Asphaltic concrete recycle exhaust gas treatment apparatus and method

In a process for heating and mixing asphaltic concrete in an elongated rotatable drum having an input end and an opposite output end, supplying hot gases of combustion at said input end and directing said hot gases substantially along the length of said drum from said input end to said output end, wherein said composition is directed along said drum toward said output end while being exposed directly to said hot gases, and resulting in a stream of exhaust gases flowing out of said output end containing combustible hydrocarbon gases from the heated asphalt, the improvement comprising:

• burning said combustible hydrocarbon gases by directing flame into said drum adjacent said output end and into said stream of exhaust gases and toward said drum input end.