AU2018208643B2 - Method for Continuous Production of Organic Fertilizer - Google Patents

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AU2018208643B2
AU2018208643B2 AU2018208643A AU2018208643A AU2018208643B2 AU 2018208643 B2 AU2018208643 B2 AU 2018208643B2 AU 2018208643 A AU2018208643 A AU 2018208643A AU 2018208643 A AU2018208643 A AU 2018208643A AU 2018208643 B2 AU2018208643 B2 AU 2018208643B2
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A method for continuous production of organic fertilizer involves: (a) introducing a reactant to a first fermentation device that has been preheated to 150°C, heating the reactant to 70°C, and allowing reaction to proceed for 20 to 30 minutes; (b) introducing a strain into the 5 reactant and allowing reaction to proceed for 60 to 90 minutes; (c) transferring the reactant from the first fermentation device to a second fermentation device at a predetermined speed, and making the second fermentation device stir the reactant while holding a reaction temperature therein; and (d) transferring the reactant from the second fermentation device to a third fermentation device, and making the third fermentation device stir the reactant from 0 bottom in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction at a predetermined speed, so that the reactant ripens while moving from where it drops to the bottom before being output from the third fermentation device as the organic fertilizer.

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METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field [0002] The present invention relates to manufacturing of fertilizer, and more particularly to a method for continuous production of organic fertilizer.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] According to statistics, the annual generation of organic waste in Taiwan is as high as 30 million tons. Such a huge quantity of waste makes waste management a critical issue to be addressed or environmental pollution will become its expansive consequence. Currently, organic waste is mainly disposed in three ways: compost, landfill/incineration and fermentation. Among these solutions, compost is relatively inexpensive, safe and environmentally friendly, making it the most favorable way to dispose organic waste advocated by the authorities in recent years.
[0005] However, the traditional compost technology disadvantageously requires a certain period of time for fermentation and ripening before organic waste can be turned into organic fertilizer. Such a period may be of any length between 15 days to 6 months depending on various parameters such as temperature, moisture, and oxygen content. This makes the production schedule and the product quality unpredictable. In addition, manual composting operations are labor- and time-consuming and highly demanding on facility and space, and can generate considerable order. More important of all, the ripening time is uncontrollable.
[0006] For solving the foregoing problems, Taiwan Patent No. M515552 titled “DEVICE FOR DISPOSING WASTE FROM AGRICULTURE AND PASTURAGE” teaches using two horizontal reaction tanks for stirring for significantly shortening the time required by fermentation and improving the efficiency of converting organic waste to organic fertilizer. Besides, Taiwan Patent No. 1378086 titled “METHOD OF
PROCESSING AND REUSING DEAD BIRD BODIES AND BIRD EXCREMENTS” teaches performing primary fermentation and secondary fermentation in a sealed heating fermentation plant so as to shorten the overall processing time to about 4-8 days.
[0007] However, the prior-art methods and devices for manufacturing organic fertilizer are not perfect and need to be improved.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a method for continuous production of organic fertilizer, which realizes a truly continuous compost process, thereby significantly improving production efficiency.
[0009] For achieving the foregoing objective, the present invention discloses a method for continuous production of organic fertilizer, comprising steps of: (a) introducing a reactant to a first fermentation device that has been preheated to at least 150°C, so that the reactant is heated to at least 70°C, and allowing reaction to proceed for 20 to 30 minutes, wherein the reactant comprises anyone or any combination of farm organic waste, livestock and poultry waste, agricultural processing byproducts and industrial and urban organic waste; (b) introducing a strain to the reactant and allowing reaction to proceed for 60 to 90 minutes; (c) transferring the reactant from the first fermentation device to a second fermentation device at a predetermined speed, and making the second fermentation device stir the reactant while holding a reaction temperature in the second fermentation device; and (d) transferring the reactant from the second fermentation device to a third fermentation device, and making the third fermentation device stir the reactant from bottom in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction at a predetermined speed, so that the reactant ripens gradually while moving from where it drops to the bottom before being output from the third fermentation device as the organic fertilizer.
