube is controlled to optimize microbial growth and aerobic activity. A fan is provided to flow air over the exterior of the digester tube to control the temperature of the tube and its contents, particularly in the thermophilic stage of the fermentation process.
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An improved biomass refining process is disclosed which is considerably more efficient and cost effective than conventional refining processcs. The apparatus and method of the present invention employs superheated steam to dry the solid components and uses the excess steam generated in the drying step to concentrate the liquid components, solidify soluble components and expel noncondensible components. The present invention further employs improved Ammonia Freeze Explosion technology to further enhance the food value of biomass and the solid fiber components separated from the biomass during refining.
5171434 EFFLUENT RECYCLING SANITATION SYSTEM Charles "Anderson, Stephen C Cline, George Cranfill assigned to Outdoor Sanitation An effluent recycling sanitation system. A first container forms a placid waste separator connected in series to a second container forming an effluent recycling chamber. Both containers are located below ground and are formed from reinforced concrete having a fiberglass liner separated by insulation preventing outward flow of heat energy. The first container is sealed relative to the atmosphere providing for biodegradation of incoming sewage with a vertically extending screen allowing only liquid sewage to flow outwardly into the second container. An air inlet tube extends into the second container allowing fresh air to move into the container with gases then being withdrawn via a second tube extending out of the second container and powered by an air turbine. A solar converter plus auxiliary heat coils located within the second container rinse the temperature within the second container. Liquid within the second container is evaporated via the outlet tube. Ground water agricultural run-offs and landfill leachage may be drained into this system for re-cycling and treatment purposes as well.
5171592 BIOMASS REFINING PROCESS Mark Holtzapple, Richard R Davison, Earnest D Stuart assigned to Afex Corporation
5171687 APPARATUS FOR CULTURING AND DELIVERY OF MICROBE FOR WASTE TREATMENT IN A FLOW SYSTEM Erik Moiler, Ralph O Moiler A apparatus for injecting a solid microbial matter suspended in a liquid into a flow system utilizing a container having first and second chambers. The contents of the first chamber flows through an outlet and into a second chamber. The source microbial matter is supported in the first chamber and water is directed to the first chamber at a predetermined rate. The first chamber is maintained as a nutrient rich environment for the microbial matter while the second chamber is nutrient deficient. The outlet of the second chamber is directed to a flow system benefiting from the activity of the microbial matter.
5176573 CORN HARVESTING Paul W Dow assigned to Byron Enterprises Inc A corn harvesting system integrates automatic separation and removal of ears of corn from a plurality of rows of corn plants (the stalks thereof), the husking of the ears, the cutting or the kernels and the deposit thereof into a container from which the kernels can be removed for canning or other processing. A tracked vehicle has a structure on which mechanisms for corn ear from stalk separation (picking), husking,
detoxifying G-agents and other OPA chemicals comprises a laundry detergent and an enzymatic cell free extract from E. coli, the c~nposition having a pH of about 6.5 to 10 in water. A method of hydrolyzing a hydroly~able compound comprises contacting compound with an amount of an aqueous suspension of the enzyme detergent composition of the invention under conditions affective to attain the desired affect. A method of cleaning and detoxifying a product comprising a hydrolyzable compound comprises contacting the product with an amount of an aqueous suspension of the enzyme detergent composition of the invention under conditions capable of attaining the desired affect, and rinsing the product.
5167772 APPARATUS FOR PYROLYSIS TIRES AND WASTE
OF
Thomas H Parker Method and apparatus for pyrolyzing used tires into a char fraction, wire, fiberglass, oil fraction and gas fraction. The tires are continuously conveyed to a preheating chamber where they are heated to a temperature level of 200 degrees F. to 400 degrees F. The heated tires are metered into a cavity having disposed therein a ram system, which shapes and forces the whole tire into a pipe which leads to a pyrolyzing chamber. The tires form a plug at the front end of the system to prevent the release of toxic gases into the atmosphere and also to prevent air from entering the pyrolyzing chamber. Similarly, solid residue produced by pyrolysis of the apparatus is forced into a discharge column, forming a plug to seal the system at its outlet end. An alternate embodiment of the invention apparatus operated manually can also be used for compacting, neutralizing and disposing of medical waste, infectious materials and the like as well as auto tires.
