# US 2014/0151271 A1 · Apparatus and method for reclaiming contaminated material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0151271 A1 - Document ID: US20140151271A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/036,123 - Filed: 2013-09-25 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-09-28 - Inventors: Eric Beaird; Steven Dowdy; Darren Segrest - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140151271A1 ## CPC - C10G 1/047: {Hot water or cold water extraction processes} - C10G 1/04: by extraction - C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES ## Abstract The invention provides a method and apparatus of removing contaminants such as salts, hydrocarbon, chemicals, minerals, and metals from materials such as sand, soil, gravel, drill cuttings, and other solids, and reclaiming contaminants and materials for reuse. The invention is scalable in size and capability, economic to construct and operate and reliable in operation and performance. The invention slurries contaminated material with a solution. Transports the slurried material throughout a hydraulic chamber, where the contaminants become more associated with the solution than the material. The invention then separates the processed material and contaminated solution into unique reclaimed components. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 I. A METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM MATERIALS ### Claim 1 A method for removing contaminants comprising oils, salts, chemicals, minerals, etc. from materials comprising of sand, clay, shale, soil, gravel, drill cuttings, etc. The method comprising: transferring the material to a process feed mechanism; feeding the material into a slurry device; slurring the contaminated material with a solution; transferring the slurred material to a hydraulic chamber; transporting the slurred material throughout the hydraulic chamber, allowing some, most or substantially all of the contaminates on the material to be removed from the material in the hydraulic chamber; ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of pretreating the contaminated material prior to the feeding mechanism to enhance the contaminant removal process. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transporting said slurred material throughout said Hydraulic Chamber, allowing contaminates to be removed from material, is enhanced by the additional of turbulators throughout the Hydraulic Chamber. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transporting said slurred material throughout said Hydraulic Chamber, allowing contaminates to be removed from material, is enhanced by the additional of nozzles throughout the Hydraulic Chamber. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, where the hydraulic chamber is in fluid contact with a separation chamber. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of transporting the slurred material from the hydraulic chamber to the separation chamber. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, where the material of the slurred material is separated from the contaminants and solution of the slurred material in the separation chamber. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of processing the contaminants and solution in the separation chamber into unique components; ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of transporting the reclaimed material and the unique components to holding containers. ### Claim 10 A contaminated material reclamation apparatus comprising: a slurry chamber, and a hydraulic chamber and a separation chamber, said slurry chamber being in fluid communication with said hydraulic chamber being in fluid communication with said separation chamber; a slurry device positioned within said slurry chamber, said slurry device being suitable for combining said solution with said contaminated material, the combination of which forms slurred material; a separation device positioned within said separation chamber, said separation device being suitable for removing material from said slurred material. ### Claim at position 12 II. AN APPARATUS FOR RECLAIMING MATERIALS AND CONTAMINANTS ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a pretreatment chamber capable of preparing said contaminated material for processing through the invention. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a feed mechanism capable of transporting the contaminated material from a holding container to said slurry chamber at the desired rate. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a pressurization system in fluid communication with a solution holding tank and said slurry device, said pressurization system capable of supplying said solution to said slurry device at the desired rate and pressure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a nozzle positioned within said hydraulic chamber, said nozzle being suitable for injecting nozzle solution into said hydraulic chamber and impacting said slurred material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a turbulator affixed to the interior wall of said hydraulic chamber, said turbulator being suitable to cause turbulent flow to said slurred material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a pressurization chamber, said pressurization chamber cable of providing said nozzle with said solution at a desired rate and pressure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of nozzles. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a plurality of turblators. ### Claim 19 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a heating system, said heating system suitable to heat said solution to a calculated temperature. ### Claim 20 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising subsequent separation devices within said separation chamber, said subsequent separation devices are suitable for separating contaminants from solution.