Process for thermophilic, aerobic fermentation of organic waste
CA 2184044 C · Owner: Branconnier, Rene Joseph · Inventors: Cumming, Daniel Brian; Jackman, Robert Lester; Branconnier, Rene Joseph
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A thermophilic, aerobic fermentation process is disclosed for conversion of a wide, variety of organic waste materials to useful end products. The fermentation process is, initiated over a period of from about 2 to 6 days by application of external heat to an, uninoculated, oxygenated aqueous mixture of the waste material and thus , utilizes, thermophilic microorganisms naturally present in the waste material to initiate the, fermentation. After initiation of an active fermentation additional amounts , of waste, material are added to the fermenting mixture on a continuous or intermittent basis to, maintain the fermentation in an active state. Therefore the process can be , conducted …
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- Filed August 23, 1996 and granted March 27, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 23, 2016.
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