Method and apparatus for retorting a substance containing organic matter

Patent · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5123481

Schulman, B

A description is given of an apparatus for converting a substance containing organic matter into hydrocarbon vapors and solids residue comprising: (A) a fluidized bed housing having an upstream end and a downstream end; (B) a substantially cylindrical retort, extending through and stationary relative to said fluidized bed housing and having an upstream end and a downstream end, each end being outside of said housing, the longitudinal axis of said retort being substantially parallel to a horizontal plane; (C) feeding means for feeding the substance containing organic matter into said retort, said feeding means communicating with the upstream portion of said retort; (D) means located within said retort for moving the substance containing organic matter from the upstream portion of said retort to the downstream portion thereof; (E) solids residue removing means for removing solids residue from said retort, said solids residue removing means communicating with the downstream portion of said retort; (F) solids residue introducing means for introducing said solids residue removed from said retort into said fluidized bed housing to employ said solids residue as particles of a fluidized bed, one end of said introducing means communicating with said solids residue removing means and the other end therof communicating with the upper upstream portion of said fluidized bed housing; (G) solids residue extracting means for extracting solids residue from said fluidized bed housing and communicating with the lower downstream portion fluidized bed housing; (H) fluidizing menas for maintaining within said fluidized bed housing a fluidized bed of heated particles of solids residue with which to heat said retort; (I) heating means for heating the particles; (J) hydrocarbon vapors removing means.

• Assignee: Tosco Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4210491
• OSTI ID: 5123481
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUE GAS
FLUIDIZED BED HEAT EXCHANGERS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
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HYDROCARBONS
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RESIDUES
RETORTING
VAPORS
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