Apparatus for treating oil field wastes containing hydrocarbons

Patent · Tue Mar 11 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5783914

Mudd, R E; Wyatt, W L

An apparatus is described for treating wastes containing carbonaceous materials comprising: (a) a rotary kiln having a first end higher than a second end whereby material rotating therein will flow from the first to the second end, the kiln having an inlet at the first end; (b) means for injecting burning fuel and air into the first end of the kiln and cause substantially complete combustion of all carbonaceous materials in the wastes and leaving only dry solid non-combustible residue and gases; (c) outlet means at the second end of the kiln; (d) separating means connected to the outlet means for separating heavier solid materials exiting the kiln from lighter solid materials exiting the kiln, the separating means including suction means for entraining the lighter materials in air and gases exhausted from the kiln while permitting heavier solid materials to separate therefrom by gravity; and (e) means downstream from the suction means for separating the lighter solid materials from the gases.

• Assignee: Eco Ind., Inc., Waco, TX
• Patent Number(s): US 4575336
• OSTI ID: 5783914
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Jul 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COMBUSTION
OIL FIELDS
WASTE PROCESSING
AIR FLOW
FLUE GAS
FUEL FEEDING SYSTEMS
GRAVITATION
HYDROCARBONS
KILNS
ROTATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FLUID FLOW
FUEL SYSTEMS
GAS FLOW
GASEOUS WASTES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MOTION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
PROCESSING
RESOURCES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
020800* - Petroleum- Waste Management