US 11,098,251 B2 · Reactor for the advanced thermal chemical conversion processing of municipal solid waste

Abstract

A reactor system made up of a single canister or a plurality of separate canister sections for the advanced thermal chemical conversion processing of municipal solid waste (“MSW”), either sorted or unsorted, and autoclaves specially designed to process the waste at suitable temperature and pressure combinations is disclosed. The canister sections can be individually and separately filled with compressed bales of MSW or with selected loose MSW. The reactor system can produce syngas that has an enhanced BTU value, typically between about 300 to 700 BTU/ft3. The remainder solid waste material generally amounts to approximately 5% of the original MSW volume. This material can then be sorted for metals with the balance being sent to a landfill or other recycling processes depending on its composition.

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Dependent claims

A system for the thermal decomposition of solid waste comprising

a plurality of cylindrical canister sections configured to hold solid waste;
a connecting ring structure at at least one end of each one of the plurality of cylindrical canister sections;
an autoclave holding the plurality of cylindrical canister sections;
and
an exhaust port from the autoclave for removing gases produced during the thermal decomposition of the solid waste;
wherein the connecting ring structure allowscanister sectionsto stackone on top of another inside the autoclave without compressing the solid waste material in the lower canister section.

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Reactor for the advanced thermal chemical conversion processing of municipal solid waste

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