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| 7814846 | Method and apparatus for preparing a collection area for use in producing carbon nanostructures A method includes producing deposition conditions in a collection area above a reactant liquid containing one or more catalyst metals. The reactant liquid is maintained under conditions in which atoms of the catalyst metal may escape from the reactant liquid into th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7373903 | Medical waste treatment apparatus A medical waste treatment apparatus which comprises: a processing chamber where medical waste is loaded and heated; a combustion chamber having fuel burning means for burning a fuel to produce superheated water vap... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7320288 | Steam-generating combustion system and method for emission control using oxygen enhancement A steam-generating combustion system includes an oxygen enriched gas provided as at least part of an oxidant stream. A combustion chamber receives and combusts a fuel in the oxidant stream and generate steam. The combustion chamber generates flue gas having a flue g... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7302897 | MSW disposal process and apparatus using gasification A system for disposing of municipal solid waste provides commercially-available equipment that is modified to initially remove identifiable unwanted components from the waste, and then chop the waste into small pieces of a size suitable for handling, separation and ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7261046 | System and method of reducing pulverizer flammability hazard and boiler nitrous oxide output The present invention is a system and method of reducing nitrogen oxides in coal combustion exhaust gases and preventing fire and explosion in pulverized coal systems. The present invention first cools the flue gas exiting a boiler of the pulverized coal system with... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7047893 | Pollution abatement incinerator system As taught herein, an incinerator system that directly eliminates the undesirable and harmful pollution of any gases vented or exhausted to open air. The system utilizes a fuel injector system that is used to dispense gaseous or atomized fuel of almost any type and i... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025006 | Industrial and/or household waste treatment method and an industrial and/or household waste treatment installation The invention relates to an industrial and/or household waste treatment method and to an industrial and/or household waste treatment installation (1). According to the invention, the method is characterised in that it consists of, in particular, the loading o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007616 | Oxygen-based biomass combustion system and method An oxygen-based biomass solid fuel combustion system and method has an air separator for separating oxygen from air providing a supply of oxygen for feeding oxygen to a solid fuel combustion chamber. An airlock feeds a metered amount of solid fuel to the solid fuel ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004087 | High temperature gas reforming cyclo-incinerator A high temperature gas reforming cyclo-incinerator, using reformed water and strongly swirling inlet air in its interior to burn up wastes. The incinerator has a dust collecting structure designed to almost completely remove circulating dust and other harmful impuri... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976439 | Incinerator An incinerator (10) comprising a combustion chamber (11) and a plurality of combustion-promoting fluid blast pipes (19) disposed so as to project from one location on the inner wall (12) of the combustion chamber, extend in that vertical ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962118 | Incinerator An incinerator capable of fully preventing dioxins from being released, and has high fuel economy with less fuel consumption. The basic constitution of the incinerator is such that entire gas volume including unburned gas generated in a first combustion chamber (A) ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962148 | Portable campfire container A system, method and apparatus for a portable fire container comprising a single piece of non-flammable material, wherein the container has a solid bottom portion, the container has a contiguous side portion at least six inches in height, the side portion has holes,... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962681 | Methods and systems for reducing or eliminating the production of pollutants during combustion of carbon-containing fuels Systems and apparatus for increasing combustion efficiency during combustion of a carbon-containing fuel such as a fossil fuel. The systems and apparatus utilize catalytically reactive particles within a reaction chamber, typically silica or alumina, that interact w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962117 | Method and apparatus for controlling combustion in a furnace A method and system for controlling the combustion in a furnace in which the flue gas generated by the burning in the combustion zone is fed back to the combustion zone through a recirculation path to cool the combustion zone so that the temperature is below the mel... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959654 | Gasifier system and method A solid fuel fed combustor method having a first chamber portion with an inlet feeding a metered amount of a solid fuel to a first burner stage having a first traveling conveyor firebelt. A metered amount of air is introduced in progressively increasing proportions ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948436 | Method and apparatus for the gasification and combustion of animal waste, human waste, and/or biomass using a moving grate over a stationary perforated plate in a configured chamber An apparatus for the combustion of organic waste such as poultry litter/manure, cow manure and swine manure, and/or human waste, and/or biomass using a moving grate over a stationary perforated plate to convert organic waste into usable energy. The unprocessed fuel ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932002 | System and method of processing solid waste A system and associated method of processing solid waste via a waste gasification process results in usable by-products. The method utilizes a rotary kiln heated to a temperature of at least 800° F. and a reduction chamber, heated to a temperature of at least 1800Â... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6886476 | Vertical refuse incinerator for incinerating wastes and method for controlling the same In a vertical refuse incinerator for incinerating wastes according to the present invention, an incinerator body 1 is made up of an upper cylindrical part CP and a lower funnel part FP covered by a cooling case, and an exhaust gas mixing device 4 promo... