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US 10,400,188 B2Granted
Process and system for producing engineered fuel
AssigneeWm Intellectual Property Holdings, L.L.C.
InventorRichard A. Toberman
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Abstract
A process and system for producing an engineered fuel product that meets customer specifications for composition and combustion characteristics is provided. The engineered fuel product is preferably a high-BTU, alternative fuel that burns cleaner than coal or petroleum coke (petcoke) and has significantly reduced NOx, SO2 and GHG emissions.
Claims25
A process for treating a solid waste material, the process comprising:
- removing a first set of waste components from the solid waste material, the first set of waste components comprising ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
- shredding the solid waste material;
- removing a second set of waste components from the solid waste material, the second set of waste components comprising one or more of organics, glass, aggregates, wood, electrical components, batteries, textiles, rubber and yard waste;
- proportionally adding a clean stream to the solid waste material, the clean stream comprising fibers and clean plastics, such that a desired plastics content is introduced into the solid waste material;
- removing a third set of waste components from the solid waste material, the third set of waste components comprising ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
- reshredding the solid waste material;
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- densifying the solid waste material.
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A process for treating a solid waste material, the process comprising:
- removing a first set of waste components from the solid waste material, the first set of waste components comprising ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
- shredding the solid waste material;
- removing a second set of waste components from the solid waste material, the second set of waste components comprising one or more of organics, glass, aggregates, wood, electrical components, batteries, textiles, rubber and yard waste;
- proportionally adding a clean stream to the solid waste material, the clean stream comprising clean plastics;
- removing a third set of waste components from the solid waste material, the third set of waste components comprising ferrous and non-ferrous metals;
- reshredding the solid waste material;
- and
- densifying the solid waste material to produce an engineered fuel product having a plastics content.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.