Abstract: First, the organic waste slurry of sewage sludge and/or kitchen garbage is stored in a stable condition after effecting partially thereto a liquefaction treatment in advance by adding liquefying bacteria, and next this slurry is effectively digested anaerobically by way of a liquefaction/gasification-mixed step or a liquefaction/gasification separated step.

Abstract: Methane gas produced according to an anaerobic digestion of organic wastes is introduced into digested separated water which is alkalized by a photo-culture of algae, whereby impurity carbon dioxide gas is removed by absorption. Accordingly, methane of high concentration is recovered and at the same time, by-product algae is recycled as feedstock, and thereby improving the yield of methane.

Abstract: Method for treatment of biochemical waste which comprises adding acid to the biochemical waste to adjust pH (power of hydrogen ion) thereof, heating the adjusted biochemical waste, adding alkali thereto to neutralize the waste, and treating with anaerobic digestion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for digesting garbage or garbage contained wastes, particularly to a microbiological treatment which facilitates the treatment with high efficiency and economics, for the recovery of methane gas, first, by effecting an alcohol fermentation treatment by alcohol fermentative yeasts which can directly convert starch into ethanol without a starch hydrolysis pretreatment in the slurry state, followed by a direct methanization by methane bacteria of the fermented product containing ethanol, without effecting sterilization treatment of garbage or garbage contained wastes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for digestion treatment of organic wastes that are difficult to digest, with a high efficiency and an improved recovery rate of methane.The wastes, before subjected to anaerobic treatment, are heated at 55.degree.-75.degree. C. within an acid or alkaline solution for dissolving digestible ingredients and the insoluble ingredients are eliminated before being transferred to an anaerobic digestion step. By exercising a pre-treatment for dissolving and separating digestible ingredients, the size of the container will be minimized as a result of the shortened time required for digestion and the recovery rate of methane will be improved.

Abstract: A process for the tertiary treatment of biochemical waste waters comprising the following 4 main steps; (1) adding milk of lime to waste water from the anaerobic digestion treatment process to render the waste water alkaline and recovering NH.sub.3 by reduced pressure distillation, (2) contacting recovered NH.sub.3 with a weakly acidic ion exchange resin to make NH.sub.3 adsorbed in the ion exchanger resin, (3) adding acid to the adsorbed ammonia to form an ammonia salt, and (4) blowing CO.sub.2 into the treated water from which NH.sub.3 has been removed, to thereby recover P, and subjecting the treated water from which N and P have been removed to the activated sludge treatment to remove BOD.

Abstract: Moldings of cross-linked thermoplastic polymers are obtained by the method comprising: melting a cross-linkable thermoplastic polymer admixed with a cross-linking agent by applying a temperature and a pressure insufficient to cause a cross-linking reaction; passing the thus-melted molding material through a first orifice thereby to raise its temperature by a shearing action to an extent that will start a cross-linking reaction; passing the thus-treated melted molding material through a second orifice thereby further to raise its temperature to an extent that will effect a rapid cross-linking reaction of the molding material; and then introducing the thus-treated molding material into a pre-forming die to advance the cross-linking reaction of the molding material and then cooling the molding material by means of a liquid under an elevated pressure.

Abstract: Proteins contained in microbial cells, for example, cells of petroleum-assimilable yeast, are separated and purified by extracting proteins from microbial cells, treating the resulting extract solution with a cation exchanger, treating said cation exchanger containing the adsorbed proteins with a volatile basic substance in the presence of water thereby to desorb or elute the adsorbed proteins, removing said basic substance dissolved in the resulting eluate by evaporation, and then concentrating the eluate thereby to obtain the dissolved proteins.

Abstract: In a system for treatment of biochemical waste such as activated sludges, the waste is subjected to anaerobic stabilization processes, which include two phases of an acid fermentation and a methane fermentation effected in separate reactors. The waste after the acid fermentation is then separated into a liquid effluent for the methane fermentation and a waste sludge. The waste sludge which may cause secondary environmental pollution is re-treated within the anaerobic stabilization processes without withdrawing from the system.