Method of disposing of combustible materials

A method of disposing of materials that are combustible to produce ash, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a heating space;
• providing a first source to generate heat to a first predetermined level at a first location in the heating space sufficient to reconstitute ash resulting from combustion of the combustible materials to a molten slag at the first location and so that heat generated by the first source elevates the temperature at a second location within the heating space to a second predetermined heat level that is below the first predetermined heat level and high enough to cause combustion of the combustible materials;
• directing the combustible materials from an inlet in a vertical path by gravitational forces to the second location at which the combustible materials are combusted to produce ash;
• continuously moving the ash in the vertical path through a restricted opening to the first location;
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• causing the ash directed to the first location to be reconstituted as molten slag,
• whereby combustible material and thereafter ash produced therefrom can move continuously in the vertical path from the inlet to the first location.

A method of disposing of materials that are combustible to produce ash, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a heating space;
• providing a first source to generate heat to a first predetermined level at a first location in the heating space sufficient to reconstitute ash resulting from combustion of the combustible materials to a molten slag at the first location and so that heat generated by the first source elevates the temperature at a second location within the heating space to a second predetermined heat level that is below the first predetermined heat level and high enough to cause combustion of the combustible materials;
• directing the combustible materials to the second location at which the combustible materials are combusted to produce ash;
• causing the ash to be directed by gravitational forces directly along a straight vertical path from the second location to the first location to be reconstituted as molten slag;
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• causing vertically moving uncombusted material mixed with ash moving in the vertical path to be intercepted in moving from the second location to the first location while allowing the ash mixed with the uncombusted materials to continue moving in the vertical path to the first location.

A method of disposing of combustible materials, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a heating space;
• providing a first source to generate heat to a first predetermined level at a first location in the heating space sufficient to reconstitute the combustible materials to a molten slag at the first location and so that heat generated by the first source elevates the temperature at a second location within the heating space to a second predetermined heat level that is below the first predetermined heat level and high enough to cause combustion of the combustible materials;
• directing the combustible materials to the second location at which the combustible materials are combusted to produce ash;
• and
• causing the ash to be continuously moved and directed by gravitational forces from the second location to the first location to be reconstituted as molten slag.