Oil, method and apparatus
AssigneesHeriot-Watt University, Harris Tweed Authority
InventorsAimaro Sanna, Roozbeh Kalateh, Dan Mei Sun
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Abstract
A thermolysis oil derived from textile is described. The oil comprises an N-heterocyclic aromatic compound and/or a substituted derivative thereof in an amount of at least 2 wt. %. Also described is a method of providing a thermolysis oil, a feeder (100) for an apparatus (1) for thermolysing a textile, an apparatus (1) for thermolysing a textile and a use of waste textile.
Claims22
A thermolysis oil derived from textile, the oil comprising an N-heterocyclic aromatic compound and/or a substituted derivative thereof in an amount of at least 2 wt. %.
A method of providing a thermolysis oil comprising an N-heterocyclic aromatic compound, a phenol and/or a substituted derivative thereof, the method comprising:
- thermolysing a textile comprising keratin, to provide vapours from the textile;
- condensing the vapours to obtain the oil.
A feeder for feeding textile into a thermal reactor for thermolysing the textile;
- wherein the feeder comprises a hopper arranged to receive the textile, a feeder outlet coupleable to the thermal reactor and a screw conveyor arranged therebetween, wherein the screw conveyor is arranged to, in use, urge at least a part of the textile from the hopper towards the feeder outlet;
- and wherein the feeder further comprises a loosening means arranged between the hopper and the screw conveyor, wherein the loosening means is arranged to, in use, loosen at least the part of the textile and thereby urge at least the part of the textile from the hopper towards the screw conveyor.
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