5169782 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ORGANIC REFUSE John E Murphy, William K Reynolds, C Neil Ott assigned to Rey Tech Inc An apparatus for the composting of fermentable organic refuse includes a rotating digester tube with a feed auger cofitinuously providing refuse to the tube and a number of discharge outlets at the distal end of the tube. A number of agitating vanes extend along substantially the entire length of the interior of the digester tube, each vane including sections extending parallel to the axis of the tube and sections angled relative to the tube axis to assist in transporting the refuse along the tube. The digester tube is also provided with a number of air tubes extending along substantially the entire length of the tube and conneeted through a plenum to a blower at the distal end of the tube. Each of the air tubes includes a number of air openings therethrough for providing counter-flow air at each stage of the fermentation process within the tube. The air
5169554 ENZYME DETERGENT FORMULATION AND METHODS OF DETOXIFYING TOXIC ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS ACID COMPOUNDS Joseph A Akkara, David L Kaplan, Arthur M Kaplan assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army An enzyme detergent composition capable of 382
PATENT ABSTRACTS openings in each of a plurality of groups of openings are spaced at varying intervals to vary the amount of air flow from the air tubes into the tube at each of the fermentation stages. In one embodiment, the air tubes are affixed to the agitating vanes. In the use of the apparatus, the environment within the digester tube is controlled to optimize microbial growth and aerobic activity. A fan is provided to flow air over the exterior of the digester tube to control the temperature of the tube and its contents, particularly in the thermophilic stage of the fermentation process.
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An improved biomass refining process is disclosed which is considerably more efficient and cost effective than conventional refining processcs. The apparatus and method of the present invention employs superheated steam to dry the solid components and uses the excess steam generated in the drying step to concentrate the liquid components, solidify soluble components and expel noncondensible components. The present invention further employs improved Ammonia Freeze Explosion technology to further enhance the food value of biomass and the solid fiber components separated from the biomass during refining.
5171434 EFFLUENT RECYCLING SANITATION SYSTEM Charles "Anderson, Stephen C Cline, George Cranfill assigned to Outdoor Sanitation An effluent recycling sanitation system. A first container forms a placid waste separator connected in series to a second container forming an effluent recycling chamber. Both containers are located below ground and are formed from reinforced concrete having a fiberglass liner separated by insulation preventing outward flow of heat energy. The first container is sealed relative to the atmosphere providing for biodegradation of incoming sewage with a vertically extending screen allowing only liquid sewage to flow outwardly into the second container. An air inlet tube extends into the second container allowing fresh air to move into the container with gases then being withdrawn via a second tube extending out of the second container and powered by an air turbine. A solar converter plus auxiliary heat coils located within the second container rinse the temperature within the second container. Liquid within the second container is evaporated via the outlet tube. Ground water agricultural run-offs and landfill leachage may be drained into this system for re-cycling and treatment purposes as well.
5171592 BIOMASS REFINING PROCESS Mark Holtzapple, Richard R Davison, Earnest D Stuart assigned to Afex Corporation
5171687 APPARATUS FOR CULTURING AND DELIVERY OF MICROBE FOR WASTE TREATMENT IN A FLOW SYSTEM Erik Moiler, Ralph O Moiler A apparatus for injecting a solid microbial matter suspended in a liquid into a flow system utilizing a container having first and second chambers. The contents of the first chamber flows through an outlet and into a second chamber. The source microbial matter is supported in the first chamber and water is directed to the first chamber at a predetermined rate. The first chamber is maintained as a nutrient rich environment for the microbial matter while the second chamber is nutrient deficient. The outlet of the second chamber is directed to a flow system benefiting from the activity of the microbial matter.
5176573 CORN HARVESTING Paul W Dow assigned to Byron Enterprises Inc A corn harvesting system integrates automatic separation and removal of ears of corn from a plurality of rows of corn plants (the stalks thereof), the husking of the ears, the cutting or the kernels and the deposit thereof into a container from which the kernels can be removed for canning or other processing. A tracked vehicle has a structure on which mechanisms for corn ear from stalk separation (picking), husking,