Patent ID: 8142658
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: C02F,Y02E,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method for producing substrate for microbial digestion from organic material, the method comprising: blending a capture solution comprising water, Fe (II) ions, micronutrients, a first population of microbes and pH buffer compounds with the organic material to produce a blended stream; electrolyzing the blended stream with an electric field in a chamber having an anode comprising iron; forming a precipitated stream of solid and liquid components, the solid components comprising an Fe(OH)3 precipitate in which organic material, micronutrients, and the first population of microbes are enmeshed; optionally adding a flocculent the precipitated stream to enhance precipitation; separating the solid and liquid components in the precipitated stream to obtain a solid organic substrate for microbial digestion and an aqueous liquid.