PLANT AND PROCESS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANIC MATERIAL

• US 20100058821A1
• Filed: 04/13/2007
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tecnoimpianti SRL
• Original Assignee: Tecnoimpianti SRL
• Inventors: Romano, Michele, Romano, Mauro
• Application Number:
  US12/595,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20100058821A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 71/11
• CPC Class Codes: C05F 17/30 using irradiation, e.g. solar or nuclear radiation; using electric or magnetic fields
• CPC Class Codes: C05F 17/60 Heating or cooling during the treatment
• CPC Class Codes: C05F 17/929 Cylinders or drums
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 20/145 the feedstock being materials of biological origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 30/40 Bio-organic fraction processing; Production of fertilisers from the organic fraction of waste or refuse

Abstract

A transformation process of organic material (2), for the production of a fertiliser substrate, comprising the steps of grinding said organic material (2) and fermenting, in a reaction chamber, said ground organic material (6) and is characterised in that a microwave source (22) is involved in the removal of the bacterial load. The invention moreover comprises a plant for the actuation of the aforesaid process.

Claims

1. Transformation process of organic material (2) for the production of a fertiliser substrate, comprising the steps of

grinding said organic material (2)

fermenting said ground organic material (6) in a reaction/mixing chamber (10), characterised in that in said fermentation step said organic material is subjected to the action of a microwave source (22).

2. Transformation process according to claim 1 wherein said organic material is subjected to the action of a microwave source (22) during said fermentation step.

3. Transformation process according to claim 1 wherein said organic material is subjected to the action of a microwave source (22) immediately after said fermentation step.

4. Transformation process according to claim 1 wherein said fermentation step comprises a step of heating the ground organic material (6).

5. Transformation process according to claim 1 wherein said fermentation step comprises a step of mixing said ground organic material (6) at a set and predefined temperature.

6. Transformation process according to claim 1 wherein said fermentation step is actuated with the addition of an additive (11).

7. Transformation process according to claim 6 wherein said additive (11) is a solution of ferrous sulphate (FeSO4) and/or its precursors.

8. Transformation process according to claim 7 wherein said additive (11) is a solution of ferrous sulphate (FeSO4).

9. Transformation process according to claim 7 wherein said additive (11) is a solution of ferrous sulphate (FeSO₄) at 0.001% with respect to the mass of said ground organic material (6) and water equal, by weight, to 10% with respect to the mass of said ground organic material (6).

10. Transformation process according to claim 7 wherein said additive (11) is a 1% ferrous sulphate (FeS04) aqueous solution added to said ground organic material (6) in a percentage equal to 0.1% by weight of the latter.

11. Transformation process according to claim 5 wherein said mixing step occurs at a temperature in the range of 35°

-70°

.

12. Transformation process according to claim 5 wherein said mixing step occurs at a temperature in the range of 50°

-60°

.

13. Transformation process according to claim 5 wherein said mixing step substantially occurs at the temperature of 55°

.

14. Transformation process according to claim 11 wherein said heating step is achieved by means of a diathermic oil circulation system and said microwave source 22.

15. Transformation process according to claim 1 wherein said fermentation step is actuated with the possible addition of a structuring material (7).

16. Transformation process according to claim 15 wherein said structuring material is a silica, quartz and feldspar compound (K[AlSi₃O₈]).

17. Transformation process according to claim 1, further comprising a drying step of said ground organic material (6).

18. Transformation process according to claim 17 wherein said drying step occurs in a controlled environment.

25. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2) for the actuation of the process described in claim 1.

19. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2), for the production of a fertiliser substrate comprising

a grinder (5) for the size reduction of said organic material (2) to be treated;

a reaction chamber (10) which receives a ground organic material (6);

characterised in that in said reaction chamber (10)

a microwave source (22) is provided.

20. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2) according to claim 19 wherein in said reaction chamber (10) further mixing means (14, 16) are provided of said ground organic material (6).

21. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2) according to claim 20 wherein said mixing means comprise knifes (14, 16) adapted to break the lumps of said organic material (6).

22. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2) according to claim 19 wherein in said reaction chamber (10) drying means are furthermore provided for said ground organic material (6).

23. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2) according to claim 19 comprising a controlled pressure injection system, outside said reaction chamber (10), adapted to permit the addition of an additive (11) to said ground organic material (6) in said reaction chamber (10).

24. Transformation implant (1) of organic material (2) according to claim 19 comprising a plant for vacuum production, outside said reaction chamber (10), adapted to place said reaction chamber (10) under controlled pressure.