Systems and methods of controllable separation between recyclable organic waste from garbage disposal and kitchen sink graywater sewage

Abstract

A system of controllable separation between recyclable organic waste and graywater sewage is described; a respective method for controllable separating recyclable organic waste from graywater sewage is further described; the system includes: a garbage disposal unit, and a separation module; the method includes: draining both the graywater sewage and the recyclable organic waste; processing the organic waste into a semiliquid mixture or slurry of round organic matter and fluid; discharging the semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and the graywater sewage; and releasing the semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid; releasing the graywater sewage; and separating the semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from the graywater sewage.

1 . A system for controllable separation between recyclable organic waste and graywater sewage comprises:
 (a) a general kitchen purpose sink, configured for draining both said graywater sewage and said recyclable organic waste;   (b) a garbage disposal unit, operationally connected to said general kitchen purpose sink, configured for processing said organic waste into a semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid;   (c) a discharge pipe, operationally connected to said garbage disposal unit, configured for discharging said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said garbage disposal unit;   (d) an anaerobic digester, configured for processing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid into a biogas and a liquid fertilizer;   (e) a domestic sewage system, configured for receiving said graywater sewage;   (f) a separation module, operationally connected to said discharge pipe, configured for controllably separating said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said graywater sewage;   wherein said separation module comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
 (I) a mechanical separation system comprises:
 (i) a bifurcation module; 
 (ii) an inlet configured for receiving inflow of said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said discharge pipe, and introducing said inflow to said bifurcation module; 
 (iii) at least one first outlet configured for controllably releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said discharge pipe into said anaerobic digester; 
 (iv) at least one second outlet configured for controllably releasing said graywater from said discharge pipe into said domestic sewage system; 
 
 (II) a hydraulic separation system comprises:
 (i) an inlet configured for receiving said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said discharge pipe; 
 (ii) at least one first outlet configured for controllably releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid into said anaerobic digester; 
 (iii) at least one second outlet configured for controllably releasing graywater into said domestic sewage system; 
 (iv) a pump module configured for actively pumping said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said inlet via said at least one first outlet and into said anaerobic digester; 
 
   (g) a biogas consuming appliance, operationally connected to said anaerobic digester and configured to utilize said biogas.   
     
     
         2 . The system as in  claim 1 , wherein said biogas consuming appliance comprises a heater module, operationally connected to said anaerobic digester, configured heating water in residential households. 
     
     
         3 . The system as in  claim 1 , further comprises a controller, configured for controlling an ignition mechanism and a discharge of said biogas from said anaerobic digester. 
     
     
         4 . The system as in  claim 1 , further comprises an actuation mechanism, operationally connectable to a top face of said anaerobic digester and to said controller, configured for opening an outflow of said biogas and liquid fertilizer from said anaerobic digester to said biogas consuming appliance,
 wherein said actuation mechanism comprises at least one sensor configured to detect that said anaerobic digester vertically reaches a predefined elevational level.   
     
     
         5 . The system as in  claim 4 , wherein said at least one sensor of said actuation mechanism includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of: a magnetic relay, an optical sensor, an electrical switch, a microswitch. 
     
     
         6 . The system as in  claim 1 , wherein said biogas consuming appliance includes a burner comprising a safety shut-off valve configured to block a renewal of biogas flow to said heater module when said burner does not produce a sufficient flame. 
     
     
         7 . The system as in  claim 1 , wherein said controller is configured for controllably igniting a burner of said biogas consuming appliance. 
     
     
         8 . A method for controllable separating recyclable organic waste from graywater sewage further comprising:
 (a) draining both said graywater sewage and said recyclable organic waste into a garbage disposal unit;   (b) processing said recyclable organic waste into a semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid;   (c) discharging said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said garbage disposal unit;   (d) separating said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid apart from said graywater sewage;   wherein said separating comprises at least one separation selected form the group consisting of:
 (I) a separation by a mechanical separation system comprising:
 (i) a bifurcation module; 
 (ii) an inlet configured for receiving inflow of said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said garbage disposal unit, and introducing said inflow to said bifurcation module; 
 (iii) at least one first outlet configured for controllably releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said garbage disposal unit; 
 (iv) at least one second outlet configured for controllably releasing said graywater from said garbage disposal unit into said domestic sewage system; 
 
