KR100923224B1 - Device and method for treating animal corpse - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device for processing animal corpses and a processing method thereof are provided to perform processing operation of the animal corpses effectively through easy post-processing operation of by-products. CONSTITUTION: A device for processing animal corpses includes a corpse receiving tank(10), an oxidizer supply unit(20), a discharge unit(30), a heating unit(50), a vibrating unit(70), and a gas removing unit(60). The corpse receiving tank receives the animal corpses. The oxidizer supply unit includes an oxidizer supply pipe(22) to supply an oxidizer to the corpse receiving tank. The oxidizer liquidizes the animal corpses. The discharge unit discharges the treating by-products to the outside of the corpse receiving tank. The heating unit heats the oxidizer supplied to the corpse receiving tank.

Description

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING ANIMAL CORPSE}

The present invention relates to an animal carcass processing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an animal carcass processing apparatus and processing method provided to facilitate the subsequent treatment of the by-products as well as to ensure that the pathogen is completely sterilized during animal carcass processing. .

In general, although livestock farms are periodically vaccinated with livestock, each year, livestock farms face economic difficulties due to livestock infected with various diseases and infectious diseases.

As such, when livestock dies, the livestock farmers suffer a second loss not only due to the first loss of the livestock, but also due to the processing of processing the dead bodies of the livestock to avoid contamination problems. Most livestock farms have buried these dead bodies in the ground for disposal.

However, in this way, when the dead bodies of livestock are buried in the ground, pathogens from the dead bodies may be transmitted to other livestock or humans, or groundwater may be contaminated by the pathogens of the dead bodies.

In particular, avian influenza, which occurs frequently in recent years, is severely transmitted and often kills tens or millions of poultry at the same time or kills them for prevention. Thus, a large number of livestock mortalities are buried in the ground at once. If this happens, the surrounding area becomes a breeding ground for pathogens, which makes it difficult to cultivate crops or use other livestock for breeding.

Therefore, in recent years, when carcasses infected with pathogens are killed, livestock carcasses are treated by applying a high temperature and high pressure steam to sterilize pathogens in a state where the carcasses of livestock are stored in a vacuum-closed space, and the carcasses are treated. Carcass processing devices are being developed to use by-products as feed or fertilizer for other livestock.

However, the processed by-products of livestock mortality sterilized by using high temperature and high pressure steam contain a large amount of moisture. There was a limit to the rapid treatment of the by-products, such as the addition of a process of evaporating the water in the by-products by heating and crushing the by-products in the form of powder suitable for feed or fertilizer.

The present invention is to solve this problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide an animal carcass processing apparatus and processing method is provided so that the pathogen is completely sterilized during the processing of the animal carcasses and the post-treatment of the processed by-products is easier.

To this end, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a carcass accommodation tank provided to accommodate an animal carcass, an oxidant supply device for supplying an oxidant in a solution state for oxidizing and liquefying the animal carcass into the carcass accommodation tank; And a discharge device for discharging the treated by-product including the oxidant and the dead body liquefied by the oxidant to the outside of the body storage tank.

The oxidant is characterized in that it comprises a mixed solution of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid in a weight ratio of 3: 1.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a heating device for heating the oxidant supplied to the body receiving tank.

The heating apparatus includes a water circulation pipe forming a closed circuit to guide the circulation of water, a water circulation pump provided to circulate water along the water circulation pipe, and a heater provided to heat water circulating along the water circulation pipe. However, at least a part of the water circulation pipe is accommodated in the dead body accommodation tank so as to pass through the inside of the dead body accommodation tank, and the interior space of the body accommodation tank is a body accommodation space for accommodating the animal body and the water circulation pipe. It is characterized in that it is provided to be partitioned into a heating space provided to accommodate at least a portion of the dead body receiving space.

The heating temperature range of the oxidant heated by the heating device is characterized in that 80 ~ 90 ℃.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a gas removal device for removing the gas generated in the body holding tank during the oxidation treatment of the animal carcasses by the oxidizing agent.

The inside of the dead body receiving tank forms a closed space, and the gas removing device is a gas dissolving tank for receiving a gas solution, and a gas provided to connect the inner space of the upper side of the dead body receiving tank and the inner space of the gas dissolving tank. Characterized in that it comprises a guide pipe.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises a rocking device for rocking the oxidant in the body holding tank.

