JP2005211896A - Apparatus for treating excreta of toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reuse water contained in excreta by dehydration / carbonization of excreta of a toilet and further to treat malodor from an incinerator. <P>SOLUTION: The excreta flowing-in from an excreta storage tank 11 is dried in a vacuum evaporation tank 12, the dried matter is carbonized in the incinerator 14, then carbonized powder is recovered and is ready for treatment. Thus, the excreta is dried and carbonized by a continuous process and thereby treatment efficiency is high and a large amount of the excreta can be easily treated without fear of a load. Further, water and malodor evaporated in the vacuum evaporation tank 12 pass through a cooler and then the malodor is clarified via a deodorizing device 26 and is discharged outside, and cooled water is made to flow in a drain tank 22 and then is clarified to water in an ultrapure state via a microfilter 231, an ultra filter 232 and a reverse osmosis separation membrane 233. Thus, an apparatus for treating excreta of the toilet with which clarified water can be used for various uses is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet manure processing apparatus, and more specifically, not only a portable simple toilet installed in a sightseeing spot, a camping site, a park, an outdoor break room, a disaster area, etc., but also a home or public facility. The present invention relates to a toilet manure processing apparatus that can be usefully applied to a stationary toilet.

  In general, mobile toilets are mainly installed as toilets in public places such as sightseeing spots, camping grounds, parking lots, parks, outdoor break rooms or disaster areas. Such a simple toilet is not only convenient to install and move, but can also be conveniently installed in a place where many people are irregular and momentarily concentrated, and the installation rate gradually increases. Yes.

  A conventional general portable toilet has a storage tank for storing manure at the bottom of the toilet. When a certain amount of manure is stored in the storage tank, the collection vehicle is used to extract and remove the manure. The collected manure is sent to a separate manure disposal site or landfill for processing.

  However, the conventional mobile toilets are not only bad odor due to manure stored in the storage tank, but also induce habits such as flies that cause various diseases, and the hygienic condition is very poor. There is a problem that there is. Further, in an area where it is difficult to reach the manure collection vehicle, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to treat the manure stored in the storage tank, and the manure extracted from the storage tank must be subjected to a separate secondary treatment. There is a problem that the economic burden is weighted.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, various techniques have been researched and developed so that the mobile toilet itself can treat manure. As part of such a technique, the present inventor has previously filed a device for vacuum-drying and incinerating a mobile toilet manure in Korean Patent Application No. 2003-48332.

  The technology of the above application number is a method of periodically incinerating manure stored in the manure storage tank while converting the toilet of the mobile toilet to a flushing type, and deodorizing the interior of the toilet. This is a technology that significantly improved the hygienic condition of the plant.

  However, the toilet manure processing apparatus of the above technique has a disadvantage that it is difficult to process a large amount of manure. Therefore, when a toilet is installed for the purpose of a disaster or various events, it becomes difficult to process manure collected by many people, and there is a problem that the use of the toilet is restricted. Further, the toilet manure processing apparatus of the above-described technology has a problem in that the use of the purified water is restricted because the purification process of water contained in the manure is poor.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to provide a toilet manure processing apparatus that can process a large amount of toilet manure and can be used effectively even when a large number of people are packed. .

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a toilet manure treatment apparatus that can purify and reuse the water contained in manure, and can effectively treat and discharge malodors. There is a purpose.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a manure processing method for efficiently operating the manure processing apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for treating manure and urine in a mobile toilet according to the present invention, dries manure flowing from a manure storage tank in a vacuum evaporation tank, and the dried product is carbonized in an incinerator. , Provided in the form of an apparatus capable of recovering and processing the carbonized powder.

  The toilet manure processing apparatus having such characteristics increases the processing efficiency by drying and carbonizing the manure in a continuous process, so that even a large amount of manure can be easily processed without fear of load. become.

  Further, the toilet manure processing apparatus according to the present invention cools the water evaporated in the vacuum evaporation tank and the incinerator and flows it into the drain tank, and the cooling water flowing into the drain tank contains the microfilter, the ultrafilter and the reverse filter. It is purified to ultrapure water through an osmosis separation membrane (RO system) and stored in a fresh water tank. Unpurified concentrated water flows into the drain tank again, is processed, and is sucked into the vacuum evaporation tank. The malodor is provided in the form of a device that passes through a cooler and then passes through a deodorizer for purification treatment and is discharged outside.

  Toilet manure processing equipment with such characteristics purifies the water of manure into ultrapure water so that the purified water can be used in a variety of applications, including toilet water and cleaning water, cleaning water, etc. It can be used to reduce the amount of water used and enables effective treatment of malodors.