 (II) a separation by a hydraulic separation system comprising:
 (i) an inlet configured for receiving said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said garbage disposal unit; 
 (ii) at least one first outlet configured for controllably releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said garbage disposal unit; 
 (iii) at least one second outlet configured for controllably releasing graywater into said domestic sewage system; 
 (iv) a pump module configured for actively pumping said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said inlet via said at least one first outlet; 
 
   (e) releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said first outlet;   (f) releasing said graywater sewage to a domestic sewage system from said second outlet;   wherein said releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said first outlet is performed at different times than said releasing said graywater sewage to a domestic sewage system from said second outlet.   
     
     
         9 . The method, as in  claim 8 , further comprises at least one step selected from the group consisting of:
 (a) providing a general purpose kitchen sink;   (b) providing said garbage disposal unit;   (c) providing an anaerobic digester;   (d) releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid into said anaerobic digester, thereby processing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid into a biogas and a liquid fertilizer;   (e) providing said separation module;   (f) releasing said biogas from said anaerobic digester into a biogas consuming appliance;   (g) using up said biogas produced by said anaerobic digester.   
     
     
         10 . The method, as in  claim 8 , further comprises controlling an ignition mechanism and a discharge of said biogas and said liquid fertilizer from said anaerobic digester. 
     
     
         11 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein separating said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said graywater sewage comprises separating said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said graywater sewage selectively on the timeline. 
     
     
         12 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein releasing said graywater sewage to said domestic sewage system comprises closing said at least one first outlet and at least one second outlet of said mechanical separation system by at least one means selected from the group consisting of: moving a baffle into a closed position and closing a valve. 
     
     
         13 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein releasing said graywater sewage to said domestic sewage system comprises closing said at least one first outlet and at least one second outlet of said hydraulic separation system by a pump module. 
     
     
         14 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein releasing said graywater sewage to said domestic sewage system is synchronized after a preset delay after activating of said garbage disposal unit. 
     
     
         15 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein releasing said graywater sewage to said domestic sewage system is performed after a preset delay after processing said organic waste into said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground matter and fluid. 
     
     
         16 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein releasing said biogas from said anaerobic digester into a heater module comprises controllably igniting a burner of said heater module. 
     
     
         17 . The method as in  claim 8 , wherein releasing said biogas from said anaerobic digester into a heater module is performed upon reaching by said anaerobic digester a present elevational level. 
     
     
         18 . A system for controllable separation between recyclable organic waste and graywater sewage comprises:
 (a) a garbage disposal unit, operationally connectable to a general purpose kitchen sink, configured for processing a recyclable organic waste into a semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid;   (b) a processing utility, configured to utilize said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid;   (c) a domestic sewage system, configured for receiving said graywater sewage;   (d) a separation module, operationally connected to said discharge pipe, configured for controllably separating said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said graywater sewage;   wherein said separation module comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
 (I) a mechanical separation system comprises:
 (i) a bifurcation module; 
 (ii) an inlet configured for receiving inflow of said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said discharge pipe, and introducing said inflow to said bifurcation module; 
 (iii) at least one first outlet configured for controllably releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said discharge pipe into said anaerobic digester; 
 (iv) at least one second outlet configured for controllably releasing said graywater from said discharge pipe into said domestic sewage system; 
 
 (II) a hydraulic separation system comprises:
 (i) an inlet configured for receiving said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said discharge pipe; 
 (ii) at least one first outlet configured for controllably releasing said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid into said anaerobic digester; 
 (iii) at least one second outlet configured for controllably releasing graywater into said domestic sewage system; 
 (iv) a pump module configured for actively pumping said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid from said inlet via said at least one first outlet and into said anaerobic digester. 
 
   
     
     
         19 . The system, as in  claim 18 , wherein said processing utility further comprises an anerobic digester. 
     
     
         20 . The system, as in  claim 18 , further comprises a discharge pipe, operationally connected to said garbage disposal unit, configured for discharging said semiliquid mixture or slurry of ground organic matter and fluid and said graywater sewage from said garbage disposal unit.