The swinging device includes a moving wheel installed at the bottom of the dead body receiving tank, a moving motor installed on one side of the dead body receiving tank having an eccentric shaft, and one end rotatably coupled to one side of the dead body receiving tank, and the other end is the eccentric shaft. It is rotatably coupled to the eccentric shaft is characterized in that it comprises a switching member for converting the eccentric rotational movement of the body receiving tank into a linear reciprocating motion.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention is a heating device provided with a water circulation pipe for heating the oxidant supplied to the body receiving tank, and generated inside the body holding tank during the oxidation treatment of the animal carcasses by the oxidant. And a gas removal device having a gas guide pipe to remove the gas, wherein the oxidant supply device includes an oxidant supply pipe for supplying an oxidant from the outside to the inside of the dead body tank. At least a portion of the water circulation pipe, the gas guide pipe, and the oxidant supply pipe connected to the body receiving tank may be flexibly provided.

And at least a portion of the water circulation pipe, the gas guide pipe, and the oxidant supply pipe connected to the dead body accommodation tank is provided with a corrugated pipe.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that it further comprises a crane for injecting the animal carcasses into the body receiving space.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a body receiving tank provided with FRP material for accommodating the animal carcasses and aqua regia to liquefy the animal carcasses using aqua regia.

And the method for treating animal carcasses according to the present invention comprises the step of injecting an oxidant and animal carcasses to the body carcass tank for oxidizing and liquefying animal carcasses: the body carcass tank to promote the oxidation of the animal carcasses by the oxidant An oxidation promoting step of shaking the oxidant therein and heating the oxidant; And a discharge step of discharging the treated by-product including the oxidant and the dead body liquefied by the oxidant to the outside of the dead body accommodation tank.

In addition, the animal carcass processing method according to the invention is characterized in that it further comprises a neutralization step of neutralizing the treated by-products discharged to the outside of the dead body receiving tank.

In the input step and the oxidation promoting step, it is characterized in that it is provided to remove the gas generated in the dead body receiving tank during the oxidation process of the animal carcasses by the oxidizing agent.

As described above, according to the animal carcass processing apparatus and processing method according to the present invention, liquefied the dead animal carcasses through a oxidizing agent provided in a strong acidic solution, such as aqua regia, while sterilizing in a quick time, the liquefied animal carcasses A simple follow-up to neutralize the base solution can be used as a liquid fertilizer or feed.

Therefore, when the animal carcasses are treated using the animal carcass processing apparatus and the method according to the present invention, the pathogens can be completely sterilized, and the subsequent processing of the by-products of the processed by-products can be easily performed, thereby effectively treating the animal carcasses. You can do it.

Next will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings the structure of the animal carcass processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a carcass accommodation tank 10 and an animal carcass A having a carcass accommodation space 11 therein to accommodate animal carcasses such as livestock. An oxidant supply device 20 for supplying an oxidant (B) for oxidizing and liquefying into the body receiving space (11) of the body receiving tank (10), and a body liquefied by the oxidant (B) and the oxidant. It is configured to include a discharge device 30 for discharging the by-product from the dead body receiving space 11 to the outside of the dead body receiving tank 10, these components of the animal carcass processing apparatus is installed through the mounting table (1).

Here, the oxidizing agent (B) is referred to as aqua regia (王水, Latin: aqua regia) is a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid in a weight ratio of 3: 1. Such aqua regia is a substance that can dissolve metals such as gold or platinum, which are hard to dissolve in acid, and can completely liquefy animal carcasses (A).

The dead body receiving tank 10 that accommodates such an oxidant (B) is manufactured through FRP having excellent corrosion resistance so as to be prevented from being oxidized by the oxidizing agent (B). The upper space of the body 10A is formed through the body receiving space 11 and is configured through a cover 10B hinged to the upper end of the main body 10A to cover the open upper portion of the main body 10A to be sealed. .

The oxidant supply device 20 for supplying the oxidant B into the dead body accommodation space 11 includes an oxidant tank 21 provided to receive the oxidant B, an oxidant tank 21, and a dead body receiving tank ( 10) the oxidant supply pipe 22 connecting the internal dead body accommodation space 11 and the oxidant (B) inside the oxidant tank 21 to be pumped into the dead body accommodation space 11 along the oxidant supply pipe 22. It is configured to include an oxidant supply pump 23 is installed in the middle of the oxidant supply pipe 22. The oxidant supply pipe 22 is connected to one side wall of the main body 10A of the body receiving tank 10 such that the outlet is located at one side of the body receiving space 11.

