Patent ID: 6579713
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: C05F,Y02P,Y02W

Abstract:
A device for continuous bio-conversion of putrescent waste comprising:a disposal track having lateral side walls and floor for containing a disposal volume on which putrescent waste is deposited and which at least a portion is bio-converted to a living system wherein the putrescent waste is transformed into waste residue, an excavation gap associated with at least one of the lateral side walls, which is positioned substantially below the living system, for excavating waste material from the disposal volume; and an excavating means for excavating at least a portion of the waste residue through the excavation gap simultaneously with bio-converting at least a portion of the putrescent waste in the disposal volume, said excavation means comprising: a drive sprocket having a substantially planar surface, said planar surface being oriented substantially perpendicular to the lateral side walls.