WO2000051952A1 - Procede et dispositif d'elimination de couches en papier usagees et compost ou amendement pour sol obtenu - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif d'elimination de couches en papier usagees et compost ou amendement pour sol obtenu Download PDF

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WO2000051952A1
WO2000051952A1 PCT/JP1999/002383 JP9902383W WO0051952A1 WO 2000051952 A1 WO2000051952 A1 WO 2000051952A1 JP 9902383 W JP9902383 W JP 9902383W WO 0051952 A1 WO0051952 A1 WO 0051952A1
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Yasuichi Ueda
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C05—FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    • C05F—ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE
    • C05F9/00—Fertilisers from household or town refuse
    • C05F9/04—Biological compost
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C05—FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    • C05F—ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE
    • C05F9/00—Fertilisers from household or town refuse
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
    • Y02A40/10—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture
    • Y02A40/20—Fertilizers of biological origin, e.g. guano or fertilizers made from animal corpses
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
    • Y02P20/141—Feedstock
    • Y02P20/145—Feedstock the feedstock being materials of biological origin
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/40—Bio-organic fraction processing; Production of fertilisers from the organic fraction of waste or refuse

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  • the present invention relates to a method for treating used disposable diapers by composting, a compost or soil conditioner produced by the method, and a fermentation treatment apparatus used for the method.
  • the general configuration of disposable diapers is summarized as follows: surface materials that come into contact with human skin, absorbers that absorb liquid, waterproof materials that prevent excretion from leaking, gathers that tighten the waist and thighs, etc. It consists of.
  • the surface material receives the excrement and transfers the liquid to the absorber.
  • a nonwoven fabric using fibers such as polypropylene and polyethylene is used.
  • the absorbent material is composed of a pulp wrapped around a water-absorbing polymer, and the water-absorbing polymer can absorb 1,000 times its own weight of water.
  • Pulp is a raw material for paper made from wood. By combining it with a water-absorbing polymer, it is possible to increase the water absorption of the diaper and make it thinner and more compact.
  • the waterproof material covers the outer part of the disposable diaper so that excrement does not leak.
  • Polyethylene film of about 25 microns is mainly used.
  • a hole in the waterproof material In some cases, the moisture is permeable by opening.
  • disposable diapers are so-called plastic composite products, and there are many problems regarding the disposal method of such plastic composite products.
  • the calorific value before using disposable diapers is 5,000 kcal / kg per liter, which is about 1, OOO kcal / kg higher than paper, but used waste
  • the amount of heat generated is lower than that of garbage because of the water content of 60% or more, and the ratio of disposable diapers in garbage is as low as 0.74%. It is currently being collected and processed.
  • the present invention provides such an effective disposable disposable diaper treatment method. Aim.
  • the present invention described in claim 1 includes a step of finely cutting a used paper diaper using a water-absorbing polymer and a polymer material such as polyethylene, and a step of cutting the cut paper diaper.
  • a method of treating a used disposable diaper according to the first aspect of the present invention wherein the fermentation process is contained in a fermentation apparatus.
  • a method of processing a used disposable diaper according to the first or second aspect of the present invention Is provided in the fermentation treatment apparatus.
  • a method for treating a used disposable diaper according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention.
  • the contents contained in the fermentation treatment apparatus are sterilized by maintaining the contents at least at 65 ° C for 30 minutes.
  • a method for treating a used disposable diaper by composting comprising: It is characterized in that it is used as a soil conditioner in hot and dry areas such as desert areas or as a soil conditioner with a very limited capacity such as pot plants.
  • the present invention described in claim 6 provides a compost or soil produced by the method for treating a used disposable diaper according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An improver is provided.
  • the present invention described in claim 7 provides a method for treating a used disposable diaper according to claim 1 by fermentation in which a fermentation microorganism is seeded in advance.
  • the radius of the horizontal circular cross section becomes smaller as it goes down to accommodate organic substances such as accelerators and trash so that it can be hermetically closed.
  • a cutting machine that is attached to the processing tank and cuts used paper diapers into small pieces and puts them into the processing tank.
  • a plurality of cut blades that are fixed in a cantilever shape with a vertical interval to the rotating shaft to pulverize and mix fermentation accelerators and organic matter.
  • the present invention provides a fermentation treatment apparatus comprising: a large number of temperature sensors for detecting temperatures at a plurality of portions of a treatment tank which are spaced apart in a vertical direction.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for treating used paper diapers by composting according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing one embodiment of a fermentation treatment apparatus used in the composting method for a used disposable diaper according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing one embodiment of the cutting machine.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing another embodiment of the cutting machine different from FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a processing method by composting a used disposable diaper according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a graph showing temperature changes in the lower, middle, and upper portions of the processing tank.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a processing method by composting a used disposable diaper according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an embodiment of a fermentation treatment apparatus used in a processing method by composting a used disposable diaper according to the present invention. It is a perspective view.
  • the fermentation treatment device 1 is roughly supported by a processing tank 10 having a substantially inverted conical shape, a cutting machine 11 for finely cutting used paper diapers, and a processing tank 10 penetrating vertically in all directions.
