Patent ID: 7052902
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: C05F,C12M,Y02P,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A continuously operational biological reactor for processing animal waste into natural fertilizer, comprising: a portable frame; an outer drum mounted within the frame and having a plurality of conveyor threads spaced along an interior annular outer drum surface of the outer drum; an inner drum mounted within the frame and partially enclosed by the outer drum and having a plurality of conveyor threads spaced along an interior annular inner drum surface; the inner drum being in flow communication with the outer drum so that animal waste can move through the inner drum and then the outer drum for processing into natural fertilizer; the conveyor threads for the outer drum being set at an angle that is opposite of the angle of the conveyor threads for the inner drum; a hopper for receiving the animal waste and for directing the animal waste to the inner drum; means for compressing and preheating the animal waste received from the hopper; means for introducing biological microbes into the animal waste received from the means for compressing and preheating the animal waste; air flow injection means for producing a continuous flow of air into the inner drum and the outer drum for moving, diluting and discharging noxious gases that accompanying the animal waste; a center shaft extending through the inner drum and the outer drum so that both the inner drum and the outer drum can be coaxially mounted thereon, the center shaft being in air flow registration with the air flow injection means so that a continuous flow of air can be maintained within and through the inner drum and the outer drum; and control means interconnected to the center shaft for monitoring and controlling the processing of the animal waste within the inner drum and the outer drum and for monitoring and regulating the physical parameters of ph balance, temperature and gas content within the reactor.