Abstract: A process for fermenting and recycling food waste that is fully enclosed, eliminating noxious odors, and therefore installable in a wide variety of urban settings at scale. Generally the steps of the process include intake, shredding and grinding, inoculation and acceleration, heterolactic fermentation, separation of solids and liquids, drying and distillation, and post-processing of liquid and solid byproducts. The result of the process includes useful goods such as nutrient-rich soil fertilizer, household cleaning agent, energy in the form of current or hydrogen, and treated water. The process is energy efficient and self-contained, resulting in the processing of food waste within 7 days, thus dramatically reducing the time of traditional fermentation processes to produce desired byproducts.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 3, 2021
Publication date:
March 24, 2022
Applicant:
Recycle Track Systems Inc.
Inventors:
Amanda Weeks, Brett Van Aalsburg, Erik Vosburgh, Maria Del Pilar Sanchez Rodriguez
Abstract: A process for fermenting and recycling food waste that is fully enclosed, eliminating noxious odors, and therefore installable in a wide variety of urban settings at scale. Generally the steps of the process include intake, shredding and grinding, inoculation and acceleration, heterolactic fermentation, separation of solids and liquids, drying and distillation, and post-processing of liquid and solid byproducts. The result of the process includes useful goods such as nutrient-rich soil fertilizer, household cleaning agent, energy in the form of current or hydrogen, and treated water. The process is energy efficient and self-contained, resulting in the processing of food waste within 7 days, thus dramatically reducing the time of traditional fermentation processes to produce desired byproducts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 11, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 11, 2022
Assignee:
Recycle Track Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Amanda Weeks, Brett Van Aalsburg, Erik Vosburgh, Maria del Pilar Sanchez Rodriguez
Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are disclosed that allow for the efficient scheduling, tracking and fulfillment of waste management services. The disclosed waste management system may receive waste management service requests from customers, provide price estimates for customers, allow waste management companies to automatically or manually assign service requests to hauler vehicles, generate optimal service routes for hauler vehicles, track hauler vehicle location and/or progress during service fulfillment, provide for dispute resolution, and/or assists in customer billing.