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(54) Titre français: METHODE ET INSTALLATION SERVANT A TRAITER LES EXCREMENTS D'ANIMAUX ET LE PURIN
(54) Titre anglais: METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PROCESSING ANIMAL EXCREMENT AND LIQUID MANURE
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ABSTRACT
Method for the processing of animal excrements and liquid manure - called liquid materials - for
the purpose of utilization of the ammonia contained in the liquid materials as a chemically bound
non fugitive plant fertilizer, as well as the thermal disposal of the chemical unreactive,
environmental hazardous ingredients of the liquid materials, respectively of the residues
remaining from the processing like ammonia residues, methane gas or gaseous odorous
compounds, for example of the skatole - or mercaptan type, wherein said the ammonia unbound
and/or solubilized in the liquid materials is transformed into a non fugitive, easy resorbable
nitrogen fertilizer for plants by adding carbon dioxide and gypsum to the liquid materials and using
stable exhaust as preferred carbon dioxide source and the liquid materials are generally purified
by the striping method from the odorous substances, ammonia residues or, from the stable
exhaust originating methane by feeding in air or especially stable exhaust and which are
combusted thermally catalytically or supported by a fuel gas, when they leave the installation.

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Note : Les revendications sont présentées dans la langue officielle dans laquelle elles ont été soumises.


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Dr. Georg Halfter
Bandweg 1
D-7889 Grenzach-Wyhlen
Method and installation for the processing of animal excrements and liquid manure
Patent claims
1. Method for the processing of animal excrements and liquid manure - called liquid materials - for
the purpose of utilization of the ammonia contained in the liquid materials as a chemically bound
non fugitive plant fertilizer, as well as the thermal disposal of the chemical unreactive,
environmental hazardous ingredients of the liquid materials, respectively of the residues
remaining from the processing like ammonia residues, methane gas or gaseous odorous
compounds, for example of the skatole - or mercaptan type, wherein said the ammonia unbound
and/or solubilized in the liquid materials is transformed into a non fugitive, easy resorbable
nitrogen fertilizer for plants by adding carbon dioxide and gypsum to the liquid materials and using
stable exhaust as preferred carbon dioxide source and the liquid materials are generally purified
by the striping method from the odorous substances, ammonia residues or, from the stable
exhaust originating methane by feeding in air or especially stable exhaust, and which are
combusted thermally catalytically or supported by a fuel gas, when they leave the installation.
2. Method of Claim 1, wherein said the processing of the liquid materials is carried out according
to a simplified method without adding gypsum, and the liquid materials are treated only with the
striping method according to claim 1.

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3. Method of Claim 1, wherein said gypsum is used in a suspended form with a solid matter
content of 5 to 25 % as raw material, preferably sedimented gypsum from flue gas desulfurization
is used.
4. Method of Claims 1 and 3, wherein said the dosage of suspended gypsum into the installation
is made into the intake stack of eccentric screw pump (1).
5. Method of Claim 1, wherein said the processing of the liquid materials is carried out according
to a simplified version of the method, where only gypsum and stable exhaust are used, according
to the binding reaction of ammonia.
6. Installation for carrying out the method for the processing of animal excrements and liquid
manure - called liquid materials - for the purpose of utilization of the ammonia contained in the
liquid materials as a chemical bound, non fugitive plant fertilizer, as well as the thermal disposal
of the chemical unreactive, environmental hazardous ingredients of the liquid materials,
respectively of the residues remaining from the processing like ammonia residues, methane gas
or gaseous odorous compounds, for example of the skatole - or mercaptan type, where the
ammonia unbound and/or solubilized in the liquid materials is transformed into a non fugitive,
easy resorbable nitrogen fertilizer for plants by adding carbon dioxide and gypsum to the liquid
materials and using stable exhaust as preferred carbon dioxide source and the liquid materials
are generally purified by the striping method from the odorous substances, ammonia residues or,
from the stable exhaust originating methane by feeding in air or especially stable exhaust and
which are combusted thermally catalytically or supported by a fuel gas, when they leave the
installation, wherein said the installation consists out of the following main parts:
(1) - eccentric screw pump
(2) - pressure-/volume regulation

