Patent ID: 11858016
Assignee: NEXTGEN ORGANICS
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A vertically-oriented composting facility comprising:
a receiving and offloading level configured to receive feedstock for composting and allow for offloading of compost;
one or more composting bay levels, each composting bay level comprising:
one or more composting bins, each composting bin comprising:
a bin loading area at a first end of the composting bin, configured to receive the feedstock via gravity from a transition chute located above the bin loading area;
a transition chute opening at a second end of the composting bin into which feedstock may be dropped;
a horizontal conveyor comprising an aerated floor and configured to convey the feedstock from the bin loading area to the transition chute opening;
an aeration system comprising a first air pump configured to provide air flow under pressure to the feedstock through the aerated floor of the horizontal conveyor;
a leachate collection system comprising piping configured to collect leachate from the feedstock which drains through the aerated floor of the horizontal conveyor; and
an emissions collection system comprising:
a second air pump configured to draw air from the bin and transfer it to a biofilter for emissions filtering;
a non-permeable cover or enclosure around the bin having an opening at either the first or second end of the bin and a connection to the second air pump at the other end, such that air within the enclosure is drawn across the bin from the opening to the second air pump; and

a biofilter level comprising:
one or more biofilters, each biofilter comprising:
a gas distribution layer comprising an aerated floor and configured to receive air under pressure from the second air pump and disperse it across a bottom surface of biofilter material; and
biofilter material comprising a porous, microorganism-friendly medium, configured to filter emissions in the air received from the aerated floor of the gas distribution layer as the air passes through the medium of the biofilter material.