IP Library Granted Patent US 7,854,840
Granted Patent B2
US 7,854,840 · App. 11/666,909 · Granted Dec 21, 2010

Method for decomposing biogenic material

Assignee: Brandenburgische Technische Universitaet Cottbus
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Patent No.
US 7,854,840
App. No.
11/666,909
Granted
Dec 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for decomposing biogenic material, wherein a percolator is charged with biogenic material, a percolation liquid is separated by sieving and re-sprayed again onto the biogenic material, excess percolation liquid is pumped into a buffer from where it is transported into a biogas reactor and fermented to form biogas. The method is characterized in that the purified percolation liquid is transferred as waste water to a storage buffer container from where it can be retransferred to the percolator.

Claims (18)

1. A method for decomposing biogenic material, wherein a percolator is loaded with biogenic material,

a percolation liquid is separated through a sieve and again sprayed onto the biogenic material, without first being passed through a biogas-reactor,

excess percolation liquid is introduced into a buffer tank, from there pumped into a biogas-reactor and fermented to biogas, wherein the cleaned percolation liquid is transferred as wastewater into a storage buffer tank and wherein the wastewater can be transferred from there again into the percolator.

2. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the excess percolation liquid is stored.

3. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that a shock of compressed air is impressed discontinuously through the perforated walls of a sieve bottom.

4. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that normal pressure prevails in percolator.

5. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that percolator is driven aerobically.

6. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that a part of the wastewater is discharged discontinuously and fresh liquid is introduced.

7. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that sinking and/or floating substances are separated in buffer tank and/or in storage buffer tank.

8. The decomposing method according to claim 1 , further characterized in that the fermenting to biogas is conducted by means of added and/or immobilized bacteria.

9. A biogas plant for a method according to claim 1 , consisting of at least one percolator with a sieve bottom and a pump, a buffer tank, at least one biogas reactor, and at least one storage buffer tank.

10. The biogas plant according to claim 9 , further characterized in that it consists of at least two parallelly connected percolators.

11. The biogas plant according to claim 9 , further characterized in that the percolators are acid-resistant.

12. The biogas plant according to claim 9 , further characterized in that the percolators are heatable.

13. The biogas plant according to claim 9 , further characterized in that the biogas reactor is gas-tight.

14. The biogas plant according to claim 9 , further characterized in that the biogas reactor is heatable.

15. The biogas plant according to claim 9 , further characterized in that the storage buffer tank can be aerated.

16. A use of the biogas plant according to claim 9 for the production of biogas and for the storage of percolation liquid.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2021
From: BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET COTTBUS - SENFTENBERG
To: GICON GROSSMANN INGENIEUR CONSULT GMBH
Reel/Frame 056372/0514 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 13, 2014
From: BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET COTTBUS; HOCHSCHULE LAUSITZ
To: BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET COTTBUS-SENFTENBERG
Reel/Frame 033523/0146 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 6, 2013
From: HARVEST POWER, INC.
To: TRIPLEPOINT CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 031589/0169 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2008
From: BUSCH, GUENTER; SIEBER, MARKO
To: BRANDENBURGISCHE TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET COTTBUS
Reel/Frame 021241/0439 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 053 615 · Nov 3, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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