MULTISTAGE THERMOLYSIS METHOD FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT CONVERSION OF TREATED WOOD WASTE SOURCES
First Claim
1. A method for converting a treated wood waste source to a Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar comprising:
- inputting a treated wood waste source into a thermolysis system;
wherein the thermolysis system comprises a primary reactor and at least a secondary reactor, said reactors having a process temperature between about 300°
C.-1000°
C., at least two gas scrubbers, an oil/water separator, and an oil/tar cracker;
destroying and/or removing toxic compounds comprising inorganic and/or organic preservatives present in the waste source; and
generating outputs of the thermolysis system comprising Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar,wherein the reactors generate tars and oils which are thereafter separated from the Clean Fuel Gas in the at least two gas scrubbers, thereafter, cracked in the oil/tar cracker, and sent back to the secondary reactor to generate more of the Clean Fuel Gas and no tars and oils remain in the outputs;
wherein the Clean Fuel Gas is substantially-free of halogenated organic compounds; and
wherein the Biochar is substantially-free of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins and furans.
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Abstract
Clean, safe and efficient methods, systems, and processes for utilizing thermolysis methods to processes to convert various treated wood sources, such as rail road ties, cross ties, RR crossing roadways, telephone poles, utility poles, cross arm members, bridge timbers, decking, walkways, dock timbers and wharf pilings, lake and ocean pier/pilings, landscaping timbers and edging, treated outdoor engineering structural and other reinforced wood composites, and other end-of-life treated wood materials, into a Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar are disclosed. The invention processes the treated wood sources using thermolysis methods to destroy and/or separate halogen and other dangerous components to provide a Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar source.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for converting a treated wood waste source to a Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar comprising:
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inputting a treated wood waste source into a thermolysis system;
wherein the thermolysis system comprises a primary reactor and at least a secondary reactor, said reactors having a process temperature between about 300°
C.-1000°
C., at least two gas scrubbers, an oil/water separator, and an oil/tar cracker;destroying and/or removing toxic compounds comprising inorganic and/or organic preservatives present in the waste source; and generating outputs of the thermolysis system comprising Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar, wherein the reactors generate tars and oils which are thereafter separated from the Clean Fuel Gas in the at least two gas scrubbers, thereafter, cracked in the oil/tar cracker, and sent back to the secondary reactor to generate more of the Clean Fuel Gas and no tars and oils remain in the outputs; wherein the Clean Fuel Gas is substantially-free of halogenated organic compounds; and wherein the Biochar is substantially-free of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, dioxins and furans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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- 16. The Clean Fuel Gas and Biochar of claim 16, substantially-free of any one or more chemical compounds found in creosote.
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