| abstract |
A system (10) for processing a composition of sand and animal waste includes a first separation tank (12) receiving water from a water source (38) and receiving the composition from a transport (22). The composition and the water are mixed in the first separation tank (12) to form a liquefied animal waste and sand combination, and to separate and collect the sand from the resulting liquefied animal waste. The liquefied animal waste and the collected sand are separately removed from the first separation tank (12), and the recovered sand maybe reused while the liquefied waste is supplied to a waste storage or processing location. The system (10) may include a second separation tank (14) operable identically to the first separation tank (12), and control of the two separation tanks (12, 14) may be coordinated such that one of the tanks is being filled while the other is being emptied. |