Apparatus and method for transforming solid waste into useful products
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1. A material injection assembly for transferring waste to a waste processing apparatus, comprising:
- a sleeve having an inlet, through which waste may enter said sleeve, and a passageway, through which material may exit said sleeve;
a ram receivingly operational within said sleeve for compressing waste; and
a gate including a movable gate plate positioned between said inlet and said passageway, said gate plate defining an aperture configured to pass compressed waste through said passageway.
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Abstract
A system and method for processing solid waste disposal includes a hydrolyzer (80) and a injection assembly (30) for transferring waste to the hydrolyzer (80). The injection assembly (30) includes a sleeve (40), in which waste is compressed with a ram (37), and a movable gate (52), which opens to allow the compressed waste (68) to exit the sleeve (40) and enter the hydrolyzer (80). The hydrolyzer (80) includes a pressure vessel (84), a rotating shaft (108) contained within the vessel (84), and agitates attached to the shaft for moving and processing the material through the hydrolyzer (80).
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39 Claims
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1. A material injection assembly for transferring waste to a waste processing apparatus, comprising:
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a sleeve having an inlet, through which waste may enter said sleeve, and a passageway, through which material may exit said sleeve;
a ram receivingly operational within said sleeve for compressing waste; and
a gate including a movable gate plate positioned between said inlet and said passageway, said gate plate defining an aperture configured to pass compressed waste through said passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for processing waste, comprising:
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a material injection assembly, further comprising;
a sleeve having an inlet, through which waste may enter said sleeve, and a passageway, through which material may exit said sleeve;
a ram receivingly operational within said sleeve for compressing waste; and
a gate including a movable gate plate positioned between said inlet and said passageway, said gate plate defining an aperture configured to pass compressed waste through said passageway; and
a hydrolyzer for processing the waste exiting said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A material handling apparatus for further processing material processed by a hydrolyzer, comprising:
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a compaction chamber, having an inlet through which processed material may enter said chamber;
a plunger assembly, including a ram receivingly operational within said chamber for compressing said processed material into a block; and
a block cutter assembly, for cutting said block. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hydrolyzer for processing solid waste disposal, comprising:
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a pressure vessel having an inlet for receiving said solid waste disposal, and an exit port through which processed material exits said vessel;
a rotating shaft positioned within said pressure vessel, and having spaced apart ends; and
a means for agitating attached to and extending radially from said shaft.
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17. A system for processing solid waste, comprising:
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a particle size reduction apparatus; and
a hopper assembly, having a hopper defining an inlet into said particle size reduction apparatus and including a gate for blocking said inlet, said hopper pivotally connected to particle size reduction apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A composite material derived from a process for transforming solid waste disposal, the process comprising the steps of:
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providing a quantity of waste having a first volume;
preprocessing the first volume into a second volume of waste;
inserting said second volume of waste into a hydrolyzer;
processing the waste within the hydrolyzer at an elevated pressure and temperature;
removing the processed material from the interior of the hydrolyzer; and
wherein the composite material is at least partially comprised of the processed waste according to the above process. - View Dependent Claims (16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for transforming solid waste disposal into a useful composite material, comprising the steps of:
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providing a quantity of waste having a first volume;
inserting said first volume of waste into a hydrolyzer;
processing said waste within said hydrolyzer at an elevated pressure and temperature;
removing the processed material from the interior of the hydrolyzer; and
wherein the composite material is at least partially comprised of the processed waste according to the above method. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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