(3) - security overflow
(4) - mixing cylinder
(5) - baffle plate
(6) - flame filter
(7) - pilot flame
(8) - filling indicator
(9) - pile container
(10) - self cleaning filter (intake stack)
(11) - supporting fuel gas
(12) - valve
(13) - gas volume regulation
(14) - air-/O2 inlet
(15) - volume regulation
(16) - porous body
(17) - reactor
(18) - oxygen-/air-/stable exhaust inlet
(19) - outlet of processed liquid materials
(20) - outlet pipe
(21) - inlet of liquid materials to be processed
(22) - oxygen source, stable exhaust enriched with NH3 from animal secretion
(23) - amount regulation for # 22
(24) - valve for # 22
(31) - carbon dioxide source
(32) - carbon dioxide valve
(33) - carbon dioxide volume regulation
(34) - carbon dioxide inlet
(35) - gypsum dosage
(36) - mixing container for gypsum suspension respectively dispersion
(40) - overflow container
(41) - mincing piston/ grater
(42) - preset sieve
(50) - preset device
(60) - pretreatment processing device for the production of ammonium sulfate from ammonia,
resulting from the liquid materials and the stable exhaust of animal secrection.

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7. Simplified installation for carrying out the method according to Claims 1 and 2.
8. Simplified installation for carrying out the method according to Claims 1 and 5.
9. Installation of Claim 6, wherein said the eccentric screw pump (1) is used as prereactor.
10. Installation of Claims 6 and 7, wherein said it can be used as a mobile installation.

Description

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Dr. Georg Haifter
Bandweg 1
i~-7889 Grenzach-Wyhlen
Method and installation for the processing of animal excrements and liquid manure
The present invention relates to a method and an instaliation for the processing of animal
excrements and liquid manure, summarized further under the notion "liquid materials", for the
purpose of binding and transforming the nitrogen compounds contained in the liquid materials,
mainly ammonia into an easily absorbable plant fertilizer, as well as for the purpose of reducing
unpleasant odorous compounds contained in the liquid material.
Furthermore the inventive method relates simultaneously to a solution of the problem for
processing and improvement of stable exhaust.
Following an intensification of stock farming more liquid materials and stable exhausts are
produced that can lead to a considerable damage of the environment and to an overproportional
rise in the production costs of agricultural stock farming. The liquid materials are usually collected
and stored in containers ffor example cesspits), made from d-dferent materials (for example, steel,
plastic, wood, concrete)-today they are mostly made from local concrete.
To those count also containers of biogas devices, which contain degassed liquid manure.
Actually the stable exhaust of common stock farming is emitted almost exclusively into the
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However, if the stable exhaust is cleaned without using the ammonia - and also the carbon
dioxide - respectively the methane content, the technique to be inset is causing costs and resu'ds
in higher production costs to the management of such plants.
Periodically, the container of the liquid materials are emptied, mostly depending on the weather
and the volume of the container.
This follows e-ither using tank trucks or tanks situated on trucks or directly using pumps and pipes,
so called pipelines, with which the liquid materials are distributed mainly on useful areas like
agricultural soil and greenland. The distribunion of the liquid materials follows frequently with the
use of central distributors, for example baffle plates, pendulum pipes, sprinkler systems or
decentralized distribudion devices, where the substances to be distributed come in contact with
the atmospheric air and are polluning n with odorous substances and ammonia.
The distribudion of the liquid materials follows an old tradnion because they contain precious plant
nunrients like nnrogen, phosphorous and sodium compounds.
Therefore the natural fertilizer contained in the liquid materials, especially in form of ndrogen
compounds, is from an economical view a material of value, which otherwise has to be produced
chemically.
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers are exclusively produced on the raw material basis of the nitrogen
content of atmospheric air. Because air contains only 80 % of n-drogen, the oxygen portion of 20
% has to be separated. This is done using the so called Linde method, mainly however by
combusting the oxygen to carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide, because the oxygen required as
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For binding, respectively combusting the oxygen portion of the air, at least 1 kg carbon like
natural gas, mineral oil, or coal is needed to produce 1 kg nitrogen. If no coupling products are
produced for the utilization of carbon monoxide, large amounts of carbonic acid are produced,
that are released into the atmosphere, which is according to reports responsible for the global
warming effect. Therefore, it is even more important to destroy the nitrogen content of the animal
excrements in the liquid materials and stable exhaust, but also, according to the inventive task, to
transduce it into a form that the nitrogen can be used almos~ completely as a natural fertilizer.
It should be considered, that in dfflerent parts of the world the natural fertilizers made from animal
and also human excrements are often the only available fertilizers, due to economical reasons.
With the above described way spreading unprocessed liquid material on the soil 80 % to 90 % of
the nitrogen content gets lost.
The major portion escapes into the atmosphere as unbound nitrogen like ammonia. In part,
directly during the distribution of the liquid materials using the spraying method, partly relatively
short after the distribution of the liquid materials depending on the condition of climate and soil.
The same counts for the extremely bad smelling compounds of the skatole and mercaptan type,
which are contained in the liquid materials.
The latter hardly react chemically and therefore can not be bound chemically and separated using
a simple procedure.
A further environmental problem caused by stock farming is the secretion of methane gas,
especially from the cattle species, and generally from ruminants.

