Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anaerobic digester service device with a separation curtain
- Patent Title (中): 厌氧消化器服务装置,带分隔帘
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Application No.: US14358574Application Date: 2012-11-16
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Publication No.: US09512394B2Publication Date: 2016-12-06
- Inventor: Michael David Theodoulou , Warren Bruce Lee , Juan Carlos Josse
- Applicant: Anaergia Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Burlington
- Assignee: Anaergia Inc.
- Current Assignee: Anaergia Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Burlington
- International Application: PCT/CA2012/050821 WO 20121116
- International Announcement: WO2013/071444 WO 20130523
- Main IPC: C12M1/107
- IPC: C12M1/107 ; C12M1/00 ; C12M1/06 ; C12P5/02 ; B01F7/00

Abstract:
A digester tank has a servicing device that allows access to the interior of the digester tank. The sealing device may have a movable retention wall adapted to resist the pressure of the gas inside the digester by one or more of a) increasing the bending resistance of the retention wall, for example by inflating pockets in the wall, b) forcing the lower edge of the retention wall downwards, for example by weight, a mechanical arm or inflating pockets, and c) providing a mechanical structure within the retention wall, for example a non-moving cage-like structure. A sealing device with a fixed wall has a pipe with an isolation valve between the headspace of the tank and the inside of the sealing device. In operation, a seal may be formed across the separation curtain by raising the level of the liquid contents and closing the isolation valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140329306A1 ANAEROBIC DIGESTER SERVICE DEVICE WITH A SEPARATION CURTAIN Public/Granted day:2014-11-06
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