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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6904849 | Waste incinerating method and device for the method The present invention is a waste incinerating method and a device for the method, characterized in that, using a combustion furnace (111) incorporating a high temperature resistant coil-shaped flue (117) and having flue heating means and a thermo senso... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883444 | Processes and systems for using biomineral by-products as a fuel and for NOx removal at coal burning power plants Processes and systems are provided that include introducing ammonia liberated from organic waste to a coal burner in a coal burning power plant, preferably for NOx removal at the power plant. The ammonia is preferably either ammonia liberated upon drying ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877446 | Treatment plant for refuse derived fuels Process for incinerating refuse derived fuels to obtain fuel gas therefrom by thermal cracking, comprising the following steps: subjecting the material to deaeration; advancing a bed of material within a vacuum environment insulated from the outside (thermal crackin... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6792881 | Method for cleaning salt impregnated hog fuel and other bio-mass, and for recovery of waste energy A method according to the present invention for reducing the creation of dioxins during the burning of a biomass containing a contaminant, wherein the contaminant is solvated or neutralized in the presence of a corresponding solvent, includes the steps of prior to t... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6553924 | Co-combustion of waste sludge in municipal waste combustors and other furnaces A system and method for treating, injecting and co-combusting sludge in a municipal waste or other solid fuel combustor. The system includes a sludge receiving and treatment module and a sludge injection and combustion module. The sludge is received and s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6520098 | Apparatus and method for disposing of dam dirt A method of disposing of combustible materials. The method includes 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 c... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6463864 | Gasification melting furnace for wastes and gasification melting method A gasification and melting furnace for wastes has a vertically movable furnace center lance disposed along the axis of the furnace and adapted to blow off a combustion sustaining gas downward into the furnace. One or more stages of upper tuyeres are dispo... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443077 | System for producing combustion ash of cellulose-containing wastes The system for producing combustion ash of cellulose-containing wastes, provided with a kneading device 3 for kneading cellulose-containing wastes with a prescribed amount of liquid fuel oil, a molding device 5 for molding said kneaded mixture, and a comb... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6405664 | Processes and systems for using biomineral by-products as a fuel and for NOx removal at coal burning power plants A process is provided for NOx, removal at coal burning power plants, which includes introducing ammonia that is liberated upon drying a mixture of organic waste, coal combustion by-products, and optionally lime, having a pH of at least 9.5, to ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401635 | Liquid carton waste material recycling process and apparatus for recycling liquid carton waste material Process for recycling of liquid carton waste material or other similar waste material having fibrous, metal and plastics materials. The process includes introducing the waste material and a slushing liquid into a slushing apparatus and slushing of the was... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386124 | Waste treatment system A waste treatment system for solidifying and increasing the speed at which manure would dry. The waste treatment system includes support members; and also includes an elongate tubular member being mounted upon the support members and having an inlet end a... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382112 | Chute of a feed system for a refuse incineration plant having a cutting apparatus The chute is provided with a cutting apparatus which has a mating holder, a clamping slide and a cutting slide. To close the chute, the mating holder is moved inward approximately into the center of the chute and is locked. Then, the clamping slide is mov... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6375908 | Process and apparatus for recovery of raw materials from wastes residues A process is disclosed for recovering raw materials, in particular heavy metals such as chromium, zinc, copper, lead, or nickel, by separation from waste and residues, wherein a liquid or viscous starting mixture and/or a starting mixture composed of crus... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360679 | Sanitary waste disposal unit A sanitary waste disposal unit (1) including a scalable destruction chamber (11), a vacuum pump (23), a source of heat (15) and means (29) for the controlled introduction of air into the chamber (11). In use the waste is introduced on the chamber (11) whi... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360678 | Method and device for disposing of scrapped gas container A method and apparatus for crushing waste gas cans between a pair of rotating rollers installed in a treatment chamber and removing the residual gas and residual liquid from the waste gas cans. The atmosphere in each of a waste gas can loading chamber, wh... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6324999 | Incinerator for removing noxious substances The present invention provides an incinerator for removing toxic substances contained in a flue gas. That is, there is here disclosed an incinerator for removing toxic substances in which a removal section for removing the toxic substances generated from ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6314895 | Method for treating fluid liquid containing a volatile fraction A method for treating at least one liquid fluid comprising a high water content, and including a volatile fraction and a heavy fraction, in order to separate said two fractions. Said method consists in burning at least one gas fluid, recuperating the heat... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6279493 | Co-combustion of waste sludge in municipal waste combustors and other furnaces A system and method for treating, injecting and co-combusting sludge in a municipal waste or other combustor is disclosed. The system includes a sludge receiving and treatment module and a sludge injection and combustion module. The sludge is received and... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244199 | Plant for thermolysis and energetic upgrading of waste products The invention concerns a plant for the thermolysis of waste products containing an organic fraction, and for simultaneous energetically upgrading these waste products comprising: a unit for loading and supplying the waste products to be treated; a thermol... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244198 | Method and equipment for pyrolytic treatment of organic material The present invention refers to a method and an equipment for pyrolytic treatment of organic material comprising a supply storage receiving the organic material to be treated, a number of containers with meshlike walls, each to be charged with a batch of ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230634 | Method of blowing synthetic resin into a furnace A method of blowing a synthetic resin material into a furnace comprising preparing a synthetic resin material having an average specific surface area of at least 50 m2 /kg; and blowing the synthetic resin material from tuyeres of a shaft furnac... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220189 | Rotatable fluidized bed incinerator A rotatable fluidised bed incinerator comprises a rotatable combustion chamber, a means for rotating the combustion chamber, a means for introducing combustible material into the combustion chamber, and a means for introducing a gas into the combustion ch... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6202577 | Method and apparatus for treating refuse A municipal or like refuse, from which large articles of metals have been removed, is mixed with an alkaline substance like limestone preferably in a triple screw mixer, and then advanced along the pyrolysis path in which the refuse mixture is subjected t... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199493 | Process for storing heterogeneous rubbish in an inert gas The invention concerns a process for the storage of heterogeneous wastes in holding or supply dumps, such as rubbish bunkers or suitable rubbish containers, prior to its removal and subsequent thermal utilization or some other processing technique. By int... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196144 | Device for carrying out high-temperature recycling of heterogenously occurring waste and process for charging thereof The invention relates to a device, and a process for its charging, for carrying out high-temperature recycling for heterogeneously occurring waste in compact packages. The compact packages are introduced into a heated channel for evaporation of liquids an... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6182584 | Integrated control and destructive distillation of carbonaceous waste A system and process to provide integrated control for the pyrolytic composition of organic (biomass) waste products especially for municipal solid waste systems. The system includes integrated control that monitors biomass waste stream throughout the ent... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178899 | Waste treatment method and waste treatment apparatus An industrial waste and household waste is treated by a pyrolysis step for carbonizing waste containing organic substance in a condition sealed from an air so as to separate to a pyrolysis gas and a pyrolysis residue; a gas cracking step for introducing t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170411 | Waste tire incinerating and post-treating system A waste tire incinerating and post-treatment system in which waste tires are continuously and efficiently burned. The system includes a waste tire reservoir tank, a hoist, a conveyor system, a tire-size sensing system, an incinerating part, a waste oil pu... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6125774 | Industrial waste combustion process A process for feeding solid industrial and special waste to combustion installations. The waste materials are separated from the combustion chamber by a lock system, are comminuted and homogenized in an inert-gas atmosphere.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6085672 | Apparatus for blowing synthetic resin into furnace An apparatus for blowing synthetic resin into a furnace including a first processing line for processing film-shaped synthetic resins into a granular synthetic resin material; a second processing line for processing non-film-shaped synthetic resins into a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6055917 | Animal carcass incineration process An animal carcass incineration process comprising the steps of: providing a large hopper with a large spring loaded trap door at the top, a series of stationary and rotating blades in the center and a second set of spring loaded doors below. The hopper fe... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6055915 | Wood residue disposal system A method of wood waste disposal which regulates factors such as the amount of wood residue being fed to an incinerator at any given time so that wood residue from a mill is processed promptly and efficiently without compromising the efficient operation of... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6035791 | Process for the recycling of treated wood and the installation for the application of the process Apparatus for processing and recycling CCA (copper, chrome, arsenic) treated wood chips that includes a vertical reaction chamber into which a continuous stream of wood chips is poured. Hot gases at about 400° C. are introduced into the bottom of the col... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6032591 | System for recycling refuse A refuse recycling system which recycles municipal waste as energy, includes a shredder for shredding the waste and removing rejects via a feed pipe to a circulating fluidized bed reactor, the reactor producing flue gases. The reactor includes a side dens... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6009817 | Process for the recycling of batteries, especially dry batteries A process of recycling unsorted batteries. The unsorted batteries are led from a feeding bunker through a shredder directly into a rotary furnace as they arrive from the disposal collection. The shredded batteries are oxidatively burned at a temperature f... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5996512 | System for recycling refuse An apparatus for recycling municipal waste as energy includes a shredder for shredding the waste, and removing rejects, the rejects from the shredder being sorted into a first stream of inert matter that is substantially unpolluted with organic matter and... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5862762 | Method and facility for refuse incineration using a fire-grate-type incinerator and with separation of non-combustibles Combustible is comminuted and dried, and metal and noncombustible are removed from the coarsely comminuted combustible. Then, the combustible is secondarily comminuted and separated into coarse combustible and fluff which is fine combustible. The coarse c... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853579 | Treatment system A treatment system is provided which can treat solid materials and/or liquid materials. Preferably, a separator initially separates liquid and solid materials, and the solid materials are deposited upon a substrate within a microwave cavity. Liquids remai... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5806441 | Automatic carbon black discharging device in waste tire decomposing apparatus An automatic carbon black discharging device for a waste tire decomposing apparatus including a collecting hopper connected to a carbon black discharging portion of the waste tire decomposing apparatus. The automatic carbon black discharging device also i... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5655463 | Apparatus and method for burning waste material A furnace includes a decomposition chamber configured to form a fire pit for controlled decomposition of combustible waste material, a preheat chamber connected to and located generally above the decomposition chamber, and an afterburn chamber operably co... | 08/12/1997 |