  In the present invention, the manure in the vacuum evaporation tank transferred from the manure storage tank is dried by heating, and the dried product is transferred to an incinerator and incinerated at 500 to 600 degrees for 1 to 2 hours and then incinerated. Provided is a manure processing method for transferring ash powder to a recovery tank for processing.

  When the excrement processing method having such a feature is applied, the excrement stored in the storage tank of the toilet can be efficiently processed regardless of the amount.

  As described above, in the toilet manure processing apparatus according to the present invention, the manure flowing from the manure storage tank is dried in the vacuum evaporation tank, and the dried product is carbonized in the incinerator, and then the carbonized powder is added. By enabling recovery and processing, manure is dried and carbonized in a continuous process, so that the processing efficiency is increased and even a large amount of manure can be easily processed without fear of loading. It is possible to obtain the effect that

  Not only the toilet and manure processing apparatus according to the present invention, the water and bad odor evaporated in the vacuum evaporation tank pass through the cooler, then the bad odor is purified through the deodorizer and discharged to the outside. After flowing into the drain tank, it is purified to ultrapure water through microfilters, ultrafilters and reverse osmosis separation membranes, so that water with a malodor can be used for various purposes. In this way, not only can the amount of water used be reduced, but an effective treatment of malodor can be achieved.

  Further, the present invention heats and dries the manure in the vacuum evaporation tank transferred from the manure storage tank, and the dried product is transferred to an incinerator and incinerated at 500 to 600 degrees for 1 to 2 hours. By transferring the incinerated ash powder to the recovery tank and processing it, there is an effect that the manure stored in the storage tank of the toilet can be processed efficiently regardless of the amount.

  The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be derived by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Should be construed in accordance with the appended claims, which cover the many variations intended.

  The characteristics of the present invention described above will become clearer in the following description. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce them.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a manure processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the manure processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a stirrer 123 into which manure is introduced from the manure storage tank 11 and driven by a motor 124, and indirectly heats the introduced manure. In order to dry, a jacket 121 having a heater 125 built therein is formed on the outside, and a vacuum evaporating tank 12 including a discharge port 122 through which a dried product is discharged below; And a screw conveyor 13 that is fed with the dried material transferred from the screw conveyor 13 and is equipped with a stirrer 143 driven by a motor 144 to raise the temperature of the inside to high temperature in order to carbonize the dried material. An outer jacket 141 having a built-in heater 146 is formed on the outside, and pulverized dry matter and carbides are formed on the lower side of the inside. An incinerator 14 provided with a roll mill 145 and including a discharge port 142 from which carbide is discharged at the bottom; and when carbonization is completed in the incinerator 14, CO2 gas is injected into the incinerator 14 and the carbide and incinerator 14. A CO2 gas tank 15 formed to cool the inside and induce the discharge of carbide; a storage tank 16 for collecting and storing the carbide discharged from the incinerator 14; and the vacuum evaporation tank 12 and incineration A processing unit 20 for processing moisture and bad odor generated from the furnace 14.

  As described above, the manure flowing into the vacuum evaporation tank 12 is introduced from the manure storage tank 11 connected to the toilet. At this time, the manure storage tank 11 may be connected to a toilet of a mobile toilet, or may be connected to a toilet of a fixed toilet. That is, the excrement disposal apparatus by this invention can be usefully applied not only to a mobile toilet but also to a fixed toilet.

  The manure that has flowed into the vacuum evaporation tank 12 is dried according to the desired conditions. The manure flowing into the vacuum evaporation tank 12 contains 90 to 98% of moisture, but the vacuum evaporation tank 12 is heated and dried under vacuum so that the moisture content is about 35 to 45%. . At this time, drying is performed by driving a heater 125 built in a jacket 121 formed outside the vacuum evaporation tank 12 to heat the inside of the tank to 60 to 100 degrees and a vacuum pump connected to the vacuum evaporation tank 12. A predetermined vacuum pressure is applied by driving 25, and low temperature evaporation of water contained in manure is induced. The moisture and bad odor evaporated in the drying process are discharged to the outside by driving the vacuum pump 25. At the upper end of the vacuum evaporation tank 12, a stirrer 123 driven by a motor 124 is provided to promote drying through stirring of manure. The dried product is discharged through a discharge port 122 formed at the lower end.

  The dried product discharged from the vacuum evaporation tank 12 is transferred to the incinerator 14 by driving the screw conveyor 13.

  The dried product transferred to the incinerator 14 is carbonized while being pulverized by the action of the ball mill 145. Although the heater 146 is built in the outer jacket 141 of the incinerator 14, the inside of the tank is heated to 500 to 600 degrees by driving the heater 146, and the carbonization of the dried product is performed. The water and bad odor evaporated in the process of carbonization are discharged to the outside by driving the vacuum pump 25. At this time, the upper end of the incinerator 14 is provided with a stirrer 143 driven by a motor 144 for uniform and quick carbonization of the dried product, and the carbonized carbide is discharged at the discharge port 142 formed at the lower end. It is discharged through.

