Method and system for manufacturing combustible products
AssigneeBalcones Recycling, Inc.
InventorBart P. Parish
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Abstract
This present invention is for an improved method of recycling waste materials consisting substantially of cellulosic fiber and thermoplastic resin to make combustible products useful as industrial fuel with high heat output. The preferred method utilizes a low-speed and high-torque grinder to facilitate the continuous processing of feedstock. One advantage of the present invention over the prior art is the ability to continuously process feedstock while reducing the risk of fire.
Claims33
A method for making combustible products from recyclable materials comprising:
- blending feedstock, wherein said feedstock is selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof;
- inputting said blended feedstock into a grinder for the purpose of reducing the size of said blended feedstock;
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- compressing and extruding said reduced blended feedstock through a cuber so as to create combustible products.
A method for preparing combustible materials from thermoplastic material and cellulosic fibers comprising:
- selecting feedstock selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof
- feeding said feedstock through a size reduction apparatus, wherein said size reduction apparatus operates at a torque of between about 18,000 and about 20,000 ft-lbs of torque per motor shaft;
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- feeding said reduced feedstock through a cuber, including forcing said feedstock through die holes to form combustible products.
A method for manufacturing a combustible product comprising:
- supplying feedstock into a grinder, wherein said feedstock is selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof;
- grinding said feedstock at a torque of between about 18,000 and about 20,000 ft-lbs of torque per motor shaft;
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- feeding said ground feedstock through a cuber to form combustible products.
A method for manufacturing a combustible product comprising:
- supplying feedstock into a grinder, wherein said feedstock is selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof;
- grinding said feedstock at a torque of between about 18,000 and about 20,000 ft-lbs of torque per motor shaft;
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- feeding said ground feedstock through a cuber to form combustible products.
A system for manufacturing a combustible product comprising:
- a grinder for grinding feedstock, wherein said feedstock is selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof and said grinder operates at a torque of between about 18,000 and about 20,000 ft-lbs of torque per motor shaft;
- a cuber for shaping said ground feedstock into predetermined shapes;
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- a method of feeding said feedstock through said grinder and said cuber to form combustible products.
A combustible product, wherein said combustible product has been made by the process of:
- supplying feedstock into a grinder, wherein said feedstock is selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof;
- grinding said feedstock at a torque of between about 18,000 and about 20,000 ft-lbs of torque per motor shaft;
- and
- feeding said ground feedstock through a cuber to form combustible products.
A method for manufacturing a combustible product comprising:
- supplying feedstock into a grinder, wherein said feedstock is selected substantially from the group consisting of thermoplastic material, cellulosic fibers and combinations thereof;
- grinding said feedstock at a torque of between about 18,000 and about 20,000 ft-lbs of torque per motor shaft;
- feeding said ground feedstock through a cuber to form combustible products.
- monitoring the operational characteristics of said grinder and said cuber using a software application, wherein said characteristics can be monitored and controlled using said software.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.