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883441 | Incinerator room for quick destruction of sensitive documents An incinerator room to store secret documents and destroy them automatically according to a burn sequence by spraying slow burning flammable liquid on the contents of said room from one or more reservoirs. A control circuit, preferably supplied with energy from a se... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6830597 | Process and device for pyrolysis of feedstock The subject invention pertains to unique and advantageous systems for gasifying and/or liquefying biomass. The systems of the subject invention utilize a unique design whereby heat from a combustion chamber is used to directly gasify or liquefy biomass. In a preferr... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6820564 | System and method for removing blockages in a waste converting apparatus One or more auxiliary plasma torches are provided to a waste processing plant at strategic locations within the chamber and directed towards the waste column. When a bridge forms within the chamber the auxiliary plasma torches may be operated such as to provide an a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6786335 | Pyrolysis plant for refuse and method for screening solid residues A pyrolysis plant for refuse and a method for screening solid residues provide a sure and trouble-free sieving of a solid material using a sieving device having a configuration which is as simple as possible. A spiral formed by a rod which is wound in a helicoidal m... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6632287 | Method for decontaminating a hollow needle The invention provides a method and device for decontaminating a contaminated hollow metal needle having electrical wires attached to the needle which heat cleaning fluid dispensed into the needle.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6581529 | Incinerator with ceramics filter The present invention relates to an incinerator with a ceramics filter for incinerating raw refuse, general garbage, expanded polystyrene and others generated from a manufacturing plant, a wholesale market, a general firm, a general retail store, a genera... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571721 | Ash melting apparatus The furnace body uses a crucible as the innermost layer thereof to reduce wearing of furnace materials and achieve downsizing of the furnace body; the crucible is made into the form of a cartridge so as to fully facilitate replacement thereof; a mixture o... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6532879 | Gasifier system and method A solid fuel fed combustor system having a first chamber portion with an inlet feed for feeding a metered amount of a solid fuel thereto, a first burner stage having a first traveling conveyor firebelt, a metered amount of air introduced in progressively ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6520096 | Disposal apparatus of combustible fluorine-series refrigerant composition A disposal apparatus comprise a combustion furnace and a refrigerant feed unit for drawing out a combustible fluorine-series refrigerant composition containing a fluorine-series refrigerant and C1 -C5 hydrocarbons from a refrigeratio... | 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 |
| 6439135 | Organic waste gasification processing and the production of alternative energy sources A municipal waste gasification system comprises a plurality of primary gasification chambers for receiving municipal waste, a means for operating the municipal waste gasification system so that one or more of the primary gasification chambers may be idle ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6425335 | Miniature garbage incinerator A miniature garbage incinerator includes a base, a cover on the base, a pot shaped furnace at the center of the base to define an revolving space therearound, a helical pipe connected to the air revolving space and heat source in the bottom of the base fo... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6422159 | Incinerator for home use An incinerator has a combustion vessel, a base trap and an afterburner. The combustion vessel has a combustion chamber, an exhaust leading from the chamber, an air intake leading to the chamber, and a gas intake leading to the chamber. Fresh air is mixed ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6389996 | Incinerator A incinerator comprises a framework, a liquid-vapor tank, a plurality of liquid tanks, and at least two fluid dryer tanks. The framework provides a plurality of elongated horizontal frames fixedly attached to a front and a rear walls thereof respectively.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6363868 | Combustors and burners with high turndown ratio Various smoke and combustible gas combustors (200, 300) are disclosed, and also disclosed are systems (100, 200) combining gas combustor with inventive burner. Such a burner (100 or 100') provides combustion of a particulate fuel such as sawdust, and many... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6349658 | Auger combustor with fluidized bed An improved auger combustor for the incineration of refuse featuring, in its preferred embodiment, a granular substrate formed as a fluidized bed by underfire air and composed of particulate material with pollution abatement properties, an auger with expa... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6321665 | Incinerator for waste management A waste management incinerator has a combustion chamber with a number of U-shaped air supply pipes protruding toward the chamber center. A number of air supply branch pipes are installed on the air supply pipes for supplying air to the combustion chamber ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6305302 | Waste tire gasification in a negative ambient pressure environment An apparatus for providing waste tire gasification in a negative ambient pressure environment includes a gasification unit, a combustion unit, and a connection pipe. The gasification unit includes a gasification chamber, at least one air vent, at least on... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6279494 | Method and apparatus for operation control of melting furnace An operation control method and apparatus are provided for a melting furnace 1 having a supply opening 2 for incineration ash 6, a discharge opening 3 for molten slag 7, and a heat source 9 for applying an amount of heat to the supplied incineration ash. ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6273009 | Method for automatized combustion and combustion apparatus A method for automatized combustion of solid fuel in a combustion apparatus which comprises a burner with a device, which is rotatable about the center axis of the burner for stirring the fuel in the burner which is connected to a boiler and has a feeding... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257157 | Refuse incineration plant and exhaust gas filtration system and method for use therewith A refuse incineration plant is disclosed which utilizes a continuous rail system to transport refuse from a loading area into a burn core, from the burn core to an ash removal area, and back to the refuse loading area. Smoke and exhaust generated by the i... | 07/10/2001 |
