FIELD: agriculture, in particular, processing of plant growing, poultry and animal farming wastes with the use of vermiculite culture, may be used in farms and private houses for utilization of human and animal activity wastes.
SUBSTANCE: apparatus has casing, horizontally positioned perforated member adapted for accommodation of wastes and vermiculite culture, and water receiving device. Casing is made in the form of cylindrical segment. Perforated member is spaced from cylindrical member axis by distance making 50-75% the radius of cylindrical segment. Water receiving device is made in the form of part of cylindrical segment arranged under perforated member. Apparatus is equipped with frame. Casing is mounted on frame for lifting to an angle of up to 45 deg and is furnished at its ends with gates for discharging contents therefrom and with water inlet and water outlet branch pipes. Method involves placing onto perforated member preliminarily prepared material to be processed and having pH=6-8 and basic amount of worms; wetting said material to predetermined moisture content at preliminarily selected temperature; providing composting while maintaining predetermined temperature and moisture content in layer of material under process. Said layer has thickness of from 20 to 50% the radius of cylindrical segment. Lower part of casing is filled with water, which is heated by means of heaters to temperature of 19-210C. Worms are introduced into said layer of material in an amount of from 50 to 400 species per 1 m3 of material under process. Composting process is provided at temperature of 20-230C and layer moisture content in the range of 60-85% for 1-3 months. Upon termination of composting process, ready compost is discharged from casing.
EFFECT: simplified construction and method, reduced labor intensity and increased efficiency.
8 cl, 1 dwg
