EP 0701542 A1 19960320 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORGANIC MATTER
Title (en)
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORGANIC MATTER
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON ORGANISCHEN STOFFEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE MATIERE ORGANIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- AU PL733493 A 19930217
- AU 9400016 W 19940111
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9419296A1] Organic matter (10) is treated in a stack of containers (1) in which the lowermost container has a solid base and is provided with a liquid run-off tap (8). The remaining containers each have worm access means in the form of a perforated base (2) and are filled with organic material. Worms are initially placed in the next to lowest container in the stack and after they have digested the organic matter in that container they migrate upwards through the perforations in the base of the container above where they breed and digest the organic matter within that container. Ultimately the next to lowest container is removed from the stack, the treated organic material which is now largely worm castings is harvested and the empty container replaced in the top of the stack. The procedure is repeated resulting in digestion of the organic material, breeding of worms, and the collection of liquid run-off in the lowermost container. The assembly is provided with a lid (12).
IPC 1-7
C05F 3/06; C05F 9/02; C05F 9/04; C05F 17/00; C05F 17/02; A01K 67/033
IPC 8 full level
A01K 67/033 (2006.01); C05F 17/00 (2006.01); C05F 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A01K 67/0332 (2013.01); C05F 17/05 (2020.01); C05F 17/907 (2020.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11); Y02W 30/40 (2015.05)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9419296 A1 19940901; EP 0701542 A1 19960320; EP 0701542 A4 19960410
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 9400016 W 19940111; EP 94904104 A 19940111