Method and apparatus for treatment of waste
AssigneeInternational Environmental Solutions Corporation
InventorWilliam Walker
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating waste material that comprises four major cooperating subsystems, namely a pyrolytic converter (24), a two-stage thermal oxidizer (26), a steam generator (28) and a steam turbine (30) driven by steam generated by the steam generator. In operation, the pyrolytic converter is uniquely heated without any flame impinging on the reactor component and the waste material to be pyrolyzed is transported through the reaction chamber of the pyrolytic converter by a pair of longitudinally extending, side-by-side material transporting mechanisms (42, 43).
Claims17
An apparatus for treating waste material comprising:
- (a) a thermal reactor including a hollow housing and a reaction chamber disposed within said hollow housing;
- (b) feed means connected to said thermal reactor for CONTROLLABLY feeding the waste material to the reaction chamber of said thermal reactor;
- (c) conveyor means for conveying the waste material through said reaction chamber of said thermal reactor, wherein said conveyor means comprises a first conveyor mechanism and a second conveyor mechanism, each of said first and second conveyor mechanisms including a first helical screw section and a second paddle section;
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- (d) heating means for heating said reaction chamber, said heating means comprising a thermal oxidizer connected to said thermal reactor for initially heating said reaction chamber.
An apparatus for treating waste material comprising:
- (a) a thermal reactor including a hollow housing and a reaction chamber disposed within said hollow housing;
- (b) feed means connected to said thermal reactor for CONTROLLABLY feeding the waste material to reactor chamber of said thermal reactor;
- (c) conveyor means for conveying the waste material through said reactor chamber of said thermal reactor, said conveyor means comprising a pair of conveyor mechanisms rotatably mounted within said reaction chamber in a side-by-side relationship, wherein each of said conveyor mechanisms comprises a first screw conveyor section and a plurality of paddle flights;
- (d) heating means for heating said reaction chamber, said heating means comprising a thermal oxidizer connected to said thermal reactor for initially heating said reaction chamber, said thermal oxidizer comprising first and second subchambers divided by a baffle means for controlling the flow of gases between said first and second subchambers;
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- (e) drying means operably associated with thermal reactor for drying the waste material.
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