Patent ID: 7001512

Claim:
A processing system for treating waste products discharged in a waste water from an animal containment operation, comprising: reservoir means for receiving the waste water and permitting solids to accumulate at the bottom thereof; conveyor means for transferring solids from said bottom at a rate preventing agitation of the waste water, said conveyor means including a belt carrying said solids of a porosity permitting drainage of water content therein without allowing passage of solid material therethrough; compaction means for receiving said solids from said conveyor means and for compressing said solids for removing additional water content therefrom; pulverizing means for receiving said solids from said compaction means and reducing the solids to particulates; a product dryer having an interior compartment for receiving said solids from said pulverizing means; heating means associated with said product dryer for heating said solids to an elevated temperature sufficient to substantially remove the remaining water content therein, reduce bacterial and pathogenic content therefrom, and evolve an exiting vapor content; and circulation means fluidly connected between said heating means and said reservoir means for heating said waste water to an elevated temperature.