  • the processing tank 10 is a metal sealable container, and has a substantially inverted conical shape.
  • a cylindrical portion 10a is provided at the top of the processing tank 10.
  • This cylindrical part 10a contains a fermentation promoter and garbage, which are pre-seeded with micro-organisms and are cut in a larger amount than the amount that can be crushed and mixed in the inverted conical part 10b.
  • This is a space for storing the contents composed of star fermentation that is in a semi-fermented state by mixing organic wastes such as fermentation accelerators and organic wastes such as garbage.
  • the motor 21 is driven and stirred and mixed, the contents stored in the inverted conical part 10b are stirred and mixed together with the contents stored in the cylindrical part 10a. .
  • the top surface 10c of the treatment tank 10 is provided with an opening 10e covered with a lid 10d that can be opened and closed, and the lower part of the opening 10e is used for cutting used paper diapers into small pieces.
  • Machine 11 is provided.
  • the cut size may be any size that allows a polymer material such as polyethylene that is not subjected to fermentation treatment to be finally separated by sieving. For example, it is preferable that the cut material is cut to about 5 cm ⁇ 5 cm.
  • the cutting machine 11 is roughly composed of two mouths 1 1b, 1 lb and 1 1 c.
  • the rotors 11b and 11b have a shape in which convex portions and concave portions are repeatedly continuous.
  • the two ports llb and lib are arranged so as to face each other, and are mutually inwardly directed by a motor (not shown). It is designed to rotate.
  • a cutout 11c having a plurality of thin blades provided in parallel with the mouth 1lb, 1lb is provided rotatably by a motor (not shown).
  • the two nips 11b and 11b are sent to the cutter 11c disposed therebelow by the rotation of the lip to be cut into small pieces. Since the bottom surface of the cutting machine 11 is formed obliquely, the cut disposable diaper is discharged from a discharge port 11 a for discharging into the processing tank 10.
  • the outlet 11a may be provided at the bottom of the cutting machine.
  • the cutting machine may be provided separately from the fermentation treatment device 1.
  • a cutting machine 3 with two cuts as shown in Fig. 4 1 may be used.
  • the cutting machine 31 generally includes an inlet 33 for feeding used paper diapers into the cutting machine, an upper cutting section 31a and a lower cutting section 31b, and a carrier 35.
  • Each of the upper cutting portion 31a and the lower cutting portion 31b is composed of two mouths 1b, 1lb and a cutout 11c.
  • the mechanism is the same as that already described, and will not be described.
  • the upper cutting part 31a and the lower cutting part 31b are arranged so as to be orthogonal to each other.
  • a discharge port 37 is provided at the bottom of the cutting machine 31, and the cut diaper is discharged onto a carrier 35 with a cassette 35 a.
  • an exhaust duct 10f for discharging carbon dioxide gas and water vapor generated inside the processing tank 10 is provided.
  • a control panel 17 that receives signals from many temperature sensors 16 and performs appropriate preset control is installed on the top surface 10c.
  • the inverted conical portion 10b of the processing tank 10 is formed so as to have an inclination of 20 to 50 degrees with respect to the vertical direction. Within this angle range, the disposable diaper and the fermentation promoter seeded with microorganisms in advance and the organic waste such as garbage, or the fermentation promoter and organic waste such as garbage are mixed in the treatment tank 10. Since a part of the load from above, which is composed of the fermented star and the sun, is supported by the inclined wall, the rotational resistance applied to the cut wing 14 is effectively reduced.
  • a screw conveyor 19 for discharging the fermented or pre-fermented contents is provided. Thereby, all the contents can be easily discharged out of the processing tank along the slope of the inverted conical portion 10b of the processing tank 10. If fermentation has been completed, polymer materials such as polyethylene used in disposable diapers, giant fish heads in garbage, and pork bones will remain in the composted compost, but by simple sieving. Can be easily separated.
  • a general-purpose motor 21 that can be obtained at low cost is installed.
  • a rotation speed of about 110 times / min is required. Therefore, when such a general-purpose motor 21 is used, the height of the processing tank 10 is limited to 100 cm or less in order to prevent an excessive load from being applied to the general-purpose motor 21.
  • a large number of cut blades 14 are fixed to the rotating shaft 12 in a cantilever manner at intervals in the height direction using fasteners such as bolts and nuts.
  • the cutting blade 14 is a sheet metal rod, but of course other cutting blade shapes can be used.
  • FIG. 1 a method of treating a used disposable diaper according to the present invention by post-processing will be described.
  • the present invention generally comprises a step of cutting used paper diapers into small pieces (Step 1), a step of storing the cut paper diapers in a fermentation treatment apparatus (Step 2), and a fermentation promoter pre-seeded with microorganisms.
  • the fermentation process for fermenting the contents contained in the fermentation treatment equipment includes a pre-fermentation step in which the contents are maintained at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time, and a removal of the pre-fermented contents to further continue fermentation. It can be divided into a natural fermentation process.
