Embodiments disclosed herein provide a bucket assembly and method of use thereof. The bucket assembly is a relatively lightweight and removable apparatus that can fracture cut, paddle, and heat contents contained therein. The bucket assembly can include a housing that has a curved metal plate and blade array attached thereto. A cut and paddle assembly can rotate within the housing and interface with the blade array to fracture cut contents contained therein. The cut and paddle assembly is also operative to mix the contents to ensure full dispersal within the housing. A flexible heater array is attached to and operative to heat the curved metal plate. The combination of the fracture cutting, paddling, and heating can convert organic matter to a ground and selectively desiccated product.

A method for anoxic biological carbon sequestration and the resulting product for sequestering carbon is disclosed. The method includes removing moisture content from the biomass to below 37-percent through a carbon-zero drying process, then rendering the dried biomass in a grinding process to particulate that is no greater than 20 mm in any direction, and finally a densification process that forcibly extrudes the dried biomass particulate through an opening at a pressure in excess of 500 psi and with an achieved surface heating beyond 50C. to enable self-cohesion of the resulting product so that it stays intact as it sinks down through the water column to the anoxic basin.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

A method for thermally decomposing a carbonaceous waste material including: filling a reactor defined by a reactor wall with the waste material and an auxiliary material, resulting in a reactor content, the auxiliary material including abrasive particles; heating the reactor contents in the absence of oxygen, such that gaseous products are formed by pyrolysis of the waste material and the abrasive particles do not melt or thermally decompose; moving the reactor contents during the pyrolysis, the moving being adapted to mix the reactor contents and to cause the abrasive particles to scrape over at least parts of the reactor wall. The auxiliary material has a composition to include a component adapted to bind halogens present in the gaseous products and/or so that the brittleness of the auxiliary material is greater than the brittleness of the reactor wall.

A waste food processing machine provides hands-free operation for improved hygiene and convenience, particularly where minimizing contact with surfaces is essential. The machine incorporates a control system coupled with a door opening mechanism and features a hands-free switchsuch as a foot-operated or bump switchthat allows users to open and close the machine door without using their hands. The hands-free switch, mounted on the machine's chassis, sends activation signals to the control system to engage the door opening mechanism, which could be an electric motor or a hydraulic pump. This mechanism enables the access door to the drum to open or close. Should the switch be activated while the door is in motion, the door halts and can reverse its movement with subsequent activations.

The present invention relates to an eco-friendly coffee grounds recycling system. Post-brewing coffee residue (coffee grounds) is prepared, along with other ingredients, to become biodegradable plant containers. This application involves using coffee grounds as the main material, mixing them with organic or inorganic fillers and adding a preservative to produce a biodegradable clay. This clay can be molded into various artifacts, such as decorative items, crafts, bricks, vases, and more.

A food waste disposer includes: a housing; a grinding case positioned inside the housing, configured to grind food waste, and separable from the housing, wherein a discharge hole is formed in a bottom of the grinding case; a valve assembly coupled to the grinding case below the discharge hole and configured to open or close the discharge hole, the valve assembly protruding below the grinding case; a storage case positioned below the grinding case and configured to store the grinded food waste from the grinding case; a transfer tube positioned between the valve assembly and the storage case and configured to transfer the grinded food waste from the grinding case to the storage case; and a connector coupled to the transfer tube, wherein a shape of the connector is deformable upon the valve assembly resting on the connector.

The present invention is a quick-freeze and chill system for capturing and stabilizing food waste streams. The system, named Chillin8tor, utilizes a modified combo chiller with cryogenic gas snow horns (e.g., CO2, nitrogen) to rapidly and uniformly freeze or chill various food by-products and waste streams. The invention provides quick stabilization of materials for further processing or utilization across various channels including retail and post-production side streams. The system is scalable, customizable, and can be deployed in various settings. Advanced AI-driven controls optimize the freezing process, adapting to varying input conditions.

The invention provides a system for pyrolysis, comprising: (i) a gas producer comprising a gasification zone and a producer gas outlet, wherein the gas producer is configured to: oxidise at least one carbon-containing feed in the presence of an oxidising gas in the gasification zone to form a producer gas; and discharge the producer gas from the gasification zone via the producer gas outlet, wherein a residual oxygen content of the producer gas is substantially depleted or maintained below a maximum predetermined amount by controlling a ratio of oxygen fed to the gasification zone to the carbon-containing feed, (ii) a pyrolyzer comprising a pyrolysis zone and one or more pyrolyzer gas outlets, wherein the pyrolyzer is configured to: feed the producer gas discharged from the gasification zone to the pyrolysis zone; pyrolyze a pyrolyzable organic feed in the pyrolysis zone in the presence of the producer gas to produce a carbonaceous pyrolysis product and a gas mixture comprising combustible components comprising pyrolysis gas; and discharge the gas mixture from the pyrolysis zone via the one or more pyrolyzer gas outlets, and (iii) a first combustor comprising a combustion zone, wherein the first combustor is configured to: receive the gas mixture discharged from the pyrolysis zone in the combustion zone; feed an oxygen-containing gas to the combustion zone; and combust at least a portion of the combustible components present in the gas mixture in the combustion zone to produce a combustion product gas.

The present invention relates to a waste processing apparatus, particularly an apparatus for processing used nappies. The waste processing apparatus includes a chamber including a first opening through which a portion of waste is received into the chamber; and a heating member adapted to provide heat to the portion of waste in the chamber. A method of processing waste, particularly a method of processing used nappies, is also disclosed.