Method and apparatus for reducing mixed waste
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for in-can waste reduction. The method is mixing waste with combustible material prior to placing the waste into a waste reduction vessel. The combustible portion is ignited, thereby reducing combustible material to ash and non-combustible material to a slag. Further combustion or heating may be used to sinter or melt the ash. The apparatus is a waste reduction vessel having receiving canister connection means on a first end, and a waste/combustible mixture inlet on a second end. An oxygen supply is provided to support combustion of the combustible mixture.
- Inventors:
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- Kennewick, WA
- (Richland, WA)
- Richland, WA
- Pasco, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869914
- Patent Number(s):
- 5421275
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F23 - COMBUSTION APPARATUS F23G - CREMATION FURNACES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; reducing; mixed; waste; in-can; reduction; mixing; combustible; material; prior; placing; vessel; portion; ignited; ash; non-combustible; slag; combustion; heating; sinter; melt; receiving; canister; connection; means; mixture; inlet; oxygen; supply; provided; support; material prior; combustible mixture; mixed waste; combustible material; waste reduction; connection means; oxygen supply; /110/
Citation Formats
Elliott, Michael L, Perez, Jr., Joseph M., Chapman, Chris C, and Peters, Richard D. Method and apparatus for reducing mixed waste. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Elliott, Michael L, Perez, Jr., Joseph M., Chapman, Chris C, & Peters, Richard D. Method and apparatus for reducing mixed waste. United States.
Elliott, Michael L, Perez, Jr., Joseph M., Chapman, Chris C, and Peters, Richard D. Sun .
"Method and apparatus for reducing mixed waste". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869914.
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title = {Method and apparatus for reducing mixed waste},
author = {Elliott, Michael L and Perez, Jr., Joseph M. and Chapman, Chris C and Peters, Richard D},
abstractNote = {The present invention is a method and apparatus for in-can waste reduction. The method is mixing waste with combustible material prior to placing the waste into a waste reduction vessel. The combustible portion is ignited, thereby reducing combustible material to ash and non-combustible material to a slag. Further combustion or heating may be used to sinter or melt the ash. The apparatus is a waste reduction vessel having receiving canister connection means on a first end, and a waste/combustible mixture inlet on a second end. An oxygen supply is provided to support combustion of the combustible mixture.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1995},
month = {1}
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Works referenced in this record:
In-can melting process and equipment development from 1974 to 1978
report, August 1979
- Blair, H. Thomas