Discharge device 30 is the discharge pipe 31 is connected to the dead body receiving tank 10, the lower body receiving space 11, the discharge valve is installed on the discharge pipe 31 to open and close the discharge pipe 31 ( 32), the discharge pipe 31 may be connected to a separate discharge extension pipe (not shown).

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a crane 40 for introducing the dead animal carcass A into the carcass accommodation space 11, and the crane 40 is supported by the mounting table 1. It comprises a vertical axis 41 formed in the vertical direction as possible, and a horizontal axis 42 extending in the horizontal direction from the end of the vertical axis 41. The crane motor 43 is installed on the vertical shaft 41, and the other end of the wire 44 to which the fixing ring 45 is connected to one end is connected to the crane motor 43. Pulleys 46 and 47 for guiding the winding operation of the wire 44 are installed at the upper end of the vertical axis 41 and the horizontal axis 42, and the vertical axis 41 is provided such that the upper center thereof is rotatable about the lower side. .

Therefore, the oxidant supply pump 23 is driven to supply the oxidant B in the oxidant tank 21 to the inside of the body receiving space 11 along the oxidant supply pipe 22 and to cover the body receiving tank 10 ( 10B) open the animal carcasses (A) dead on the fixing ring 45, rotate the vertical axis (41) to move the animal carcasses (A) to the upper body receiving space (11) and then the wire (44) When the crane motor 43 is driven to be released, the animal carcass A is introduced into the supplied carcass receiving space 11 filled with the oxidant B, and the animal carcass A starts to be oxidized from this state. . Of course, the oxidant (B) may be supplied to the dead body accommodation space 11 in the state in which the animal dead body (A) is injected into the dead body accommodation space (11).

On the other hand, the oxidation of the aqua regia is promoted in a state where the aqua regia is heated to a certain temperature range, accordingly the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is heated to heat the oxidant (B) supplied to the dead body receiving tank 10 It is configured to include a device 50 to promote the oxidation of the oxidant (B).

The heating device 50 includes a water circulation pipe 51 forming a closed circuit to guide the circulation of water, a water circulation pump 52 provided to circulate water along the water circulation pipe 51, and a water circulation pipe 51. The heater 53 is provided to heat the water circulating along, and the expansion tank 54 is provided to accommodate the heated water when it is expanded. The water circulation pump 52, the heater 53, and the expansion tank 54 are installed in the middle of the water circulation pipe 51, and at least a portion of the water circulation pipe forms a heating part 51a to receive a dead body tank ( 10) It is accommodated inside the dead body receiving tank 10 to pass through the inside.

To this end, the inner space of the dead body receiving tank 10 has an upper side of the dead body accommodating space 11 accommodating the animal carcass A and a lower side heating space accommodating the heating part 51a of the water circulation pipe 51. 12), the partition plate between the body receiving space 11 and the heating space 12 to prevent the water circulation pipe 51 is damaged by the oxidant (B) supplied to the body receiving space (11). It is partitioned so that it may be sealed with 13.

The heater 53 is preferably operated so that the oxidant (B) is heated in the range of approximately 80 to 90 ° C. in the heat of the heating space 12 so as to be suitable for promoting the oxidation of the aqua regia.

In the oxidation process in which the animal carcass A is oxidized and liquefied through the aqua regia, a large amount of toxic gas is generated inside the body receiving space 11, and when such gas diffuses around the animal carcass processing apparatus, As it may be harmful, the animal carcass processing apparatus is provided with a gas removal device 60 for removing such gas.

The gas removal device 60 accommodates a gas dissolving solution C for dissolving gas and is installed on one side of the dead body tank 10, a top side of the dead body space 11, and a gas melted body. It is configured to include a gas guide pipe 62 provided to connect the internal space of the tank (61). Therefore, one end of the gas guide pipe 62 is in communication with the upper side of the body receiving space 11 and the other end of the gas guide pipe 62 is installed to be immersed in the gas solution (C) inside the gas melting tank 61, Accordingly, the flow gas generated in the dead body accommodating space 11 by the oxidation of the aqua regia is delivered to the gas dissolving tank 61 along the gas guide pipe 62 autonomously and is dissolved in the gas dissolving solution C.

