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Automatic carbonizing collector for wastes
Background
Field of the invention
The present invention, automatic carbonizing collector for wastes, pertains,
in
general, to automatically collecting, automatically decomposition of wastes,
and
to automatically reducing reuse and disinfecting of wastes in producing
source.
to Background art
Solid waste is a huge challenge for the dwellers, municipalities, industries,
and businesses. It is expensive and time consuming to collect millions of
tonnes
of trash every year, and there are risks to the environment.
Current process for the solid wastes in the world are that putting the solid
ts wastes into specified containers, packaging by the plastic package,
manual door
to door collecting, and transporting to the specified disposal site. It is
time
consuming, energy wasting, inconvenience and high cost. Besides, it caused the
wastes breeding ground for insects, vermin, and scavenging animals, and can to
pass on air- and water-borne diseases. It is infecting source, risk to the
health of
20 citizens. It causes putrescent, eye-scores and odor that vexes citizens.
Disposal
such wastes are landfill and incinerating. However, landfill and incinerating
are
pollutant transfer, which cause serious secondary pollution. In the modern
city,
the population increasing and economic development lead to the municipal
waste increasing dramatically. The urban expending causes the shortage of the
25 landfill site. The incinerating causes serious air pollution that
threatens the
health of the population and exacerbates the pollution of PM 2.5. The
municipalities face the big challenge of the solid waste. The City's waste
prevention and recycling programs have evolved dramatically from their
inception in the 1980s. Recycling has its origins in fledgling voluntary
programs.
30 It depends the manual identification and voluntary classification which are
impacted by human's consciousness, behaviors and knowledge. The efficiency
is less. Over the years, the municipalities and governments cost high to have
established an array of programs to promote reduction, reuse and recycling of
wastes generated by residents, businesses, government agencies, schools and
35 institutions. No matter how strive they did, the solid waste impact is
increased
and the reduce, reuse and recycle rate are declined. Identifying and
classifying
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the wastes by manual can cause faults easily, any fault can cause the fail of
the
waste classification, besides the wastes collected have to transport to
specified
site to landfill and incinerate, and that increases the cost for the waste.
Designing an apparatus to reduce and disinfect of the wastes in producing
source
is the main target of the invention.
Currently, there are less research, patent and essay involved in the waste
reduce, recycle and disinfect in producing source. Bio composting in resident
unit, such as green bin, needs long time ferment and extra space to deposit of
the
waste. It can cause odor, breeding for insects and pollution. That is
difficult to
practice for residents.
The invention hereby is to build an effective, quiet and safe apparatus to
deal with such problem, to overcome the waste pollution and achieve all kinds
of the wastes automatically recycle, reduce and disinfect in producing source
without any pollution, to reach at automatic collection of the municipal waste
in
a city to replace the manual door to door collection of the waste.
Summary
The present invention, automatic carbonizing collector for wastes, is
designed to reduce, recycle and disinfect all of the waste in producing
source, to
replace manual door to door collection of wastes, and reach at waste
management automation comprising:
Setting automatic carbonizing collectors in waste producing source, such as
kitchen, clinic and business units;
When user going near the automatic carbonizing collector, lid (4) is
automatically opened by automatic lid infrared sensor opener assembly (7);
Putting all of wastes into container (2) set in carbonizing tank (14) of the
automatic carbonizing collectors;
Automatically closing the lid (4) when user getting off the automatic
carbonizing collector;
Depositing the wastes in the container (2);
Disinfecting the wastes in the container (2) and eliminating odor by
ultraviolet
and ozone producing assembly (6) instantly;
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Setting working time and selecting mode by control panel (8);
According to the designed program set in main board (21);
Automatically starting the automatic carbonizing collector and tight the seal
ring
(5);