[0010] Thereby, the disclosed method has its steps well interlinked throughout the process of compost and fermentation, so that the reactant can perform reaction consciously in different reaction environments. This allows the process of compost and fermentation to be truly continuous without interruption, thereby significantly enhancing the production efficiency.
[0011] In the disclosed method, a heating temperature of the heating in Step (a) is preferably of between 70°C and 90°C, and the livestock and poultry waste may comprise stool, urine, processed bodies of livestock and poultry such as chicken, ducks, geese, hogs, and cattle or any combination thereof.
[0012] In the disclosed method, in Step (c), the reaction temperature in the second fermentation device is held between 50°C and 70°C, and the reaction is allowed to proceed for 2 to 8 hours.
[0013] In the disclosed method, in Step (d), the third fermentation device has its bottom equipped with a stirring device, which is configured to rotate clockwise or anticlockwise against a center of the bottom of the third fermentation device and thereby drawing the reactant toward the center, the reactant ripens in the third fermentation device through a ripening reaction where it ripens from top to bottom and from outside to inside with a continuous gradient; and the reactant stays in the third fermentation device for about 7 days.
[0014] The disclosed method further comprises the step of: (e) re-introducing the reactant into the third fermentation device and repeating Step (d).
[0015] The disclosed method further comprises the step of: (f) collecting and storing the reactant in a sealed tanker, and introducing the reactant into the first fermentation device.
[0016] The disclosed method further comprises the step of: (g) transferring the organic fertilizer from the third fermentation device to a granulating device for granulation or directly packing the organic fertilizer.
[0017] The present invention will be described with reference to some preferred embodiments and it is understood that the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Moreover, as the contents disclosed herein should be readily understood and can be implemented by a person skilled in the art, all equivalent changes or modifications which do not depart from the concept of the present invention should be encompassed by the appended claims.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0018] FIG. 1 is a flowchart the method of the present invention according to one preferred embodiment.
[0019] FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing illustrating the present invention.
[0020] FIG. 3 illustrates operations of Step S40 and S60.
[0021] FIG. 4 is a flowchart the method of the present invention according to another preferred embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0022] Referring to FIG. 1 and 2, a method for continuous production of organic fertilizer according to the present invention comprises steps of S10, S20, S30, and S40.
[0023] First, Step S10 involves introducing a reactant to a first fermentation device 10 that has been preheated to at least 150°C, heating the reactant to at least 70°C, preferably between 70°C and 90°C, and allowing reaction to proceed for 20 to 30 minutes. Therein, the reactant comprises anyone or any combination of farm organic waste, livestock and poultry waste, agricultural processing byproducts or industrial and urban organic waste. The farm organic waste is mainly crop residues from agricultural production, including rice bran, sugarcane bagasse, rice hulls, used mushroom growth media and so on. The livestock and poultry waste includes stool, urine, processed bodies of livestock and poultry such as chicken, ducks, geese, hogs, and cattle or any combination thereof. The agricultural processing byproducts comprise blood powder, dried meat powder, fishbones or livestock and poultry bones with meat, fish residues, oil cakes and so on. The industrial and urban organic waste comprises feathers, bark, wood flour, sludge, kitchen waste, fruit and vegetable residues and other household waste. The high-temperature heating can kill more than 90% of the pathogenic bacteria and 100% of the ovums and weed seeds in the reactant.
[0024] Step S20 involves introducing a strain to the reactant. At the present temperature, in the first fermentation device 10, the reaction takes place for 60 to 90 minutes, so that the reactant can inoculated with the strain used in the compost process, so as to activate the strain. The strain may be one commonly used for commercial purposes, such as: Azotobacter of Rhizobium, phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, bacillus mucilaginosus, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, actinomyces, and microorganisms in mineralized and ripe organic fertilizer.