In addition, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured to further include a rocking device 70 for rocking the oxidant (B) in the body receiving space (11). The swinging device 70, along with the heating device 50, accelerates the oxidation of the oxidant (B) to shorten the reaction time, as well as the animal carcass (A) is not completely submerged in the oxidant (B). A) the whole can be in sufficient contact with the oxidant (B) to reduce the amount of the oxidant (B), according to the animal carcass processing apparatus according to this embodiment, while reducing the amount of oxidant (B) The oxidation of the animal carcass (A) by B) can be effectively performed.

In the present embodiment, the swinging device 70 is provided with a moving wheel 71 installed at the bottom of the main body 10A of the dead body accommodation tank 10 and an eccentric shaft 72a, and the mounting table on one side of the body accommodation tank 10. The moving motor 72 provided to be fixed to (1) and one end is rotatably coupled to one side of the dead body receiving tank 10 and the other end is rotatably coupled to the eccentric shaft 72a of the eccentric shaft 72a. It is configured to include a switching member 73 for converting the eccentric rotation to the linear reciprocation of the body receiving tank 10, the body receiving tank 10 performs a linear reciprocating movement to both sides when the moving motor 72 is rotated. The oxidant (B) of the dead body accommodation space 11 is oscillated in the dead body accommodation space 11 during the linear reciprocation of the body accommodation tank 10 by the swinging device 70.

Of course, the swinging device 70 may be deformed in various forms within the range in which the oxidizing agent (B) inside the dead body accommodation space 11 can be shaken by giving an impact or vibration to the dead body accommodation space 11. In contrast to the present embodiment, the swinging device 70 may be configured to be attached to an outer surface of the dead body receiving tank 10 to be a vibrating body provided to vibrate when power is applied.

When shock or vibration is applied to the dead body receiving tank 10 by the swinging device 70, the oxidant supply pipe 22 of the oxidant supply device 20 and the water circulation pipe 51 of the heating device 50. And connection portions of the pipes 22, 51, and 62 connected to the body receiving space 11, such as the gas guide pipe 62 of the gas removal device 60, may be damaged.

Accordingly, at least some sections of the pipes 22, 51, and 62 form shock absorbing parts 22a, 51b, and 62a to protect the pipes 22, 51, and 62. 51b and 62a are provided to be flexible to absorb shocks and vibrations transmitted from the dead body receiving tank 10. In the present embodiment, the shock absorbing portions 22a, 51b, 62a are made of corrugated pipes so that the connection portions of the pipes 22, 51, 62 can be used even when the body receiving tank 10 is vibrated by the swinging device 70. To prevent damage.

Next will be described in detail with respect to the animal carcass processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention using the above-described animal carcass processing apparatus.

As shown in Figure 4, in the animal carcass processing method according to this embodiment the input step (S100)-oxidation promoting step (S200)-discharge step (S300)-neutralization step (S400) is carried out sequentially.

First, in the input step (S100), the animal carcass A is introduced into the carcass accommodation space 11 using the crane 40, and the oxidant supply device 20 is driven to oxidize the B into the carcass accommodation space 11. ), The oxidation of the animal carcass (A) by the oxidant (B) is started. Figure 2 shows the structure of the animal destination cherry device in which the input step (S100) is completed.

When the input step (S100) is completed, as shown in Figure 3, by driving the heating device 50, the oxidant (B) in the dead body accommodation space 11 to be heated in the range of 80 ~ 90 ℃ ( B) is heated and the oscillation device 70 is driven to cause the oxidant (B) in the dead body accommodation space 11 to swing, thereby promoting the oxidation of the animal carcass A by the oxidant (B). do.

Oxidation of the animal carcass (A) by the oxidant (B) is made immediately after the input step (S100) is completed as the oxidation promoting step (S200) is completed, the oxidizing agent (B) in the body receiving space 11 during this oxidation Toxic gas is generated from, the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present embodiment guides the natural gas harmful gas generated by the oxidant (B) in the body receiving space 11 through the gas removal device (60). It is guided to the gas dissolution tank 61 along the pipe 62 and dissolved in the gas dissolution liquid C inside the gas dissolution tank 61. Therefore, when the animal carcass processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is used, the animal carcass A can be effectively sterilized in the process of rapidly liquefying the animal carcass A using an oxidizing agent (B) such as aqua regia. Hazardous gas problems caused by use will not occur.

