Method of converting organic material into useful products and disposable waste
A method is described of converting organic waste material in the form of organic solids consisting of household and industrial trash into useful products and disposable water, comprising: (a) shredding the organic material into pre-selected maximum size particles; (b) mixing water with the shredded particles to obtain a pumpable slurry; (c) increasing the temperature of the slurry to about 300/sup 0/ to about 500/sup 0/C and the pressure to about 8000 to about 12,000 PSIG in a reaction vessel to cause the slurry to hydropyrolyize; (d) conveying the products of hydropyrolysis to a separator wherein gases are extracted from the liquids and solids; (e) separating the liquids and solids; and (f) separating hydrocarbon liquids from the separated liquid (residue; and (g) drying the solids for use as a fuel).
- Assignee:
- NOV; NOV-87-059002; EDB-87-102941
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4657681
- OSTI ID:
- 6766902
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Apr 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHEMICAL REACTORS
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