The present invention discloses an intelligent device for composting organic waste by using larvae of saprophagous insects, comprising an outer casing which delimits an inner compartment suitable for accommodating an inner container coaxially placed inside the outer casing and suitable for accommodating organic waste and larvae of saprophagous insects; said inner container is provided with a plurality of through holes on its upper portion for allowing the migrating larvae to pass from the inner container to a migration pipe, and a lower collection compartment placed between the outer casing and the bottom of the inner container, suitable for collecting the percolate and the migrating larvae. The device according to the present invention is also provided with optoelectronic sensor means suitable for detecting the passage of at least one migrating larva from the inner container, through the pipe, up to the lower collection compartment, and a control unit provided with software means. This invention also discloses a process for monitoring bioconversion quality, by counting the number of larvae of migrating saprophagous insects, identifying the larval stage of the larvae of migrating saprophagous insects, and assessing the environmental conditions present inside the device.

The present invention relates to a process wherein organic material derived from plant and animal material is processed to recover nutritional elements. In particular, there is provided a process for releasing nutritional elements from plant and animal material comprising the steps of treating the material with one or more enzymes to digest said material under appropriate conditions and separating the resulting liquid hydrolysate from the undigested material.

A high-speed compost fermentation apparatus of the present invention comprises: a silo having a fermentation space provided therein, having an inlet provided at the upper part thereof, and having an outlet, for discharging fermented compost, formed at the lower part thereof; a stirring unit having driving parts provided to a frame, which is provided at a base part and supports the silo, first and second driving shafts driven by each driving part and provided inside the silo, and a plurality of stirring blades respectively provided to the first and second driving shafts in a radial direction so as to stir organic materials stored in the silo; and a measuring unit provided between the base part and the frame so as to measure the weight of the organic materials stored in the silo.

Processes for manufacturing compositions for plants and soils, such as liquid biofertilizers and solid biostimulants, from animal manure is disclosed. The processes include the delivery of pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air to a liquid fraction of animal manure and further include subjecting the liquid fraction to an autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction. Nutritional compositions to enhance the effectiveness of synthetic fertilizers in conventional agriculture and/or for use in organic farming that are manufactured by these processes are also disclosed.

Processes for manufacturing compositions for plants and soils, such as liquid biofertilizers and solid biostimulants, from animal manure is disclosed. The processes include the delivery of pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air to a liquid fraction of animal manure and further include subjecting the liquid fraction to an autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction. Nutritional compositions to enhance the effectiveness of synthetic fertilizers in conventional agriculture and/or for use in organic farming that are manufactured by these processes are also disclosed.

Provided is a cultivation apparatus including: a decomposition tank which decomposes at least a part of an organic matter contained in a fertilizer source to generate a decomposition liquid in which the at least a part of the organic matter is mineralized; an administration apparatus which administers, to a cultivation target, the decomposition liquid generated by the decomposition tank; and an arithmetic apparatus which calculates a decomposition condition in the decomposition tank based on a nutrient component profile indicating a component to be contained in the decomposition liquid, wherein the decomposition tank generates the decomposition liquid based on the decomposition condition, and the administration apparatus administers, to the cultivation target, the decomposition liquid generated based on the decomposition condition.

Provided is a cultivation apparatus including: a decomposition tank which decomposes at least a part of an organic matter contained in a fertilizer source to generate a decomposition liquid in which the at least a part of the organic matter is mineralized; an administration apparatus which administers, to a cultivation target, the decomposition liquid generated by the decomposition tank; and an arithmetic apparatus which calculates a decomposition condition in the decomposition tank based on a nutrient component profile indicating a component to be contained in the decomposition liquid, wherein the decomposition tank generates the decomposition liquid based on the decomposition condition, and the administration apparatus administers, to the cultivation target, the decomposition liquid generated based on the decomposition condition.

An intelligently controllable food waste disposal system and method are provided. A food waste disposal machine has operational components adapted to assist in the disposal of food waste. A programmable logic controller (PLC) is in data communication with the operational components and configured to control operation of the operational components. A minicomputer is connected to the PLC and adapted to write PLC instructions to the PLC. A network connection is in data communication with both the minicomputer and an analytics cloud. The minicomputer receives data from the analytics cloud and transfers PLC instructions corresponding to the received data to the PLC to thereby alter the operational control of the operational components of the food waste disposal machine via the PLC. The PLC controls the operational components via a default operational program written into the PLC when the PLC detects that the minicomputer is not in communication with the PLC.

An automated food waste processing system including an enclosure secured to prevent unauthorized access to contents contained therein, the enclosure including a plurality of exterior walls and a food waste processing system housed within the enclosure. The food waste processing system including an imaging system configured to capture a plurality of images of the food waste and the non-biodegradable material received by the sorting receptacle, a processing system configured to process the plurality of images using a trained neural network to identify at least plastic waste and metal waste as the non-biodegradable material when included in the food waste input stream as received by the sorting receptacle, and a sorting system configured to, in response to instructions received from the processing system, automatically locate and remove the non-biodegradable material from the sorting receptacle to create a bio-degradable input stream to the anaerobic digester.

An automated food waste processing system including an enclosure secured to prevent unauthorized access to contents contained therein, the enclosure including a plurality of exterior walls and a food waste processing system housed within the enclosure. The food waste processing system including an imaging system configured to capture a plurality of images of the food waste and the non-biodegradable material received by the sorting receptacle, a processing system configured to process the plurality of images using a trained neural network to identify at least plastic waste and metal waste as the non-biodegradable material when included in the food waste input stream as received by the sorting receptacle, and a sorting system configured to, in response to instructions received from the processing system, automatically locate and remove the non-biodegradable material from the sorting receptacle to create a bio-degradable input stream to the anaerobic digester.