Heating up carbonizing tank (14) of the automatic carbonizing collector by
turning on microwave and electrical heater assembly (13);
Driving air out of carbonizing tank (14) and vacuuming carbonizing tank (14)
by
compressor (11) to ensure the carbonizing tank (14) in anaerobic condition for
carbonization and prevent toxic gas, such as dioxin;
to Turning on automatic burner (16) by automatic igniting and safe protecting
assembly (17), increasing the combusting efficiency and purifying exhaust gas
by conducting exhaust gas passing through heat collector (12), exhaust fan
purifier and exhaust pipe assembly (10), and then to outdoor to prevent
monoxide, dioxide and gas indoor transnormal;
Drying the waste in carbonizing tank (14) in a vacuum and hot sphere;
Disinfecting exhaust gas and eliminating odor producing in carbonizing tank
(14)
by conducting the exhaust gas going through purifying assembly (19), automatic
burner (16), and exhaust fan purifier and exhaust pipe assembly (10) to
outdoor;
Carbonizing the wastes in carbonizing tank (14) by heating up the tank (14)
with
microwave and electrical heater assembly (13), and automatic burner (16);
Collecting fuel gas and liquid producing from carbonization by conducting the
fuel gas and liquid through collecting pipe (20), purifying the fuel gas and
liquid
by purifying assembly (19), compressing the fuel gas and liquid by compressor
(11), and depositing the fuel gas and liquid in fuel gas and liquid tank (18)
for
the energy source of the automatic carbonizing collector, that forms a energy
self supply system;
Vacuuming carbonizing tank (14) by compressor (11) to prevent residual gas,
liquid and odor pollution;
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After cooling, collecting the carbonized products, such as carbon produced by
waste carbonization in carbonizing tank (14) by automatically open the lid
(4),
and taking out pail (3) and clean the carbonized products out;
Getting at automatic collection of the waste in a city by setting up pipeline
(202)
which connects all of the automatic carbonizing collectors in a city,
fluidizing
the carbonized products, the carbon, and the fuel gas, fuel liquid in
carbonizing
tank (14) into conductible particle by a shred and fluidizing assembly set in
the
carbonizing tank (14) and driving by pumps (208), transporting the fluidized
carbonize products, the carbon, the fuel gas and liquid in the carbonizing
tank
to (14) going through the pipeline (202) to specified collecting tank (207),
and
automatically managing the waste pipeline collecting system and automatic
carbonizing collectors by supervisory control center and center computer (205)
through remote information exchange system (206).
That reaches at the aim of recycling, reducing and disinfecting all of the
waste
in producing source without of pollution and safe for user, self recycling and
reusing the waste and reaches at automatically collection of the municipal
waste
in a city, and waste management automation to replace the manual door to door
collection, landfill and incineration of wastes.
Brief description of drawings
Figure 1 is a section view of automatic carbonizing collector for wastes.
Figure 2 is a view of automatic collecting system for carbonized products.
Detail description
With reference to accompanying drawings, the present invention, automatic
carbonizing collector for wastes is explained in details. Waste heated in
anaerobic condition can be carbonized and produce fuel gas and liquid. To
reach
at reducing and disinfecting all of the wastes in producing source, clean and
safe
for user, quite and high efficient, the invention designed apparatus
comprising:
Setting the automatic carbonizing collector in the waste producing source,
carbonizing the waste in the producing source can largely reduce the waste,
the
frequency of collecting and the cost of the waste collection and
transportation.
Setting automatic lid infrared sensor opener assembly (7) in the automatic
carbonizing collector is easy for user;
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Setting container (2) in the carbonizing tank (14) of the automatic
carbonizing
collector is to receive and deposit wastes, and easy cleaning the carbonized
products out of the carbonizing tank (14);
When user getting off the automatic carbonizing collector, the lid (4)
automatically closed immediately that is to prevent odor and animals touch it;
Temporally disinfecting the wastes in the container (2) and eliminating odor
by
ultraviolet and ozone producing assembly (6) can prevent the odor, pollution
and
hazard of the waste instantly. Especially the medical waste, it can prevent
the
virus and bacteria get out of the collector by opening the lid (4) and safe
user.