[0025] The first fermentation device 10 preheated to 150°C can make the reactant introduced in Step S10 become hot quickly. This plus the heat generated by the reaction of the activated strain in Step S20, effectively maintains the reaction temperature in the first fermentation device 10 at the predetermined level throughout Step S10 and S20, thereby minimizing the need of heating during Step S10 and S20, and being favorable to energy saving.
[0026] Step S30 involves transferring the reactant from the first fermentation device 10 to a second fermentation device 20 at a predetermined speed, and making the second fermentation device 20 stir the reactant while keeping the reaction temperature therein. The second fermentation device 20 may be a stirring drum that has a thermal insulation design, so the temperature in the second fermentation device 20 can be easily held between 50°C and 70°C by the heat generated by fermentation, thereby facilitating the strain’s growth and proliferation in the reactant. The process of proliferation takes 2 to hours.
[0027] As shown in FIG. 2, in practical operation, the first fermenting device 10 and the second fermenting device 20 are connected through a first transferring device 12 that transfers the reactant from the first fermenting device 10 to the second fermenting device 20. The first transferring device 12 may be a screw conveyor, which feeds the reactant in a constant or quantitative manner according to the time and material needs of the proliferation reaction. Accordingly, the speed for the reactant to move from the first fermenting device 10 to the second fermenting device 20 can be set, and the rolling speed of the second fermenting device 20 is adapted to the feeding speed. After staying in the second fermenting device 20 for 2 to 8 hours, the reactant is output from the second fermenting device 20. Particularly, dynamic balance is achieved among the input, the output, the length and the speed of the second fermenting device 20, and the time for the reactant to stay in the second fermenting device 20. For example, assuming that 300kg of the reactant is transferred from the first fermentation device 10 to the second fermenting device 20 over 100 minutes, meaning that the feeding amount per minute is 3 kg, and the second fermenting device 20 has a length of 5 meters, then at a rotational speed of 3rpm, the second fermentation device 20 can correspondingly have an output rate of 3kg per minute. Such a process allows the reactant to not only keep at the reaction temperature throughout proliferation in a power saving manner, but also keep continuous flow without interruption.
[0028] Step S40 involves transferring the reactant from the second fermentation device 20 to a third fermentation device 30. The third fermentation device 30 stirs the reactant from bottom in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction at a predetermined speed toward the center, so that the reactant ripens gradually while moving from where it drops to the bottom before being output from the third fermenting device 30 as the organic fertilizer. In practical operation, the reactant stays in the third fermenting device 30 for about 7 days for ripening reaction. As shown in FIG. 2, the second fermentation device 20 and the third fermentation device 30 are connected through a second transferring device 22, which transfers the reactant from the output of the second fermentation device 20 to the input of the third fermentation device 30. Therein, the third fermentation device 30 may be a vertical fermenting tank, and the third fermentation device 30 has its bottom equipped with a stirring device 32, which is configured to rotate clockwise or anticlockwise against a center of the bottom of the third fermentation device 30 and thereby drawing the reactant toward the center. This makes the reactant ripen in the third fermentation device 30 through a ripening reaction where it ripens from top to bottom and from outside to inside with a continuous gradient. Upon turning fully ripe, the reactant is output at the center of the bottom of the third fermenting device 30, as shown in FIG. 3.
[0029] As described above, the disclosed method for continuous production of organic fertilizer has its steps well interlinked throughout the process of compost and fermentation, so that the reactant can perform reaction consciously in different reaction environments set in the first fermentation device 10, the second fermentation device 20, and the third fermentation device 30, with the temperature, humidity and transferring speed fully computer-controlled. This allows the reactant composed of various organic wastes to be processed continuously in a flowing way without interruption throughout the process of compost and fermentation, thereby significantly enhancing the production efficiency and better meeting national requirements for compost areas about sealed handling. As demonstrated in experiments, the disclosed method can shorten the period of compost and fermentation to about 8 days, with a monthly capacity up to 10,000 tons.
