Pollution-free, resource recovery, garbage disposal/fuel burning plant

Patent · Tue May 16 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5621196

Nielson, J P

A method is described of burning solid combustibles containing potential atmospheric pollutants and of recovering valuable resources from the combustibles while preventing the release of pollutants into the atmosphere, including the steps of introducing the combustibles through an airlock into a furnace substantially sealed against the atmosphere; introducing combustion-supporting fluid into the furnace; burning the combustibles at a temperature high enough to melt at least some of the inorganic components contained therin; removing and recovering solid components from the furnace through a gas lock; removing and recovering molten components from the furnace through a conduit and valve; passing high temperaturegaseous products of combustion from the furnace through heat exchanger means utilizing boiler tubes carrying the gaseous products surrounded by water to generate steam as a useful product.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-89-071017; EDB-89-136124
• Patent Number(s): US 4829911
• OSTI ID: 5621196
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Aug 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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