EP2063965A4 - Gasifier and incinerator for biomass sludge destruction - Google Patents

Gasifier and incinerator for biomass sludge destruction

Info

Publication number: EP2063965A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: gasifier; incinerator; biomass sludge; sludge destruction; destruction
Prior art date: 2006-09-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP07815890.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2063965B1 (en

EP2063965A1 (en

Inventor

David R Brookes

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2006-09-22

Filing date

2007-09-21

Publication date

2016-08-17

2007-09-21 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2009-06-03 Publication of EP2063965A1 publication Critical patent/EP2063965A1/en

2016-08-17 Publication of EP2063965A4 publication Critical patent/EP2063965A4/en

2018-01-17 Application granted granted Critical

2018-01-17 Publication of EP2063965B1 publication Critical patent/EP2063965B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2027-09-21 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
- F23G7/00—Incinerators or other apparatus for consuming industrial waste, e.g. chemicals
- F23G7/001—Incinerators or other apparatus for consuming industrial waste, e.g. chemicals for sludges or waste products from water treatment installations
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
- F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
- F23G5/02—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment
- F23G5/027—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment pyrolising or gasifying stage
- F23G5/0273—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment pyrolising or gasifying stage using indirect heating
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
- F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
- F23G5/08—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating
- F23G5/14—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating including secondary combustion
- F23G5/16—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating including secondary combustion in a separate combustion chamber
- F23G5/165—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor having supplementary heating including secondary combustion in a separate combustion chamber arranged at a different level
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
- F23G2201/00—Pretreatment
- F23G2201/30—Pyrolysing
- F23G2201/303—Burning pyrogases
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
- F23G2203/00—Furnace arrangements
- F23G2203/80—Furnaces with other means for moving the waste through the combustion zone
- F23G2203/801—Furnaces with other means for moving the waste through the combustion zone using conveyors
- F23G2203/8013—Screw conveyors

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Incineration Of Waste (AREA)
Treatment Of Sludge (AREA)
Gasification And Melting Of Waste (AREA)
Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)

EP07815890.4A 2006-09-22 2007-09-21 Gasifier and incinerator for biomass sludge destruction Active EP2063965B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11/534,452 US20080072807A1 (en)	2006-09-22	2006-09-22	Gasifier and Incinerator for Biomass Sludge Destruction
PCT/CA2007/001701 WO2008034263A1 (en)	2006-09-22	2007-09-21	Gasifier and incinerator for biomass sludge destruction

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2063965A1 EP2063965A1 (en)	2009-06-03
EP2063965A4 true EP2063965A4 (en)	2016-08-17
EP2063965B1 EP2063965B1 (en)	2018-01-17

Family

ID=39200137

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07815890.4A Active EP2063965B1 (en)	2006-09-22	2007-09-21	Gasifier and incinerator for biomass sludge destruction

Country Status (10)

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US (1)	US20080072807A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2063965B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2010504493A (en)
CN (1)	CN101588845A (en)
AU (1)	AU2007299497A1 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI0715293A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2663236A1 (en)
HN (1)	HN2009000523A (en)
IL (1)	IL197658A0 (en)
WO (1)	WO2008034263A1 (en)

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP2063965B1 (en)	2018-01-17
US20080072807A1 (en)	2008-03-27
AU2007299497A1 (en)	2008-03-27
HN2009000523A (en)	2010-01-11
CN101588845A (en)	2009-11-25
CA2663236A1 (en)	2008-03-27
JP2010504493A (en)	2010-02-12
BRPI0715293A2 (en)	2013-07-23
IL197658A0 (en)	2009-12-24
EP2063965A1 (en)	2009-06-03
WO2008034263A1 (en)	2008-03-27

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