Mishimax reduces the volume of wastewater sludge, food waste, and other forms of organic waste by more than 90% in 24 hours, using high-temperature aerobic biodegradation and the heat from evaporation. The organic waste is biodegraded together with the wood chips in the Mishimax fermentation tank. Organic waste can be added to Mishimax every day, but the wood chips are replaced only biannually. After six months, biodegraded organic waste becomes available as organic fertilizer. Moreover, the costs associated with transportation and incineration are not necessary, as Mishimax can biodegrade organic waste on site.
Possible applications:
Organic waste is biodegraded using wood chips in the Mishimax fermentation tank. When the biodegradation process is enhanced, the volume of waste is reduced by more than 90% in 24 hours. Organic waste can be added to the Mishimax every day, but the wood chips are replaced only biannually. After six months, the added wood chips are biodegraded together with the organic waste/sludge, and they become available as organic fertilizer. Mishimax has applications at schools, hospitals, hotels, markets, wastewater treatment plants, industrial parks, and other places where food waste or wastewater sludge are produced.
The economies of developing countries are growing significantly, and with the population growth, issues such as appropriate treatment of wastes, water security, sewage construction, the reduction of methane and CO2 emissions are increasing. Mishimax could contribute to solve these issues in the following ways.
(1) Appropriate treatment of industrial or household waste: In developing countries, reclamation or incineration (metals are segregated) is commonly used as waste treatment methods. However, several sites have waste problems due to the lack of reclamation lands or an insufficient capacity of incineration facilities. Here, Mishimax can be used as an alternative by reducing the volume of organic waste and providing the organic fertilizer produced from the biodegraded residue. After treatment using Mishimax, biodegraded food waste contains high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus, making it useable in farmlands. However, this becomes possible only when garbage segregation rules are set by governments and properly followed by pollution sources. Regarding the legislation, governments’ understanding and cooperation are essential. Therefore, we, Mikuniya Corporation, will discuss with the governments about the garbage segregation rules and make proposals based on global trends, including the SDGs. Also, as a consulting firm, we will provide our clients with environmental consulting services.
(2) Water security: To solve the problem of water shortage, it is necessary to appropriately treat rainwater, lake water, or river water for daily use. During the water treatment process at plants, water is filtered, and large quantities of organic residue is generated. Usually, the costly treatment of this residue is considered a bottleneck. However, Mishimax biodegrades the filtered organic residue, effectively reducing the volume of waste and largely cutting treatment costs. Mishimax can indirectly contribute to the problem of water security in a cost-effectiveness manner.
(3) Sewage construction: When wastewater sludge is generated from industry or households, it often contains harmful substances like heavy metals. In general, activated sludge method is used at sewage treatment plants, which requires huge costs and vast tracts of land. However, when Mishimax is installed at public wastewater treatment plants, private industrial parks, and other pollution sources, it does not require the vast tracts of land, as the sludge can be appropriately managed on site. Mishimax on-site treatment also enables to prevent the leakage of harmful substances by biodegrading sludge in the closed fermentation tank. Moreover, the volume of sludge is effectively reduced, allowing significant savings of treatment costs.
(4) Reduction of methane and CO2 emissions: In some developing countries, there has been a confirmed release of methane from reclaimed lands. Methane is generated through the process of organic waste decomposition due to the inappropriate management of reclaimed lands. However, Mishimax does not emit methane because it teats organic wastes in a closed tank on site. Also, Mishimax on-site treatment reduces CO2 emissions from motor transportation, as there is no need to transport waste for treatment.