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Methane gas has a 30% higher ozone endangering potential than carbonic acid. For methane gas
anyway burdens the environment, especially by fermentation processes of waste disposals
without disposal gas utilization and the generally known marsh gas that originates from regions
with rice cultivation and swamp fields, as well as sewer gas from mud depositions of less
ventilated, motionless inland waters, n iS therefore by far more important to resolve the problem at
least partially.
It is therefore the task of the invention to resolve all above cited problems related to stock
farming, ideally using one combined method.
It is irresponsible from the above described case to resolve the problem caused by animal
excrements, liquid manure and stable exhaust in a sense of destruction of the precious
compounds withOun taking any profit from it.
Even the destruction of the annoying compounds is not environmental friendly, for also chemical
and biological transformation processes do not inherit a perpetuum mobile.
The expert use is therefore of greater importance with regard to the disposal of the liquid
materials;
a) in their processed form
b~ and that the processed liquid materials are evenly distribuned on the cultivated soil in such a
concentration per area unit, that n ranges within the absorption capability of plants and vegetation
and of the biological-bacterial degradation capabilny of the soil.

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If the unprocessed liquid materials are sprayed on the soil near residential areas, health impairing
problems of the residents may be the result. In those emlssion areas mucous membrane
infections, headaches, sleeping disorders and allergies were reported.
In majority the gaseous and the so-called free, unbound coMpounds of the liquid materials are
responsible for the impairment of the environment.
Above all belong to them ammonia, as well as the odorous substances of the skatole type that
result from protein degradation processes and organic sulfur compounds of the mercaptan type.
Especially ammonia is supposed to have a high health impairing and tree damaging risk, whereas
the intensive smelling odorous substances are more likely present in low concentrations in the
liquid materials. The odorous intensity, especially of the mercaptans is remarkably strong, one
can sense the odor even in the ppm range and also in a 1 000-fold lower concentration range.
Apart from the health relevant effects caused by emissions of the liquid materials, it is reported
more often that the atmosphere and their higher levels may be contaminated by the gaseous
compounds of the liquid materials and of the stable exhaust.
The same is true in much worse form for the methane, which arises from the cattle stock farming.
Obviously the ozone layer is impaired, especially that par~ of the ozone layer 20-50 km high
above the surface of the earth, that acts like a protecting shield absorbing the dangerous
ultraviolet radiation of the sunlight.
It has to be mentioned, that the problem concerning methane as emission gas from stock farming
has been totally neglected so far. However if one considers that worldwide, billions of ruminant
exist, while each cattle for example is releasing more than 2001 methane daily, it is easy to

