Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
Patent
1991-12-16
1994-10-04
Tung, T.
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
204131, 426615, 426635, 426636, 426807, A23K 100
Patent
active
053523407
ABSTRACT:
A method for conversion of comminuted cellulosic agricultural wastes into a form edible by ruminant animals comprises treating such wastes, e.g., straw, corn stalks and husks, cotton wastes, peanut shells, saw dust, grains (corn, sorghum), etc. by treating with an aqueous solution of a mixed oxidant gas, at a pH of about 7-9, to produce a total water content of less than 20%, a pH of about 7.5-8.3, and NaOH content of less than 5.0% in the waste. The mixed-oxidant gas is produced by a novel electrolytic cell having an anode compartment, cathode compartment and membrane separating the compartments to permit a limited flow of electrolyte therebetween. The anode compartment contains a plurality of anodes and bi-polar electrodes supported in a substantially co-planar relation spaced laterally from each other. The anodes are electrically connected and the bi-polar electrodes are insulated therefrom. An alternate embodiment uses a triple anode comprising a titanium sheet having a coating of the type used on chlorine-producing anodes and flat titanium mesh sheets having a coating of the type used on oxygen-producing anodes on opposite sides thereof supported by insulated spacers. A salt solution electrolyzed in this cell produces the above-mentioned mixed oxidant gas which when absorbed in alkaline solution forms a mixture of oxidant species. The treated product obtained is a satisfactory feed for ruminant animals, being non-toxic and digestible.
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Mosely Neal J.
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Tung T.
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