Depositing the wastes in the container (2), the wastes put in the automatic
carbonizing collector can deposit in the container (2) after disinfecting
instantly;
Setting working time and mode by control panel (8), by which set up the
man-machine communication system and makes the automatic carbonizing
collector manageable;
According to the designed program set in main board (21), the main board (21)
is automatic management center of the automatic carbonizing collector, by the
maim board (21), all data can input and output and deposit in it, it manages
each
parts of the automatic carbonizing collector working according the program set
logically;
Automatically starting and tight the seal ring (5) at a set time and cut off
the air
that makes the carbonizing tank (14) in anaerobic condition;
Turning on microwave and electrical heater assembly (13) and heat up
carbonizing tank (14), microwave and electrical heater assembly (13) is one of
the heat source of the automatic carbonizing collector, microwave heater
assembly (13) is employed to increase equability and efficiency to carbonizing
and disinfecting the wastes in the container (4), it is the important heat
source,
when at the first time starting of the automatic carbonizing collector;
Driving air out of carbonizing tank (14) and vacuuming carbonizing tank (14)
by
compressor (11) to ensure there is no oxygen in carbonizing tank (14) and
prevent produce odor and toxic gas, such as dioxin, setting carbonizing tank
(14)
is to ensure carbonizing the waste in a safe pressure, temperature and
anaerobic
condition, and hold the reaction and its products in the tank;
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Turning on automatic burner (16) by automatic igniting and safe protecting
assembly (17), driving and purifying by exhaust fan purifier and exhaust pipe
assembly (10), conducting exhaust gas passing through heat collector (12) to
increase efficiency, and then to outdoor to prevent monoxide, dioxide and gas
indoor transnormal;
Drying the waste in carbonizing tank (14) by vacuum and heat;
Disinfecting exhaust gas producing in carbonizing tank (14) by conducting the
exhaust gas pass through purifying assembly (19), automatic burner (16), and
exhaust fan purifier and exhaust pipe assembly (10);
to Carbonizing the waste in carbonizing tank (14) through heating up by
microwave and electrical heater (13) and automatic burner (16);
Collecting fuel gas and liquid producing from carbonization, building up the
heat self supply system for the automatic carbonizing collector, conducting
the
fuel gas and liquid by collecting pipe (20), purifying the fuel gas and liquid
by
is the purifying assembly (19), compressing the fuel gas and liquid by
compressor
(11), and depositing the fuel gas and liquid in fuel gas and liquid tank (18)
for
next recycle, that forms a heat self supply system;
Vacuuming carbonizing tank (14) by compressor (11) to prevent residual gas,
liquid and odor pollution;
20 After cooling, collecting the residual waste, carbon produced by waste
carbonization in carbonizing tank (14) by automatically open the lid (4), and
taking out pail (3) and clean it out;
Reaching at the municipal waste automatically collection by setting up waste
pipeline automatically collecting system. The carbonized products, such as the
25 fuel gas and liquid, and the carbon, produced by waste carbonization in
carbonizing tank (14) can reach at automatic collection by connected pipeline,
and automatically transport to specified site. In the residence, each
automatic
carbonizing collector can be connected by pipeline, fluidizing the carbonized
products in carbonizing tank (14) into conductible particle by a shred and
30 fluidizing assembly set in the carbonizing tank (14), and driving by pump
and
suction, transporting all of the carbonized products, the fuel gas and liquid,
and
the residual waste, the carbon produced by the waste carbonization in
carbonizing tank (14) going through the connected pipeline to specified
plants,
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the automatically managing the waste pipeline collecting system by center
computers through remote information exchange system set between the center
computer and terminal units, the automatic carbonizing collectors, that reach
at
the municipal waste in a city automatic collection and automatic management.
By further separating and purifying in the plant, get the recycle products,
the
fuel gas and liquid, and the carbon. The municipal wastes recycle in the
producing source, the recycle products automatically collected by pipeline,
the
municipal waste management in a city reaches at automation and replace the
current manual door to door collection of the wastes, and it will largely
reduce
to the cost of the waste collection and disposal, save the land from landfill
and
prevent the pollution from the waste incinerating.
Automatically controlling the pressure and temperature of carbonizing waste
process by automatic pressure temperature controlling assembly set in the
carbonizing tank (14), it is to ensure the efficiency of carbonization and
safety,
any fault, transnormal and trouble caused can be automatically inform to
center
computer through the remote information exchange system, and instruct a
trouble shooting system correcting it in advance to prevent accident.
