Mixing apparatus and system

A mixing apparatus configured to breakdown and mix a semi-solid material with a treatment additive to absorb and capture liquid in the semi-solid material, and thereby discharge a mixture that will become a low slump material, the mixing apparatus comprising:

• a housing defining a primary chamber;
• an inlet provided on the housing for receiving the semi-solid material and the treatment additive into the mixing apparatus;
• an outlet provided on the housing for discharging the mixture from the mixing apparatus, the outlet being disposed vertically below the inlet;
• a plurality of rotating shafts arranged within the primary chamber horizontally relative to an operating position of the mixing apparatus and perpendicular to a flow path of the semi-solid material and the treatment additive through the primary chamber from the inlet to the outlet, each rotating shaft being vertically spaced from another of the rotating shafts along the flow path;
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• a plurality of flailing fixtures movably attached to each of the plurality of rotating shafts, with each flailing fixture having a disrupter end that moves about freely relative to its respective rotating shaft,
• wherein the housing is constructed in such a manner as to route the semi-solid material and the treatment additive along the flow path onto each of the rotating shafts that transversely cross the primary chamber to thereby be engaged by the plurality of flailing fixtures respectively thereon, and
• wherein each of the plurality of flailing fixtures is configured to flail and make contact with the semi-solid material and the treatment additive due to centrifugal force and momentum provided by the respective rotating shaft to thereby enhance the breakdown and mixing action within the primary chamber of the mixing apparatus.