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calculate that the resulting sum of methane produced in total is very considerable. An absolute
solution of this problem is hardly imaginable. However, a reduction of the methane gas volume
produced would be already a very considerable success, if this could be achieved by a simple,
realizable method.
Therefore, the task of the invention is to find a method and a device to free the liquid materials
from the fugitive and chemically unbound compounds, or to reduce their concentration in the
liquid materials considerably in the way, that these compounds are bound preferably, and that the
nitrogen compounds, especially ammonia are transformed into a nitrogen fertilizer, which can
easily be absorbed by plants, and that the excess of process gas is thermally destroyed, or that
only a thermally disposal is done, according to a simplified version.
It is a further task of the invention to reduce emissions by stable exhaust, respectively their
odorous substances and methane gas content, if referred to the cattle respectively ruminant stock
farming, as well as to use the unbound ammonia, if possible simultaneously in one single
procedure with the processing of the liquid materials.
Surprisingly, the solution of the problem was achieved by the present new method and installation
for the processing of animal excrements and liquid manure --- called liquid materials --- in order to
profit from the ammonia content of the liquid materials as a chemically bound, nonfugitive plant
fertilizer, as well as to destroy thermally the unreactive, environmentally damaging compounds of
the liquid materials, respectively the residual substances from the reaction course, like ammonia,
methane gas or gaseous odorous substances of the skatole or mercaptan type, wherein said the
unbound and/or soluble ammonia contained in the liquid materials is transformed into a
nonfugitive nitrogen fertilizer, easy absorbable by planSs, by adding carbon dioxide and gypsum to
the liquid materials, and that stable exhaust is preferably used as carbon dioxide source, and that

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the liquid materials are generally relieved, using a striping method, from the odorous substances,
ammonia residues, methane resulting from stable exhaust and further fugitive substances, by
infusing oxygen, preferably in form of air or especially stable exhaust and that the gases leaving
the installation are combusted thermocatalytic or with the help of a fuel gas.
In a simplified version of the method for the processing of the liquid materials the treatment with
gypsum is dropped and only the striping method using oxygen, respectively air or preferably
stabla exhaust is carried out according to the device in Fig. 2.
This seems to be the preferred method in cases where the amount of liquid material to be
processed is so small that the complete process expenditure is not justified. In cases of small
mobile units for the processing of the liquid materials the simplified version of Claim 2 might be
preferred.
The processing of the liquid materials by adding suspended gypsum is done best with the use of
precipitated gypsum, that is produced for example at the flue gas desulfurization.
The solid matter content of gypsum should amount 5 to 25 % in the suspension, while due to
reasons of the reaction kinetics, higher gypsum concentrations are more advantageous.
However, most useful is a gypsum concentration between 10 and 20 % in the suspension,
because the gypsum is easier to disperse in water and a trouble-free dosage of the gypsum
suspension into the preparation device is possible.
The location of the gypsum dosage addition is also of importance. This is arranged in a way, that
the liquid materials to be processed meet a high surplus of gypsum according to the equivalent

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requirement of the chemical transduction of ammonia to ammonium sulfate. This is of particular
importance, for the method runs at room temperature and therefore no energy supply is
necessary, which again indicates the method as environmentally friendly. The dosage of the
gypsum suspension is therefore preferably carried out via the inlet pipe of the liquid material
pump 1. This has the additional advantage that simultaneously an intensive mixing of the reacting
substances occurs in the eccentric screw pump. For the body of the pump consists largely out of
aggression- and abrasion resistant elastomeric material, a possible weak point of the material is
therefore ruled out.
Many efforts have been undertaken for resolving the inventive task. In DE-PS 3712 788 a
method adjusting the calcium requirement at the fertilization with liquid manure is described,
where dolomite is added to ~he liquid manure as a calcium donor, only if the soil has a calcium
deficiency. For dolomite reacts neutral to alkaline and is almost water insoluble, the reactivity is
neglectable compared to the also alkaline reacting ammonia.
Considering the device cited in this method, a considerable expenditure of analytical
measurements for the controlled run is required.
In "Mull und Abfall" 20, (1988) 469-472, a method is described for eliminating ammonia from
disposal seepage water by chemical precipitation as magnesium-ammonium sulfate, which could
also be used for the precipitation of ammonia in liquid manure. Besides, that the total elimination
of ammonia is not necessary at all, the procedure is too apparatus intensive for the use in a
medium sized agricultural plant. Beyond that, the farmer would have to acquire some knowledge
in ehemistry and industrial processing engineering to guarantee a rational reaction run.

