Patent ID: 6878856

Claim:
A method for treating waste containing energetics, said waste having a fluid component, comprising: de-oxygenating said waste to a pre-specified level in a first batch reactor via dispersion of nitrogen gas in said first batch reactor; transferring a first fluid portion of said de-oxygenated waste to a second batch reactor; exposing said transferred first fluid portion to anaerobic microorganisms whose activity is enhanced by dispersion of hydrogen gas within said second batch reactor, wherein said anaerobic microorganisms decompose at least a portion of said energetics in said transferred first fluid portion; transferring a second fluid comprising said fluid remaining after said exposure in said second batch reactor to a third batch reactor; exposing said transferred second fluid portion to aerobic microorganisms whose activity is enhanced by dispersion of a gas comprising at least some oxygen, wherein said transferred second fluid portion is polished; and removing a third fluid portion comprising said fluid remaining upon completion of said polishing, wherein said removed third fluid portion may be made available for reuse.