Composition, System and Process for Removing Oil Products from Asphalt Shingles

A system for removing oil products and segregating fiberglass and granules safely and efficiently from a plurality of asphalt shingles, the system comprising:

• a shredder machine for physically shredding the plurality of asphalt shingles;
• a mash tank that receives an asphalt breakdown chemical solution from a chemical tank and shredded plurality of asphalt shingles from the shredder machine to create a mash;
• a cooker that accepts the mash from the mash tank and provides a controlled heat and pressure environment for the mash;
• a pair of thermostat valves connected to the cooker for removing an alcohol and a gasoline from the mash;
• a settling tank for receiving the mash without the alcohol and the gasoline, and allowing a remaining shingle components to physically separate from one other, such that an oil within the plurality of asphalt shingles floats to a top surface of the mash along with an enzyme, and a plurality of fiberglass and granule components settle to a bottom of the settling tank;
• a skimmer for skimming the oil off the top surface of the mash and transferring the oil to a product tank;
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• a packaging unit for transferring the plurality of fiberglass and granule components for packaging.

A method of removing and separating a plurality of oil product, fiberglass and granules from a plurality of asphalt shingles using an asphalt shingle breakdown chemical solution, the method comprising the steps of:

• shredding the plurality of asphalt shingles to a size between a quarter and a half dollar size equivalent;
• submerging the shredded plurality of asphalt shingles in the asphalt shingle breakdown chemical solution;
• heating the submerged and shredded plurality of asphalt shingles into a mash;
• treating the mash under a controlled heat and pressure environment;
• removing any gasoline, diesel or alcohol from the mash and transferring the same to a chemical tank;
• separating the plurality of oil product, fiberglass and granules within the mash;
• skimming the oil product from a top surface of the mash and transferring the skimmed oil product to a product tank;
• transferring a water, citrus and left-over enzyme back to the chemical tank;
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• drying and separating both the fiberglass and granules for packaging.