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However, the present new method works relatively uncomplicated in its simplest version, only by
adding oxygen or air, preferably stable exhaust and a supporting fuel gas like propane, butane,
natural gas or similar ones. The required installation is also relatively uncomplicated and does not
nesd any chemical analytical data recording.
The full step processing of the liquid materials and of the stable exhaust is based, according to
the inventive method, on binding the solubilized ammonia, respectively the slightly chemically
bound ammonia and other alkaline reacting ingredients, with the use of gypsum to ammonium
sulfate, according to the formula
CaSO4 + 2 NH3 + CO2 + H2O ---> CaCO3 + (NH4)2SO4
The CaSO4 is fed into the process as a dispersion. Gypsum from industrial flue gas
desulfurization can be used as an inexpensive raw material. From that point of view, the inventive
method proves to be environmentally relieving in two respects, for ammonia is bound and on the
other hand an environmental waste product can be recycled.
A moderate flow of carbon dioxide is necessary as reaction medium beside CaSO4. Usually, the
carbon dioxide concentration of the stable air, which amounts to 4 %, is sufficient. If this exhaust
is not available carbonic acid is used from steel bottles.
Advantageously, the CaSO4 is fed into the process without dispersion aid as a so-called
suspension. Suitable is a gypsum concentration of 15 % in the suspension, referred to 100 parts
per weight of the aqueous mass. However, gypsum concentrations between 10 % and 30 % are
within the range of use.
The reaction runs already at a temperature of ca. 30 C. If the temperature is remarkably lower,
this disadvantage can be compensated for by increasing the gypsum concentration of the
gypsum suspension.
However, no special temperature control is required.

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However, if the present method is supposed to be used in a large technical range, where
economical evaluations require a rapid run of the process, then the energy resulting from the
combustion of the waste gas from this method, the flaring of the remaining gases to be
combusted together with the necessary supporting fuel gas can be used for that.
The location of gypsum dosage into the processing apparatus is of special importance, with
respect to the above cited increase of the gypsum concentration in the gypsum suspension and
the concentrated dosage of gypsum into the liquid materials.
This is arranged in that way, that the liquid materials to be processed meet a high excess of
gypsum, with respect to the equivalent requirement of the chemical transformation from ammonia
to ammonium sulfate, according to the above cited chemical formula. Preferably, the location of
gypsum dosage isdirectlyattheintake stackforthe liquid materialsof the eccentric screw
pump 1.
Beyond that, this dosage location has the advantage that an intensive mixing of the reaction
partners, liquid material and the gypsum, occurs immediately wUhin the eccentric screw pump 1.
For the carbonic acid from the stable exhaust is fed into the installation alternatively above the
eccentric screw pump, the reaction can run off completely according to the above cited chemical
formula.
The role of the eccentric screw pump as prereactor is also very important for further reasons.
The mixing zones of chemical procedures are generally zones of intensive wear, caused by
turbulence of flow, abrasion, chemical corrosion and similar effects. For the mixing of the reaction
partners takes place within the eccentric screw pump, which pump body is made largely out of an
aggression stable and abrasion resistant elastomeric material, a potential weak point of the
material is ruled out.
Naturally, the gypsum used is the usual calcium sulfate hydrate, CaS04 6 H20.
Calcium carbonate, another product next to ammonium sulfate is also a useful plant nutrition.
Calcium carbonate in its precipitated form acts as a long-term fertilizer, which at the same time
neutralizes the slightly acid reacting ammonium sulfate.