There are many working mode programmed in the main board (21) for
selecting to deal with different wastes coming from different source, such as
for
plastic waste, the temperature of the carbonizing tank (14) is set between 90-
110
centigrade, after disinfecting and making the waste soft, shred the waste into
flowable particle and collecting it for reuse; if for food waste, the
temperature of
the carbonizing tank (14) is set between 100-110 centigrade, drying the food
waste, after disinfecting, and shredding the food waste into flowable
particle,
and collecting it for protein recycle; if it is for medical waste, the
temperature of
the carbonizing tank (14) is set between 300-350 centigrade, after completely
carbonization, shredding the carbon into flowable particle, and collecting the
gas,
liquid, and carbon for fuel.
Preventing hazard by setting the automatic monoxide, dioxide and gas
alarm assembly (9) in the automatic carbonizing collector, any transnormal of
monoxide, dioxide, gas and odor in the room, the monoxide, dioxide and gas
alarm assembly (9) can automatically be acted by the sensors, alarming,
informing the center computer, array the transnormal information logically on
display, acting the exhaust fan purifier and exhaust pipe assembly (10),
driving
the hazard gas and pollutants out of the room.
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A supervisory control center is employed to automatically manage and
monitor the automatic carbonizing collectors set in a regional area, the
automatic
waste transporting pipeline. It comprises center computer and controlling
system,
the human machine interface which set to input the program and instruction in
the computer to automatically manage and control the automatic carbonizing
collectors and pipeline, collecting data, recording, organizing, editing and
compiling the instruction and the data.
Heater in the waste carbonizing process comprises electronic arc heater,
plasma heater, microwave heater, and burning heater. It depend the requirement
to of different wastes coming from different producing source, recycle,
reuse and
in different working condition.
Advantage
The present invention, automatic carbonizing collector for wastes focuses
recycle and reuse the waste in producing source. It disinfects and carbonizes
the
waste at the producing source that largely reduces the volume of the waste,
the
weight of the waste and the hazard of the waste. Collecting the carbonized and
disinfected products by automatic pipeline and replacing the manual door to
door collection of the waste, that largely reduces the cost of waste
collection and
the cost of waste disposal. Disinfecting waste in producing source,
eliminating
the hazard of the waste in the producing source, it is clean for user, there
is no
spread for disease. Carbonizing the waste in producing source is easy user
without the intricate waste classifying process that saves time and manpower,
reduces the liability of the household. The present invention uses the
products,
the fuel gas and liquid producing from the carbonization of waste as heat
source
for automatic carbonizing collector, it saves energy and power. The last but
not
lest is that eliminates the pollution from landfill and incinerating, saves
land and
resource.
Illustrate by figures and example
Figure 1 is a section view of automatic carbonizing collector, in the figure,
the
automatic carbonizing collector comprises holder (1), container (2), pail (3),
lid
(4), seal ring (5), ultraviolet and ozone producing assembly (6), automatic
lid
infrared sensor opener assembly (7), control panel (8), carbon monoxide carbon
dioxide and gas automatic sensor alarm assembly (9), exhaust fan purifier and
exhaust pipe assembly (10), compressor (11), heat collector (12), microwave
and electrical heater assembly (13), carbonizing tank (14), gas and fuel pipe
(15),
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automatic burner (16), automatic igniting and safe protecting assembly (17),
fuel
gas and liquid tank (18), purifying assembly (19), fuel gas and liquid
collecting
pipe (20), main board (21).
Figure 2 is a view of automatic collecting system for carbonized products, in
the figure, the automatic collecting system comprises automatic carbonizing
collector (201) set in kitchens, automatic carbonizing collector (203) set in
business units, automatic carbonizing collector (204) set in public squares,
all of
the automatic carbonizing collectors are connected by pipeline (202) with
center
collecting tank (207) and a vacuum pumper (208), a supervisory control center
to and computer (205) automatically manages the system through a remote
information exchanging system (206).
