摘要 |
1340507 Drying excreta and use thereof as fertilizer or cattle feed LUCAS FURNACE DEVELOPMENTS Ltd 22 Nov 1971 [24 Nov 1970 2 Jan 1971] 55708/70 and 190/71 Heading C1B [Also in Division A2] A method of treating material comprising excreta, for providing a dried granular or powder end product therefrom, is characterized in that the material is dried and sterilized by microwave radiation during conveyance through a treatment zone. Preferably the material is moistened to produce a slurry, the slurry is screened to separate foreign matter therefrom and the screened slurry is compacted to extract liquid therefrom before conveying the compacted material through the treatment zone. An apparatus for carrying out the method is described. The dried material finds application as fertilizer. |