  When incineration is completed in the incinerator 14, the CO2 gas stored in the CO2 gas tank 15 is injected into the incinerator 14, and the injected CO2 gas cools the carbide and the incinerator 14 inside, Plays a role in facilitating the discharge of carbides.

  The carbide discharged from the incinerator 14 is transferred to and stored in the storage tank 16, but the final treatment of the carbide in the storage tank 16 can be used as a soil modifier or a water treatment agent. It becomes possible.

  Through the above process, the manure stored in the manure storage tank 11 is dried in the vacuum evaporation tank 12 and then incinerated in the incinerator 14 to continuously process the manure. Can be easily processed.

  According to this invention, the process part 20 which processes the water | moisture content and bad smell which were suck | inhaled by the drive of the vacuum pump 25 in the vacuum evaporation tank 12 and the incinerator 14 is included. The processing unit 20 includes a condenser 21 that cools moisture and bad odor sucked by the vacuum pump 25 driven by the vacuum evaporation tank 12 and the incinerator 14, and a drain tank 22 into which the cooling water of the condenser 21 flows. A filtering unit 23 for filtering and purifying the cooling water flowing into the drain tank 22; a purified water tank 24 for storing purified water filtered by the filtering unit 23; and a odor that has passed through the aggregator 21 is purified. And a deodorizer 26 for discharging to the outside.

  The aggregator 21 cools the moisture and bad odor evaporated in the vacuum evaporation tank 12 and the incinerator 14, the cooling water is transferred to the drain tank 22, and the bad odor is transferred to the deodorizer 26 for purification treatment. Become. At this time, an activated carbon filter, a photocatalyst deodorizer, or a combination of these can be applied to the deodorizer 26. The cooling water transferred to the drain tank 22 passes through the filtration unit 23, but the purified water purified through the filtration unit 23 is transferred to the water purification tank 24. By including such a configuration, the toilet manure processing apparatus according to the present invention can clean water as well as remove malodor.

  At this time, the filtering unit 23 according to the present invention for purifying water while facilitating purification of the water includes a microfilter 231 that primarily filters the cooling water flowing from the drain tank 22, It consists of an ultra filter 232 that performs secondary filtration of filtered water that has passed through the filter 231, and a reverse osmosis separation membrane 233 that performs final purification treatment of the filtered water that has passed through the ultra filter 232.

  When the cooling water that has flowed into the drain tank 22 sequentially passes through the microfilter 231, the ultrafilter 232, and the reverse osmosis separation membrane 233, purified water of ultrapure water is obtained. The purified water thus obtained is stored in the water purification tank 24. However, the water stored in the water purification tank 24 can be recycled into cooling water, boiler water, toilet flushing water, cleaning water, and the like. . Further, the untreated water concentrated through the reverse osmosis separation membrane 233 flows into the drain tank 22 again and is reprocessed.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the operational relationship regarding the toilet excrement disposal apparatus according to the present invention and the excrement disposal method according to the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

  Manure stored in the manure storage tank 11 of the mobile or fixed toilet is introduced into the vacuum evaporation tank 12 by driving a pump 111 formed in the storage tank 11. When manure flows into the vacuum evaporation tank 12, the temperature of the inside of the tank is raised to 60 to 100 degrees by driving the heater 125 built in the jacket 121, and the inside is driven by the vacuum pump 25 connected to the outside. Vacuum pressure is applied, and the urine is dried while moisture and bad odor contained in the urine are discharged to the outside. The dried product is discharged through a discharge port 122 formed at the lower end, and is transferred to the incinerator 14 by driving the screw conveyor 13.

  In the incinerator 14, the heater 146 is built in the outer jacket 141, and the temperature inside the tank is raised to 500 to 600 degrees by driving the heater 146. Under such temperature conditions, the dried material flowing into the incinerator 14 is carbonized while being pulverized by the action of the ball mill 145, and moisture and bad odor generated in the carbonization process are discharged to the outside by driving the vacuum pump 25. Will be.

  When the carbonization is completed, the CO 2 gas stored in the CO 2 gas tank 15 is injected into the incinerator 14 to cool the carbide and the inside of the incinerator 14, and the carbide is formed at the lower end of the incinerator 14. It is discharged to the outside through the discharge port 142. The discharged carbide is transferred to the storage tank 16 and stored.

