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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438785 | Method and device for thermal ablative pyrolysis of biomass A method for the pyrolosis of biomass with the aid of a heating element and a feed for guiding the biomass. During pyrolysis, the heating element and the biomass are pressed against each other at a pressure of 5 bars-80 bars. A device for pyrolysing biomasses, compr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7341646 | Low energy method of pyrolysis of hydrocarbon materials such as rubber A low energy method of pyrolysis of rubber or other hydrocarbon material is provided. The hydrocarbon material is heated while maintaining a vacuum, using a clay catalyst. In an additional embodiment, also under a vacuum and optionally with or without the catalyst, ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329329 | Apparatus for pyrolyzing tire shreds and tire pyrolysis systems Tire pyrolysis systems and processes are provided which include feeding tire shreds to a pyrolysis reactor, pyrolyzing the shreds in a pyrolysis reactor to produce a hydrocarbon-containing gas stream and carbon-containing solid, removing the carbon-containing solid ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7276148 | Process for treatment of organic waste The invention provides a multi-stage process for the treatment of organic waste comprising drying said waste to reduce the water content to below 15%; subjecting said dried waste to a thermochemical liquefaction process in the presence of a recirculating solvent med... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7229547 | Retort heating systems and methods of use A retort heating apparatus includes a perimeter wall bounding a central compartment. A partition wall is disposed within the central compartment so as to separate the central compartment into at least a heating chamber and a vapor chamber. The partition wall has a p... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7194962 | Versatile rapid thermal process oven A versatile oven for converting carbon based natural resources and waste material to hydrocarbon vapor and carbon char utilizing rapid thermal processing and having the capability of utilizing a portion of the relatively inexpensive carbon based material being proce... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7140309 | Method of clean burning and system for same A method and system for clean burning organic or synthetic material, particularly vulcanized rubber, where fuel is ignited and the heat and smoke by-product is maximized by controlling the amount of oxygen available to the fire. The smoke by-product in an afterburne... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7108767 | Pyrolysis machine Useful byproducts are recovered through the pyrolytic processing of biomass material such as vegetation, paper, or worn tires. The process is conducted in a sealed enclosure under vacuum or other controlled atmosphere. The biomass material is ablated and burned by c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101464 | Microwave pyrolysis apparatus for waste tires A microwave distillation apparatus provides destructive distillation of whole waste tires. The apparatus includes a housing including a plurality of vertically arranged chambers. A preheat chamber provides preheating of a whole waste tire received therein. An irradi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087140 | Carbonizing waste processing apparatus A carbonizing waste processing apparatus is operable to rotate and heat a radiant tube for carbonizing waste therein so as to generate granular char and vapors from the waste, transfer waste into an upstream end of the tube, temporarily impede movement of the waste ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056422 | Batch thermolytic distillation of carbonaceous material A distillation system is provided for batch thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material, such as lump wood and shredded rubber tires. The system preferably includes multiple distillation units mounted side-by-side. Each unit includes a reactor bath for ho... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048832 | Method and system for extracting hydrocarbon fuel products from plastic material A method and system for extracting hydrocarbon fuel products from plastic material provides extraction of usable fuel components from waste plastic materials. The materials (or hydrocarbon portion thereof) are liquified and introduced to a chamber where the liquid m... | 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 |
| 7022293 | Method and apparatus for processing a waste product A method and apparatus for processing a waste product and producing a synthesis gas is provided. The system includes a sealed, heated rotatable drum for preheating and preparing the waste material suitable for a plasma reactor, and processing the material in the rea... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6972085 | Continuous coking refinery methods and apparatus A system for refining hydrocarbon containing materials in a continuous coking mode may provide a pyrolyzer (1) which may be inclined to effect a liquid seal between a liquid conduction environment (6) and a gaseous conduction environment (7). A ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6666955 | Method and apparatus for reclaiming volatile products and non-volatile residue An improved method and apparatus is disclosed for reclaiming volatile products and non-volatile residue through the pyrolysis of a polymeric material comprising placing the polymeric material in a reactor and establishing an oxygen deficient atmosphere in... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6623602 | Method for reclaiming volatile products and non-volatile residue An improved method is disclosed for reclaiming volatile products and non-volatile residue through the pyrolysis of a polymeric material comprising placing the polymeric material in a reactor and establishing an oxygen deficient atmosphere in a reactor. Th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6387221 | Processing method and system to convert garbage to oil Garbage and waste of all types that includes or comprises organic matter, particularly including medical waste, plastics, paper, food waste, animal by-products, and the like, can be economically recycled into petroleum products, including oil. Machinery p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6270735 | Apparatus for thermal stripping and molecular decomposition for waste streams An apparatus removes water and organic compounds from waste streams such as contaminated soils and refinery tailings by a combination of thermal stripping and molecular decomposition. The apparatus includes at least one unit having a pipe which is prefera... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6126907 | Thermal decomposition apparatus of reversed temperature gradient type for polymer waste A thermal decomposition apparatus for decomposing polymer waste is provided which is simple in structure, small in size and inexpensive, and also the operating cost thereof is low. A feed pipe 18 and an inclined pipe 23 are connected in the form of the le... