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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187428 | Liquefying apparatus A conversion-to-oil apparatus capable of efficiently treating plastic, includes a melting unit for heating and melting plastic fed thereto and a decomposing unit for further heating and vaporization-decomposing the molten plastic melted by the melting unit, wherein ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7749359 | Closed retort charcoal reactor system A reactor is provided for converting organic material to charcoal, with the reactor having a furnace and a retort extending through the furnace. The retort has an auger extending therethrough, with the auger having a flight with gaps therein. Members project inwardl... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7476296 | Apparatus and process for converting a mixture of organic materials into hydrocarbons and carbon solids The present invention provides for an apparatus for converting an organic liquor into a mixture of hydrocarbons and carbon solids, comprising: a heater for heating the organic liquor, thereby producing a mixture of liquid and vaporized oil; a reactor for converting ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7144558 | Wood gasification apparatus A wood gasification apparatus in which cellulosic material is transported by an auger through a housing and heated to vaporize at least a portion of the cellulosic material by frictional heating. The auger and housing define a spiral void through which the cellulosi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7094433 | Composition for domestic livestock grafting and method of making and using A composition for domestic livestock grafting for application to a prospective mother and a juvenile animal to be cared for by the prospective mother to mask the natural scents of the prospective mother and the juvenile animal to induce acceptance of the juvenile an... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7000551 | Chamber support for pyrolytic waste treatment system The inventive subject matter is directed toward a pyrolytic waste treatment system having a pyrolysis chamber supported in a manner that causes minimal movement or flexing of the chamber as the temperature of the chamber changes. Preferred solutions utilize support ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978637 | Ejector cycle with insulation of ejector In an ejector cycle with an ejector including a nozzle for decompressing refrigerant, an insulation member is provided on an outer surface of the ejector to suppress a heat exchange with an external side. When a suction portion of the ejector is insulated by the ins... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6911058 | Method for producing clean energy from coal A method for producing clean energy from coal by feeding the coal in a reactor which is sealed to the atmosphere and moving the coal in the reactor while injecting oxygen to combust a portion of the coal in a substoichiometric mode to devolatilize the coal and yield... | 06/28/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6270630 | Process and apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from residential trash or waste and/or organic waste materials The invention provides a process and apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from residential trash or waste and/or organic waste materials. In particular, the invention provides a process and apparatus for producing hydrocarbons from residential trash or wa... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6226889 | Continuous rotary vacuum retort apparatus and method of use The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for use in removing at least one volatile contaminant from contaminated material by using a rotary vacuum retort during high temperature and vacuum processing. The loading and unloading are performed... | 05/08/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6105275 | Continuous rotary vacuum retort apparatus and method of use The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for use in continuously loading material to be treated into a rotary vacuum retort and continuously unloading one or more vapors or similar volatile substances and treated material out of the rotary ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6048374 | 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. I... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5993751 | Pyrolizer Embodiments of a pyrolizer are disclosed in which carbonaceous materials are pyrolyzed in a two stage process. In the first stage the materials are moved through a pretreater using augers and are heated to between 180 and 220 degrees C. In the second stag... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5951826 | Recycling apparatus for obtaining oil from plastic waste A recycling apparatus for obtaining oil from waste plastic by thermal decomposition has a thermal decomposition tank 2 comprising a tank proper 3. The inside of the tank proper 3 is divided by a partition 7 into a thermal decomposition chamber at its fron... | 09/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5856599 | Process for continuously preparing oil from waste plastics and apparatus therefor A technique of preparing oil from waste plastics, especially the one to which a mechanism of an extrusion molding machine is applied, is provided wherein an effective control of a decomposition process is conducted in order to effectively prevent the gene... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5851361 | Apparatus for processing an organic solid An apparatus and method for the separation and chemical and physical alteration of organic solid material in which the materials are placed in a sealed rotating drum and exposed to hot products of combustion produced by a flame in the drum. The temperatur... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5762657 | Air lock valve in a carbon extraction portion of a pyrolysis gasifier A pyrolysis gasifier includes a first auger (26) which moves carbon from a carbon collection tank (24) through an air lock valve (30) to a carbon holding tank (28) The gasifier includes an inner cylindrical sleeve (80) which is configured such that there ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5720854 | Purge feeding means and method A purge chamber for purging oxygen from interlocking, solid material, such as shredded tire pieces, prior to further processing of the material in a liquefaction apparatus. The purge chamber includes a chamber for holding interlocking, solid material An e... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5705035 | Tire liquefying process reactor discharge system and method A discharge system is used with a tire liquefaction process using a reactor. The system includes a receiver receiving unreacted components, including oil coated metal from the reactor. The unreacted components are moved through a pyrolysis reactor where t... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5693188 | Hydrocarbon thermal processing apparatus Apparatus for the thermal conversion of solids containing hydrocarbons. In one embodiment for solids which can be converted entirely to vapour, pieces of the solids are continually fed into a molten lead bath in an oxygen free atmosphere in an elongated c... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5523060 | Apparatus for retorting material An apparatus is 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 sealed from the atmosphere. The exterior of the drum is heated and the waste material flows through t... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5464503 | Tire liquefying process reactor discharge system and method A discharge system is used with a tire liquefaction process using a reactor. The system includes a receiver receiving unreacted components, including oil coated metal, from the reactor. The unreacted components are moved through a pyrolysis reactor where ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5220873 | Apparatus for retorting organic matter Apparatus for retorting organic matter including a conveyor for advancing organic matter through a chamber in the absence of oxygen, temperature sensors for sensing the temperature in the chamber at a plurality of locations along the length of the chamber... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5151159 | Method and apparatus for converting coal into liquid fuel and metallurgical coke Apparatus and method for converting coal into useful motor fuels and metallurgical coke using a self-cleaning coal pyrolyzer wherein coal is heated in the absence of air at temperatures greater than 800° F. to remove volatile hydrocarbon gases therefrom.... | 09/29/1992 |