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After the precipitation of the ammonia with gypsum follows the degassing of the liquid materials
and the combustion of the respective gases at the same time and/or simultaneously.
Furthermore, the methane gas originating from the stable exhaust of cattle stock farming is
combusted. For the concentration of combustible gas resulting from the degassing of the liquid
material is too low, another combustible gas the so-called supporting fuel gas, has to support the
combustion. Supporting fuel gases are natural gas, propane or butane.
The combustion of the process gases has to be carried out that way, so that especially the
combustion of the nitrogen compounds and the odorous substances is guaranteed. Ammonia can
be combusted partially, however nitric oxides are the resulting combustion products.
The present case displays the total combustion, because it requires a lower oxygen supply than
the partial combustion. The combustion of ammonia is exemplified according to the following
formula:
4 NH3+ 3 O2 = 2 N2+ 6 H2O
The above cited combustion reaction of ammonia produces 302 kcal. For methane, that displays
an even higher caloric value is combusted together with the exhaust gas mixture, the respective
energy value is considerable. This energy contained in the combustion exhaust can be utilized
with a heat exchanger, for example, for warm water preparation.
Naturally, the exhaust combustion can also be carried ou~ catalytically using tempered catalyst
nets or catalyst filters similar to the Otto carburetor engine exhaust catalysts.
However, which procedure of the termal disposal is more favorable, depends on the amount of
combustible gas in the individual case.
Therefore, it has to be decided for each individual case, which combustion method of the process
exhaust is preferred.
The inventive method is carried out as described by the following examples, however it is not
restricted to these examples.
Measuring and control technical devices are not described in detail.

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To run the inventive method in an optimized way, simple, commercially available measuring - and
technical control devices should be used. For example ion-sensitive electrodes should be used
for pH measurements and for measurements of the NH3-, CO2 -, and Ca - concentrations.
The inventive method bears the following advantages.
General advantages:
- normal distribution devices (baffle plates, nozzle arms, sprinkler systems) can be set in,
that lead to a reduction of costs,
- high area efficiency is possible,
- distribution is possible at good conditions of weather and soil, therefore lesser damage of
soil and plants,
- the liquid manure is more worth the transportation because of a higher plant usable N-
content,
- transformation of the gypsum that is not usable for fertilizing purposes.
- low variable costs due to low costs of the reac~ion compounds.
Advantages of a mobile installation set in after the pile container:
- customary stock farming systems can be continued,
- no transportation of the liquid manure for preparation purposes (to industrial plants),
- low fixed expenditures.
Stationary installation using stable exhaust:
- higher value of the liquid manure by enrichment with N from the stable exhaust, therefore
the liquid manure is worth the transportation (ammonium sulfate content rises by ca.
1 00 %).
- the ordorous emissions are removed from stable exhaust, therefore closer distan~es
between stables and residential areas are possible,
- the central collection of stable exhaust allows the installation of heat regenerating devices
without special expenditures,
- due to the binding of N, container covers for the liquid manure container may not be
necessary (saves costs),
- low variable costs by using the carbon dioxide from the stable exhaust.

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Some advantages have also indirect effects, due to continuous efforts to reduce emissions and
the odorous annoyance of stock farming. Some measures for the customary reduction of odor of
liquid manure are for example:
Stable:
- chemical supplements
- large distances from residential areas
Stora~
- ventilation (unsatisfactory)
- container coverage (expensive)
- chemical supplements to the liquid manure
- production of biogas (high expenditures)
Distribution:
- devices for drilling the liquid manure into soil (technically and energetically expensive,
only limited use)
Diminution of emissions in stable exhaust:
- rinsing the walkways with water
- biowasher with bacterial cultures
- concentration changes

