Apparatus for treating oil field wastes containing hydrocarbons

Patent · Tue Mar 11 04:00:00 UTC 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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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