Apparatuses for the anaerobic digestion of natural organic waste

Patent · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5063793

Hawkes, D L; Horton, R; Stafford, D A

A description is given of an apparatus for the anaerobic digestion of natural organic waste comprising a closed container in which the organic waste can be retained while the anaerobic micro-organism present in the waste digests the same, a feed tube which extends downward into said container on one side thereof and through which said natural organic waste is introduced into said container, an inclined outlet tube which extends upward from the container of the opposite side thereof to a point higher than the lower end of said inlet tube.

• Assignee: Hamworthy Eng. Ltd., Fleets Corner, England
• Patent Number(s): US 4233155
• OSTI ID: 5063793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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