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Example 1
Method of Fig. 1
The liquid material is pumped via intake stack with self cleaning filter 10 from the pile container 9
by the eccentric screw pump 1 over the pressure-/volume regulation 2 and the security overflow 3
into the mixing cylinder4 of the reactor 17. If the amount of pumped liquid material is regulated by
the revolution number of the eccentric screw pump 1, the volume regulation 2 can be dropped.
Oxygen, air, preferably however stock farming exhaust are fed via inlet pipe 18 in form of fine
dispersed bubbles through the porous body 16 into mixing cylinder 4. The porous body 16 is
composed out of ceramics or plastic, like polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide or similar plastic
raw materials. It is a tube like hollow body with a closed outer wall, an open inner wall and fine
porous, respectively capillary filled body material. This kind of material automatically leads to a
fine dispersed air infusion into mixing cylinder 4, required for this method. On the other hand, the
porous body saves an otherwise necessary inlet nozzle.
Alternatively and/or additionally the oxygen (air) can also directly infused on the pressure side of
the eccentric screw pump, that further extends the reaction way of the liquid materials and the
gypsum suspension mixture.
Outlet pipe 20 of the mixing cylinder 4 is amply dimensioned the way, that no pressure can arise
in the mixing cylinder, which means that the infusion of air in the mixing cylinder causes a partial
vapor pressure reduction in the reaction medium.
This facilitates the degassing of the liquid materials.
The oxygen, respectively the oxygen content of the air fed into the mixing cylinder causes a mild
oxidative effect, respectively an activation of bacterial degradation processes. This also causes
partially a deodoration of the liquid materials.
Simultaneously with the onset of the oxygen-(air)-infusion, a 10 % gypsum suspension 37 is
pumped from the mixing container 36 via dosage device 35 into the liquid materials at the height
of the intake stack of the eccentric screw pump 38. The dosage of the gypsum suspension follows
a volume per time ratio, for example 100 I per hour. For the mixing container 36 is supplemented
with a stirrer driven by motor M, the suspension always stays in good fluid conditions and flows to
the location of dosage by its own gravity.

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On the other hand the eccentric screw pump causes a suction effect. To guarantee a completely
regular feeding of the gypsum suspension, the use of a small dosage pump is suitable. In such a
case the revolution numbers of both pumps, eccentric screw pump 1 and the gypsum suspension
pump can be adjusted with each other that way, that the use of the inset material is optlmized in
an economical view.
If stable exhaust is used as air supply the carbon dioxide required for the binding of the ammonia
is already present. If this is not the case, carbon dioxide has to be used from another source, for
example from a steel bottle or tank 31, via valve 32 and the dosage regulation 33 with the inlets
34. It is advantageous to feed the carbon dioxide into the system at point 39, above the eccentric
screw pump. That leads to a particular intensive mixing of the reaction medium and the duration
time of contact is prolonged.
Another carbonic acid source has to be mentioned, which is of interest for application on fields,
that is the recycling of exhaust fumes from Diesel generating engines, that can cover up one third
of the carbon dioxide requirement.
After the reaction medium has passed mixing cylinder 4, the processed liquid materials leave the
main location of reaction via outlet pipe 20.
A separation of the liquid materials from the gaseous compounds, as well as from the before
infused gases, like oxygen of the air, methane, carbon dioxide, unreacted ammonia, as well as
from the unbound resldual odorous substances, occurs at the baffle plate 5.
The gaseous compounds are combusted at flame 7, after passing a flame filter (flame backdraft
prevention) 6 and the dosage of a supporting fuel gas at point 45, via pipe 46, gas volume
regulation 13, valve 12 and source of supporting fuel gas 11.
The processed liquid materials 19 leave reactor 17 descending by their gravity and are stored
interim in a container or distributed directly on the soil to be fertilized by spraying containers or
pipes. Further side- or waste products are not produced.
Alternatively, the combustion of the gaseous process exhaust can be carried out catalytically
without flame formation, or thermocatalytically at a respectively tempered catalyst device.