[0030] FIG. 4 illustrates a method for continuous production of organic fertilizer according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is different from the previous embodiment for further comprising Step S50 and Step S60.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 2 as well, Step S50 involves collecting and storing the reactant in a sealed tanker 40, and then introducing the reactant to the first fermentation device 10 for reaction. The sealed tanker 40 can move to and collect waste at plural sites and feed the waste to the first fermentation device 10 through a third transferring device 42 for the production of the organic fertilizer. In this process, the exposure or contact of organic waste to the exterior is minimized in terms of time and risk, thereby supporting clean, hygienic and odorless production.
[0032] Referring to FIGs. 2 and 3, Step S60 involves re-introducing the reactant into the third fermentation device 30, and repeating Step S40. In practical operation, the output reactant may be transferred from the output to the system by the fourth transferring device 34 for one or more times of additional ripening reaction, so as to achieve the optimal ripeness of the organic fertilizer.
[0033] Step S70 involves transferring the organic fertilizer from the third fermentation device 30 to a granulating device for granulation, or directly packing the organic fertilizer as final products.
[0034] With the aforementioned steps, the method for continuous production of organic fertilizer as disclosed in the second embodiment of the present invention achieves consistence and continuous production from collection of organic waste to processing and packaging of the fertilizer. This not only significantly improves the production efficiency and reduces labor costs, but also effectively eliminates odor generation during the fertilizer production, minimizing impact of reprocessing of organic waste. When having automatic control equipment incorporated, the production can be even more comprehensively automated.
[0035] The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments and it is understood that the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Moreover, as the contents disclosed herein should be readily understood and can be implemented by a person skilled in the art, all equivalent changes or modifications which do not depart from the concept of the present invention should be encompassed by the appended claims.

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  1. WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
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    1. A method for continuous production of organic fertilizer, comprising steps of:
    (a) introducing a reactant to a first fermentation device that has been preheated to at least
    150°C, so that the reactant is heated to at least 70°C, and allowing reaction to proceed
    5 for 20 to 30 minutes, wherein the reactant comprises anyone or any combination of farm organic waste, livestock and poultry waste, agricultural processing byproducts and industrial and urban organic waste;
    (b) introducing a strain to the reactant and allowing reaction to proceed for 60 to 90 minutes;
    0 (c) transferring the reactant from the first fermentation device to a second fermentation device at a predetermined speed, and making the second fermentation device stir the reactant while holding a reaction temperature in the second fermentation device; and (d) transferring the reactant from the second fermentation device to a third fermentation device, and making the third fermentation device stir the reactant from bottom in a
    5 clockwise or anticlockwise direction at a predetermined speed, so that the reactant ripens gradually while moving from where it drops to the bottom before being output from the third fermentation device as the organic fertilizer;
    wherein the third fermentation device has its bottom equipped with a stirring device, which is configured to rotate clockwise or anticlockwise against a center of the bottom
    20 of the third fermentation device and thereby drawing the reactant toward the center, and;
    wherein the reactant ripens in the third fermentation device through a ripening reaction where it ripens from top to bottom and from outside to inside with a continuous gradient.
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  2. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein a heating temperature of the heating in Step (a) is between 70°C and 90°C.
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  3. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the livestock and poultry waste of Step (a) comprises stool, urine, processed bodies of livestock and poultry such as chicken, ducks, geese, hogs, and cattle or any combination thereof.
  4. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein in Step (c), the reaction temperature in the second 5 fermentation device is held between 50°C and 70°C, and the reaction is allowed to proceed for 2 to 8 hours.
  5. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein in Step (d), the reactant stays in the third fermentation device for about 7 days.
  6. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of:
    0 (e) re-introducing the reactant into the third fermentation device and repeating Step (d).
  7. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of:
    (f) collecting and storing the reactant in a sealed tanker, and introducing the reactant into the first fermentation device.
  8. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of:
    5 (g) transferring the organic fertilizer from the third fermentation device to a granulating device for granulation or directly packing the organic fertilizer.
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