PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A PRODUCT USEFUL AS AN ARTIFICIAL SOIL, SOIL CONDITIONER OR PEAT SUBSTITUTE

摘要

A process for the manufacture of a product useful as an artificial soil, soil conditioner or peat substitute, comprising the sequential steps of: (a) providing a substantially solid feed including excrement from animals; (b) forming an aqueous mixture of said substantially solid feed with water; (c) subjecting said aqueous mixture to treatment with an alternating electric current at a frequency within a range of 5 Hz - 200 kHz, for a period of time, such that following said treatment and after subsequent process step (d), a recovered solid product is odorless, microbiologically sterile, porous and is capable of absorbing several times its own weight of water; and (d) separating excess liquid from the alternating electric current treatment in step (c) and recovering said solid product.