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Partial oxidation of sewage sludge

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6661599

This patent describes a process for the partial oxidation of sewage sludge. It comprises: shearing without heating a concentrated aqueous slurry of sewage sludge obtained from sewage.; dewatering the sheared pumpable aqueous slurry of sewage sludge from (1) to a solids content in the rage of about 25 to 50 wt. %; mixing the pumpable sheared aqueous slurry of sewage sludge with a supplemental solid fuel and reacting the pumpable aqueous sewage sludge-coal and/or petroleum coke slurry in the reaction zone of a partial oxidation gas generator at a temperature in the range of about 1800{degrees} F. to 2800{degrees} F.

Assignee:
NOV; NOV-90-026034; EDB-90-139670
Patent Number(s):
US 4933086; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-389434A
OSTI ID:
6661599
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English