Method of reclaiming wastes and products therefrom

Claim 2

A DEODORIZED FERTILIZER COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE OF ANIMAL MANURE ORGANIC WASTE AND A FLY ASH BINDER PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT EFFECTIVE IN DEODORIZING SAID ORGANIC WASTE, SAID FLY ASH HAVING THE FOLLOWING COMPOSITION: 29-57% SILICA 5-32% OF ALUMINA, 2-41% OF FERRIC OXIDE, UP TO 14% OF CALCIUM OXIDE, UP TO 3% MAGNESIUM OXIDE, UP TO 8% OF SULFUR TRIOXIDE, UP TO 2% OF SODIUM OXIDE, AND UP TO 3% OF TRACE METAL OXIDES, THE WEIGHT RATIO BETWEEN SAID ORGANIC WASTE AND SAID FLY ASH BINDER RANGING FROM ABOUT 20:1 TO ABOUT 1:9.

Claim 3

The deodorized fertilizer composition of claim 1 wherein the organic waste and the fly ash binder are in weight ratios ranging from about 3:1 to about 1:3 and the fly ash binder comprises between about 34 and about 48 percent by weight of silica, between about 17 and about 31 percent by weight of alumina, between about 2 and about 27 percent by weight of ferric oxide.

Claim 4

The deodorized fertilizer composition of claim 1 wherein the fly ash binder is in the form of particles ranging from about 1 to about 50 microns in diameter.

Claim 5

The deodorized fertilizer composition of claim 1 wherein said organic waste is an animal manure selected from the group consisting of cattle manure, hog manure, poultry manure, sheep manure, horse manure, domestic pet manure, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 6

The deodorized fertilizer composition of claim 1 wherein the homogeneous mixture of the organic waste and the fly ash binder contains about 10-40 percent by weight of water.

Claim 9

The method of claim 6, wherein said organic waste and the fly ash binder are homogeneously mixed in weight ratios between about 3:1 and 1:3 and said fly ash binder comprises between about 34 and about 48 percent by weight of silica, between about 17 and about 31 percent by weight of alumina, between about 2 and about 27 percent by weight of ferric oxide, and drying said mixture.

Claim 10

The method of claim 6 wherein the fly ash binder consists of particles from about 1 to about 50 microns in diameter.

Claim 11

The method of claim 6 wherein said organic waste is an animal manure selected from the group consisting of cattle manure, hog manure, poultry manure, sheep manure, horse manure, domestic pet manure, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 12

A deodorized fertilizer composition consisting essentially of a homogeneous mixture of a) animal manure organic waste, b) a fly ash binder present in an amount effective in deodorizing said organic waste, said fly ash having the following composition: 29-57% silica 5-32% of alumina, 2-41% of ferric oxide, up to 14% of calcium oxide, up to 3% magnesium oxide, up to 8% of sulfur trioxide, up to 2% of sodium oxide, and up to 3% of trace metal oxides, the weight ratio between said organic waste and said fly ash binder ranging from about 20:1 to about 1:9, and c) an effective amount up to about 40 percent by weight of an additive to increase the nitrogen content of said mixture, said additive being selected from the group consisting of urea, ammonium nitrate, and nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizer.

Claim 13

A deodorized fertilizer composition consisting essentially of a homogeneous mixture of a) animal manure organic waste, b) a fly ash binder present in an amount effective in deodorizing said organic waste, said fly ash having the following composition: 29-57% silica 5-32% of alumina, 2-41% of ferric oxide, up to 14% of calcium oxide, up to 3% magnesium oxide, up to 8% of sulfur trioxide, up to 2% of sodium oxide, and up to 3% of trace metal oxides, the weight ratio between said organic waste and said fly ash binder ranging from about 20:1 to about 1:9, and c) an effective amount up to about 40 percent by weight of an additive to increase the nitrogen content of said mixture, said additive being selected from the group consisting of urea, ammonium nitrate, and nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizer.