Organic containing sludge to fertilizer alkaline conversion process
First Claim
1. A method of fertilizer manufacture comprising:
- creating a thixotropic paste from a composition containing biosolids;
adding an oxidizing agent to the paste;
adding a first amount of ammonia to the paste to produce a pH of 10 or higher;
adding an acid to the paste to produce heat and at pH 7.0 or less and a second amount of ammonia to the paste to raise the concentration of free ammonia to above 10,000 ppm;
adding a granulating agent to the paste;
extruding or granulating the paste; and
drying the extruded or granulated paste to a dryness of 90% or more of solids.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to systems, devices and methods for treating organic-containing sludges and converting such sludges to high value fertilizers containing both inorganic and organic fertilizer components, which creates an inorganically-augmented bioorganic fertilizer. The invention describes methods to create a thixotrophic or paste-like material via the application of mixing energy to the organic sludge followed by an alkaline treatment and a subsequent ammoniation. The invention further describes a method to increase the plant nutrient content in the organic containing product to a level which permits the finished granular fertilizer product to compete in the commercial agricultural fertilizer marketplace. Further, the invention reduces odors associated with said organic-containing sludges.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of fertilizer manufacture comprising:
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creating a thixotropic paste from a composition containing biosolids; adding an oxidizing agent to the paste; adding a first amount of ammonia to the paste to produce a pH of 10 or higher; adding an acid to the paste to produce heat and at pH 7.0 or less and a second amount of ammonia to the paste to raise the concentration of free ammonia to above 10,000 ppm; adding a granulating agent to the paste; extruding or granulating the paste; and drying the extruded or granulated paste to a dryness of 90% or more of solids. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of converting biosolids into fertilizer, comprising:
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mixing the biosolids to a homogenous paste; adding a first amount of ammonia to the homogenous paste to raise the pH of the homogenous paste to above 10.0; adding an acid to the basic homogenous paste to lower the pH of the basic homogenous paste to below 7.0; adding second amount of ammonia to the acidic homogenous paste to raise the concentration of free ammonia to above 10,000 ppm; and adding nutrients to the paste to create the fertilizer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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