  • step 1 open the lid 10d provided in the processing tank 10 provided with the stirring device and the temperature measuring means, open the used disposable diaper into the input port 10e, and cut it finely with the cutting machine 11 ( step 1 ) .
  • the used disposable diapers that have been cut are discharged from the discharge port 11a of the cutting machine 11 and accumulated in the processing tank 10 (step 2).
  • the one separately cut by the cutting machine 31 may be directly charged into the processing tank 10 without passing through the cutting machine 11.
  • a fermentation promoter inoculated with microorganisms and an organic waste such as garbage or a starter in a semi-fermented state are charged into the fermentation treatment apparatus (step 3).
  • the evening is a mixture obtained by stirring and pulverizing a fermentation accelerator and organic substances such as garbage, and is in a state where fermentation by microorganisms is progressing.
  • sawdust was used as a water-conditioning material because the fermentation does not proceed smoothly simply by allowing microorganisms to act on the garbage because garbage contains a lot of water.
  • Mud contains a water-absorbing polymer so that only a small amount of sawdust is added or It becomes unnecessary.
  • fermentation treatment is performed by stirring the used paper diapers that have been cut so as to uniformly mix the fermentation accelerator or the semi-fermented soil.
  • step 4 This fermentation treatment step can complete the fermentation treatment in the treatment tank 10, but can be divided into a pre-fermentation step and a natural fermentation step.
  • the contents contained in the processing tank 10 are stirred and mixed and held for about 2 hours for pre-fermentation, and when the pre-fermentation is completed, the contents in a semi-fermented state are taken out and the container 2 is removed. 3 (See Fig. 5) and ferment naturally for about 14 to 30 days to complete the fermentation. During the natural fermentation period, it is preferable that the fermentation process proceeds uniformly while appropriately stirring.
  • the contents were charged to a position of about 65 cm, and the rotating shaft 12 was rotated at 110 times / minute for 15 minutes.
  • the temperature of the lower, middle and upper parts of the processing tank 10 was measured using the temperature sensor 16. As shown in FIG. 6, there was a temperature difference of about 5 ° C. between the lower, middle and upper parts of the processing tank 10 until about 45 minutes after starting the motor 21. . However, after about 60 minutes, the temperature difference between them had almost disappeared, and the temperature reached 65 ° C in 1 hour and 15 minutes after the start of the motor.
  • the motor 21 if the motor 21 is kept for at least 2 hours after the start, it can be cleared for 30 minutes at 65 ° C, which is the sterilizing condition for pathogenic bacteria, for example, tuberculosis bacteria, pathogenic Escherichia coli, and eggs, etc. Surface problems are also eliminated.
  • the content after the fermentation treatment is removed with a sieve 25 to remove the polymer material such as polyethylene having no water absorption covering the disposable diaper and separated into compost and residue (step 5).
  • the composite obtained in this way contains the water-absorbing polymer used in the disposable diaper, and is extremely excellent in water retention. Therefore, the compost obtained by the method according to the present invention can of course be effectively used as compost, but due to the excellent water retention of the water-absorbing polymer contained therein, for example, It is also very effective as a soil conditioner for plant cultivation in areas with little rain, such as vague dry areas.
  • the present invention it is possible to suppress the increase in the amount of waste because the used disposable diaper can be used effectively instead of being incinerated as waste. effective. It provides a solution to the garbage problem that is expected to increase in the future.
  • Garbage contains a lot of water and fermentation does not proceed smoothly if microorganisms act on the garbage.For this reason, sawdust was used as a water conditioner. Since some water-absorbing polymers serve as sawdust, the amount of sawdust can be reduced or eliminated.
  • the time spent in the treatment tank can be shortened. is there.
  • the finished disposable diapers are composted and can be used for agriculture and plant cultivation.
  • the compost made according to the present invention has a very good water retention property because it contains the water-absorbing polymer in the disposable diaper.
  • it can be used as a soil conditioner for plant cultivation in areas with little rain such as deserts and dry areas. effective. Needless to say, there is also an effect that it can be used as a soil conditioner in a case where it is grown in a very limited volume of soil such as potted plants.

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L'invention concerne un procédé d'élimination efficace de couches en papier usagées, le procédé consistant, dans une phase 1, à déchiqueter les couches en papier usagées ; dans une phase 2, à introduire les couches en papier déchiquetées dans un dispositif (1) de fermentation ; dans une phase 3, à introduire dans le dispositif (1) de fermentation un activateur de fermentation dans lequel sont ensemencés des micro-organismes et des déchets organiques tels que des ordures ménagères ou du levain semi-fermenté ; dans une phase 4, à faire fermenter les matières introduites dans le dispositif de fermentation tout en les agitant et en les mélangeant à une température prédéfinie pendant une période prédéfinie ; et dans une phase 5, à éliminer du mélange fermenté les matières polymères n'absorbant pas d'eau telles que le polyéthylène, pour obtenir du compost.
PCT/JP1999/002383 1999-03-02 1999-05-07 Procede et dispositif d'elimination de couches en papier usagees et compost ou amendement pour sol obtenu WO2000051952A1 (fr)

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