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6059932 | Coal bed vibration compactor for non-recovery coke oven A coal compaction system and method for a non-recovery coke oven having refractory roof, floor, side walls and end doors for coal charging and coke discharge provides an improved coal charging machine carrying a coal conveyor supported intermediate the en... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6051110 | Thermolytic distillation of carbonaceous material In apparatus for thermolytic distillation of lump carbonaceous material, an enclosure contains a degassing bath, a reactor bath and a quenching bath. A closed loop continuous chain conveyor drives a plurality of baskets carrying carbonaceous material thro... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6042696 | Horizontal moving and stirred bed reactor A horizontal moving bed reactor for heat treating particulate material comprises a housing having an inlet for admitting therein the particulate material to be heat treated and an outlet for discharging the heat treated material, at least one tray dispose... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5944960 | Carbonizing furnace The carbonizing furnace of the present invention is capable of effectively making a large amount of carbides and reducing manufacturing cost and maintenance cost. The carbonizing furnace includes a furnace proper being formed into a cylindrical shape, the... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5865956 | Process and apparatus for the conversion of sludges A process for the conversion of organic sludges, the process comprising the steps of: (a) feeding dried sludge through a first reactor (16); (b) heating the dried sludge in the first reactor (16) in the absence of oxygen for the volatilization of oil producing... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5725738 | Method and apparatus for producing wood charcoal by pyrolysis of wood-like products or vegetable biomasses in general A method and apparatus for producing wood charcoal by pyrolysis of wood products or vegetable biomasses in general, the method including the steps of: loading the wood products, or vegetable biomasses in general, onto transport trolleys; introducing the t... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5630911 | Apparatus for continuous removal of a solvent or other liquid from solid particles or granules An apparatus for separating a solvent from solid or granular particles. The apparatus includes a fully enclosed vessel having multiple stages for effecting the solvent removal therein. Each stage includes an upper deck and a lower deck extending across th... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5507846 | Apparatus for producing methane-rich gas using a fixed kiln with rotor steam gasifier A gasifier for producing methane-rich fuel gas from a biomass material feed includes at least one cylindrical vessel, and an axially extending rotor mounted within the vessel. A feeding system is mounted to the vessel at the input end for introducing feed... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5411714 | Thermal conversion pyrolysis reactor system A thermal conversion pyrolysis reactor system (10) is provided for use in providing a continuous flow type pyrolysis reaction for conversion of carbonizable input materials ("MW") (12). The reactor system (10) utilizes a diffusion material ("MD") (14) whi... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5227026 | Retort heat exchanger apparatus A heat exchanger including one or more rotating drums with a freely rotating helix inside the drum to move material to be heated or cooled longitudinally through the drum, as well as to help clean the surface of the drum, together with carriers to assist ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5217578 | Dry thermal processor The processor is of the type incorporating horizontal, concentric, co-extensive inner and outer tubular members which rotate together. The processor is modified in the following respects: The front end of the inner tubular member is circumferentially corrugate... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5091157 | Recycle conduit insulation assembly A recycle conduit insulation assembly for use with a helical recycle conduit of a rotary reactor of the type having a rotating, horizontally-oriented, cylindrical chamber for burning materials therein and a quantity of particulate, inorganic material with... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5078836 | Method and apparatus for retorting material An apparatus and a method are disclosed for the thermal treatment of feed material containing solids and liquids such as solid waste or the like. The apparatus includes one or more coaxial rotatable drums and one or more free rotating spirals advancing th... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5057189 | Recovery apparatus An apparatus for economically recovering char, oil and fuel gas from vehicle tires is disclosed, for either whole tires or physically fragmented tires. The tires may be washed to remove dirt and road film. The tires are dried and preheated with super-heat... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5017269 | Method of continuously carbonizing primarily organic waste material A method of continuously carbonizing a mixture of primarily organic waste material wherein a stream of comminuted waste material with a substantial organic material content is fed to one end of a mixer barrel, the material is compressed to form a barrel f... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4908104 | Method of continuously carbonizing a mixture of primarily organic waste material A method of continuously carbonizing a mixture of primarily organic waste material to a high British Thermal Unit char product wherein a stream of comminuted garbage material with a substantial organic material content is fed to one end of a mixer barrel,... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4900401 | Continuous pyrolysis system for tire shreds A continuous pyrolysis system is adapted for continuous pyrolysis of tire shreds with the simultaneous recovery of solid, liquid, and gas pyrolysate. The pyrolysis system includes an anaerobic pyrolyzing chamber with a conveyor for conveying tire shreds t... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4872954 | Apparatus for the treatment of waste An apparatus and method are disclosed for the separation and extraction of a waste material into a solid, a liquid, and a gas phase utilizing a rotating drum that is heated by a fluid medium circulating over the exterior surface of the drum in a chamber. ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4857279 | Apparatus for extracting fats and oils Edible fats and oils are extracted from oil-bearing materials by loading the raw materials onto an inlet end of a flat and fixed conveying surface having elongate slits therein. The materials are conveyed from the inlet end to the outlet end of the convey... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4790910 | Apparatus for extracting hydrocarbons from tar sands An apparatus and method for extracting hydrocarbons from tar sands. Stationary heater plates have a central opening therethrough through which a horizontal axle extends. Rotors having a central hub and a number of arms are splined on the axle, one closely... | 12/13/1988 |