  Moisture and bad odor generated in the vacuum evaporation tank 12 and the cooling furnace 14 are sucked by the drive of the vacuum pump 25 and transferred to the aggregator 21 to be cooled, but the cooled cooling water flows into the drain tank 22, The malodor is purified through the deodorizer 26 and discharged to the outside. The cooling water transferred to the drain tank 22 is purified to ultrapure water through the microfilter 231, the ultrafilter 232, and the reverse osmosis separation membrane 233, and the water purified through the reverse osmosis separation membrane 23 is purified. The water that has been stored in the purified water tank 23 and has not been purified is introduced into the drain tank 22 again and reprocessed.

  As described above, when the toilet manure is dried and carbonized in a continuous process and processed, the processing efficiency is increased, and even a large amount of manure can be easily treated without fear of load. In particular, the carbide recovered in the storage tank 16 is harmless and can be used as a soil modifier or a water treatment agent. Further, the water stored in the water purification tank 24 can be recycled into cooling water, boiler water, toilet toilet cleaning water, cleaning water, and the like.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a manure processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Manure Storage Tank 12 Vacuum Evaporation Tank 13 Screw Conveyor 14 Incinerator
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 CO2 gas tank 16 Storage tank 20 Processing part 21 Aggregator 22 Drain tank 23 Filtration part 24 Water purification tank 25 Vacuum pump 26 Deodorizer 111 Pump 121 Jacket 122 Outlet 123 Stirrer 124 Motor 125 Heater 141 External jacket 142 Outlet 143 Stirrer 144 motor 145 ball mill 146 heater 231 micro filter 232 ultra filter 233 reverse osmosis separation membrane

Claims (6)

In a device that dries and incinerates manure stored in the toilet manure storage tank,
Manure is introduced from the manure storage tank and a motor-driven stirrer is provided. A jacket with a built-in heater is formed on the outside to heat and dry the introduced manure, and dry matter is discharged at the bottom. A vacuum evaporation tank containing a discharge port;
A screw conveyor for transporting dry matter discharged from the vacuum evaporation tank;
An outer jacket that includes a stirrer that is driven by a motor and into which dry matter transferred from the screw conveyor is fed, and that has a built-in heater for raising the temperature of the inside to a high temperature in order to carbonize the fed dry matter. An incinerator comprising a ball mill for pulverizing dry matter and carbides on the lower side of the inside, and including a discharge port for discharging carbides at the bottom;
A storage tank for collecting and storing the carbide discharged from the incinerator; and a processing unit for treating moisture and bad odor generated in the vacuum evaporation tank and the incinerator; .   The processing unit: a condenser that sucks and cools moisture and bad odor evaporated in a vacuum evaporation tank by driving a vacuum pump, a drain tank into which cooling water of the aggregator flows, and a drain tank that flows into the drain tank A filtration unit that filters and purifies the cooling water, a water purification tank that stores the purified water filtered by the filtration unit, and a deodorizer that purifies the malodor that has passed through the aggregator and discharges it to the outside. The toilet excrement disposal apparatus according to claim 1.   The filtration unit; a microfilter for primarily filtering the cooling water flowing in from the drain tank; an ultrafilter for secondarily filtering the filtered water that has passed through the microfilter; and a final purification treatment of the filtered water that has passed through the ultrafilter. The toilet sewage treatment apparatus according to claim 2, comprising a reverse osmosis separation membrane.   When incineration is completed in the incinerator, CO2 gas is injected into the interior to cool the carbide and the incinerator, and further includes a CO2 gas tank formed to induce discharge of the carbide. The toilet manure processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The heater built in the jacket of the vacuum evaporation tank is driven to raise the temperature to 60 to 100 degrees, and the moisture and bad odor contained in the excreta flowing into the vacuum evaporation tank by driving the vacuum pump are evaporated at low temperature. The dried product is dried and moved to an incinerator via a screw conveyor, and a heater built in the outer jacket of the incinerator is driven to raise the temperature to 500 to 600 degrees to evaporate in vacuum. Carbonize the dry matter transferred from the tank, and when carbonization is completed, inject CO2 gas into the drying furnace to cool the inside of the carbide and the incinerator. At the same time, discharge the carbide to the outside and transfer it to the storage tank for storage. The water and bad odor generated in the vacuum evaporation tank and the drying furnace are transferred to the agglomerator for cooling, the cooling water flows into the drain tank, and the bad odor is purified through the deodorizer and discharged to the outside. Cooling water is transferred to the drain tank, toilet manure processing method characterized by purifying process was filtered through a filtration unit.   6. The toilet according to claim 5, wherein the purification treatment of the cooling water transferred to the drain tank allows the cooling water to pass through a microfilter, an ultrafilter, and a reverse osmosis separation membrane. Manure treatment method.

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