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Example 2
Method of Fig. 2
This example displays a simplified version of the method, where the free ammonia is not bound,
but is disposed together with the other gases resulting from the process and the liquid materlals
thermally and/or thermocatalytically. In principle, the method is the same of Example 1, only the
procedure of gypsum supplementation to the reaction medium is dropped. The thermal disposal
of the gases according to this example produces respectively much more exothermic energy from
the combustion. Therefore the utilization of the process heat according to Example 2 would be
suitable.
Example 3
Method of Fig. 1
This example corresponds to Example 1, only a thick dung processing step is preset the
preparation installation. Principally, this can be preset every stationary installation to guarantee a
more smooth run of the main process.
The preset installation 50 consists in principal of an overflow container 40 and a mincing piston
respectively a grater 41 with a sieve 42. For that purpose different other systems, especially
rotating mincing systems, can be used.
Example 4
Method of Fig. 3
This example represents a simplified version of the method, respectively an in sito preparation
step. Installation 60 of Fig. 3 is a very simple modification of the ammonia separalion from animal
excrements. The channel transporting the liquid materials enters vessel 61. Carbon dioxide
containing stable exhaust is fed into the liquid materials 14, 34 before they enter vessel 61, or
directly into container 61. The gypsum suspension 37 is fed into container 61 via the gypsum
suspension dosage 35. The CaC03-precipitation takes place simultaneously with the fommation of
ammonium sulfate solubilized in the medium in container 61. The processed liquid materials
reach the main storage basin for liquid materials via an overflow pipe, from where they can be
distributed on the agricultural soil, or are subject to a further processing according to example 1.

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Depending on the proportions of flow and the mixing in container 61 the sedimented material is
carried out via overflow pipe 55.
If the formation of mud occurs in container 61, It is pumped out uslng pump 56 and directly used
for fertilization, or piled in a storage tank.
Alternatively a stirrer is used in container 61. In this cases the processed liquid materials draln off
completely via overflow pipe 55.

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Positions-Zahlen-Liste List of reference numbers
Akte case l/Stichwort key-word Il Anmelder Applicant
Pos. Benennung/Designation
eccentric screw pump 31
2 pressure-lvolume regulation 32 valve31 stableexhaust
3 security overflow 33 volume regulation for 31
4 mixingcylinder 34 carbon dioxide inlet
baffle plate 35 closage of gypsum suspension
6 flame filter (flame backdraft prevention) 36 mixing vessel for gypsum susp.
7 pilot flame 37
8 filling indicator 38 intake stack for 1
9 pile container 39 carbon dioxide inlet pipe
self cleaning filter 40 overflow vessel
11 supporting fuel gas 41 mincing piston, grater
12 valve 42 preset sieve
13 gas volume regulation 43
14 air-/O2 inlet 44
volume regulation for 14 45
16 porous body 46
17 reactor 47
18 air-1O2 inlet 48
19 outletofprocessed liquidmaterial 49
outlet nozle of mixing cylinder 50 preset device
21 raw liquid material inlet 51
22 oxygen source - stable exhaust 52
23 volume regulation for 22 53
24 valve for 22 54
55 overflow for 60
26 56 mud pump for 60
27 57
28 58
29 59
60 preprocessing of gypsum susp.
61 mixing vessel for 60

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Inactive : CIB de MCD 2006-03-11
Inactive : CIB de MCD 2006-03-11
Le délai pour l'annulation est expiré 1998-09-16
Demande non rétablie avant l'échéance 1998-09-16
Réputée abandonnée - omission de répondre à un avis sur les taxes pour le maintien en état 1997-09-16
Toutes les exigences pour l'examen - jugée conforme 1994-07-26
Exigences pour une requête d'examen - jugée conforme 1994-07-26
Demande publiée (accessible au public) 1993-03-21

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Date d'abandonnement Raison Date de rétablissement
1997-09-16
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Abrégé 1993-03-20 1 20
Revendications 1993-03-20 4 86
Dessins 1993-03-20 2 36
Description 1993-03-20 18 525
Dessin représentatif 2000-06-22 1 17
Courtoisie - Lettre d'abandon (taxe de maintien en état) 1997-10-13 1 185
Taxes 1996-09-05 1 40
Taxes 1995-09-04 1 36
Taxes 1994-07-26 1 37
Demande de l'examinateur 1996-09-23 2 69
Demande de l'examinateur 1996-02-26 3 118
Courtoisie - Lettre du bureau 1994-08-29 1 46
Courtoisie - Lettre du bureau 1998-10-29 1 43
Demande de l'examinateur 1998-02-16 2 56
Correspondance de la poursuite 1994-07-25 2 53
Rapport d'examen préliminaire international 1993-05-18 37 1 423
Correspondance de la poursuite 1997-03-23 1 32
Correspondance de la poursuite 1996-08-26 4 93