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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2007
Dave Konwinski, Davis, CA (US);
Ruihong Zhang, Davis, CA (US);
Dave Konwinski, Davis, CA (US);
Ruihong Zhang, Davis, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A fermentation system for production of biogas from solid organic material, the system including at least one fermentation reactor. The fermentation reactor includes a vessel () for housing a feed mixture having liquid and solid particles and an outlet port (), a strainer assembly () at the outlet port for filtering processed feed mixture from the vessel, and a biogasification reactor () in fluid communication with another fermentation reactor, the other fermentation reactor configured to produce a biomethane. The strainer assembly further includes a mixture driving member () positioned in the strainer body () adjacent the drain opening (), the mixture driving member having a driving surface configured to receive the liquid passing through the filter member (). The driving surface engages the filter member such that solid particles are driven from a surface of the filter member when the driving member is activated. A method of continuously producing a biogas and servicing a strainer assembly for a hydrolysis reactor are disclosed.