In addition, the oxidant may be supplied to the dead body accommodation space even before the animal dead body A is put into the dead body accommodation space, and the heating of the oxidant B through the heating device 50 is performed by the oxidant (B). Since it can be performed immediately after being supplied to), the process of heating the oxidant (B) through the heating device 50 during the oxidation promotion step (S200) is the animal carcasses (A) is put into the carcasses receiving space (11) It can also be done before.

When the oxidation promotion step (S200) is completed, the animal carcass A that has been put into the carcass accommodation space 11 is completely liquefied by the oxidant (B), and thus includes the liquefied animal carcass and the oxidant (B). The by-products are discharged to the outside of the dead body receiving tank 10 through the discharge pipe 31 in the discharge step (S300) and then processed into a feed of fertilizer or other livestock through a subsequent treatment operation.

In the case of the by-products already sterilized, but because of the strong acidic treatment by-products are neutralized in the neutralization step (S400) as a subsequent treatment.

In the neutralization step (S400), the treatment by-products in the acidic solution state are mixed with the basic solution to neutralize the treatment by-products, and the neutralized treatment by-products can be used as liquid fertilizer or liquid feed.

1 is a side view showing the structure of the animal carcass processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view showing the structure of the animal carcass processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the input step is completed in the animal carcass processing process according to the present embodiment.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the structure of the animal carcass processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the oxidation promoting step in the animal carcass processing process according to this embodiment.

4 is a process flow chart sequentially showing an animal carcass processing step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: dead body tank 11: dead body space

20: oxidant supply device 30: discharge device

40: crane 50: heating device

60: gas removal device 70: swinging device

Claims (16)

An oxidant supply device provided to include a corpse receiving tank provided to accommodate an animal carcass, an oxidant supply pipe for supplying an oxidant in a solution state for oxidizing and liquefying the animal carcass into the body receiving tank; A fluctuating apparatus for discharging the processed by-product containing the dead body liquefied by an oxidant to the outside of the dead body tank, a heating device for heating the oxidant supplied to the dead body tank, and an oxidant inside the dead body tank And a gas removal device provided with a rocking device for discharging, and a gas guiding pipe to remove gas generated in the dead body tank during oxidation of the animal carcass by the oxidant. The heating apparatus includes a water circulation pipe forming a closed circuit to guide the circulation of water, a water circulation pump provided to circulate water along the water circulation pipe, and a heater provided to heat water circulating along the water circulation pipe. and, At least a portion of the water circulation pipe is accommodated inside the dead body accommodation tank so as to pass through the inside of the dead body accommodation tank, and the interior space of the body accommodation tank is a body accommodation space for accommodating an animal body, and at least a portion of the water circulation pipe. It is divided into a heating space provided to receive the heating the dead body accommodation space, The swinging device includes a moving wheel installed at the bottom of the dead body receiving tank, a moving motor installed on one side of the dead body receiving tank having an eccentric shaft, one end rotatably coupled to the one side of the dead body receiving tank, and the other end of the eccentric shaft. It is rotatably coupled to and includes a switching member for converting the eccentric rotation of the eccentric shaft into a linear reciprocating motion of the body receiving tank, And at least a portion of the water circulation pipe, the gas guide pipe, and the oxidant supply pipe connected to the body receiving tank, is flexibly provided. The method of claim 1, Wherein the oxidizing agent comprises a mixed solution of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid in a weight ratio of 3: 1. delete delete The method of claim 1, The animal carcass processing apparatus, characterized in that the heating temperature range of the oxidant is heated by the heating device is 80 ~ 90 ℃. delete The method of claim 1, The inside of the dead body receiving tank forms a sealed space, The gas removal apparatus further includes a gas dissolving tank for accommodating a gas dissolving solution, wherein the gas guide pipe is configured to connect an inner space of the upper side of the dead body receiving tank with an inner space of the gas dissolving tank. Carcass Processing Unit. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, And at least a portion of the water circulation pipe, the gas guide pipe, and the oxidant supply pipe connected to the dead body accommodation tank is provided with a corrugated pipe. The method of claim 1, Animal carcass processing apparatus further comprises a crane for injecting the animal carcasses into the body receiving tank. The method of claim 1, The dead body receiving tank is a carcass processing apparatus, characterized in that provided with FRP material. delete delete delete

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