Example 1, industrial application
A project for industrial application comprises:
Setting the automatic carbonizing collectors in kitchens of residence,
business
units, and public squares;
Connecting the automatic carbonizing collectors with center tank (207) and
vacuum pumper (208) by pipeline (202), and forming an automatic colleting
system for carbonized products from wastes;
Automatically managing the collecting system by a supervisory control center
through remote information exchanging system (206);
Automatically opening lid (4) of the automatic carbonizing collector by lid
infrared sensor opener assembly (7) when user going near the collector to drop
waste;
Dropping wastes into container (2) of the automatic carbonizing collector,
automatically closing the lid (4) and depositing the wastes in the container;
Disinfecting the wastes in the container (2) instantly by ultraviolet and
ozone
producing assembly (6) to prevent odor, pollution and hazard from the wastes;
Starting the automatic carbonizing collectors according to the instruction of
the
supervisory control center;
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Automatically tighting the seal ring (5) and cut off the air, making the
carbonizing tank (14) in anaerobic condition;
Heating up carbonizing tank (14) by microwave and electrical heater assembly
(13) and automatic burner (16);
Drying the waste in carbonizing tank (14) and pumping the exhaust gas out of
the tank (14) by compressor (11);
Disinfecting and purifying the exhaust gas producing in carbonizing tank (14)
by purifying assembly (19), automatic burner (16), and exhaust fan purifier
and
exhaust pipe assembly (10);
to Carbonizing the waste in carbonizing tank (14) according the program set in
main board (21);
After cooling, shredding the carbonized products in carbonizing tank (14) into
flowable particle by fluidizing assembly;
Starting vacuum pumper (208) according the instruction of supervisory control
center (205), driving the carbonized products, the fuel gas and liquid, and
carbon
in carbonizing tank (14) going through pipeline (202) into center collecting
tank
(207);
Vacuuming carbonizing tank (14) by vacuum pumper (206) to prevent odor and
pollution;
After separating and purifying, get the fuel gas and liquid, and carbon;
The data automatically collected by supervisory control center (205) through
the remote information exchange system (206), and arraying on the display
logically;
Automatically monitoring the temperature, pressure, and pollutant, such as the
gas, monoxide, dioxide and odor by supervisory control center (205) through
the
remote information exchange system (206) to ensure the safety for users.
Example 2, medical waste application
Medical waste is a source infecting disease and risk to environment. Most of
the clinics located in the residence with high density of population. It
threatens
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the health of population. Automatic carbonizing collector gives a safe
solution to
the medical waste. An application example for medical waste comprising:
Setting automatic carbonizing collector in medical waste producing source,
such
as surgery, sickroom and inject room;
Automatically opening lid (4) of automatic carbonizing collector by lid
infrared
sensor opener assembly (7);
Putting wastes into container (2) of the automatic carbonizing collector and
depositing the wastes in the container (2);
Automatically closing the lid (4) to prevent odor, leak and animals touch it;
Disinfecting the wastes in the container (2) instantly and eliminating odor by
ultraviolet and ozone producing assembly (6);
Setting working time and selecting work mode by control panel (8);
Automatically starting up the automatic carbonizing collector and tight seal
ring
(5) at a set time and keeping carbonizing tank (14) in anaerobic condition;
Heating the wastes in carbonizing tank (14) by microwave and electrical heater
assembly (13) and automatic burner (16);
Drying the wastes in carbonizing tank (14) by vacuum and heat;
Disinfecting and purifying exhaust gas producing in carbonizing tank (14) by
purifying assembly (19), the high temperature of automatic burner (16), and
exhaust fan purifier and exhaust pipe assembly (10) and conducting the exhaust
gas pass through exhaust pipe assembly (10) to outdoor;
Carbonizing the waste in carbonizing tank (14) by microwave and electrical
heater (13) and automatic burner (16);
Collecting fuel gas and liquid producing from carbonization by conducting the
fuel gas and liquid through collecting pipe (20), purifying the fuel gas and
liquid
by the purifying assembly (19), compressing the fuel gas and liquid by
compressor (11), and depositing the fuel gas and liquid in fuel gas and liquid
tank (18) and forming a heat self supply and reuse system;
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Vacuuming carbonizing tank (14) by compressor (11) to prevent residual gas,
liquid and odor pollution;
After cooling, collecting the carbon produced by waste carbonization in
carbonizing tank (14) by automatically open the lid (4), and taking out pail
(3)
and clean it out;
Preventing hazard by automatic monoxide, dioxide and gas alarm assembly (9).
Automatic carbonizing collector decomposition and disinfecting the medical
waste in produce source, it eliminates the infect source of disease and
ensures
the safety for the population.
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