Closed retort charcoal reactor system
Assignee0752831 B.C. Ltd.
InventorJohn Flottvik
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Abstract
A reactor is provided for converting organic material to charcoal, with the reactor having a furnace and a retort extending through the furnace. The retort has an auger extending therethrough, with the auger having a flight with gaps therein. Members project inwardly from the walls of the retort at the gaps in the flight to unplug blockages in the retort. A gas collection system is provided which has a branched portion having two or more venting tubes, each with valves so that each may be shut off independently to allow to off-line cleaning without requiring shutdown of the system. A method for converting organic material may be practiced by introducing combustible materials into the reactor.
Claims6
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A method for converting organic material, the method comprising:
- (a) introducing the organic material into an interior of a retort at an inlet region of the retort;
- (b) advancing the organic material through the interior by rotating an auger extending through the interior, wherein the auger comprises a core and a flight;
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- (c) disrupting any plugs of the organic material in the interior by providing one or more members fixed to the retort and projecting into the interior, the one or more members coinciding with longitudinally extending gaps in the flight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.