Pyrolysis system for producing one or a combination of a solid, liquid and gaseous fuel
First Claim
1. A pyrolysis system for producing at least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel, comprising:
- a source of feed material having carbon and hydrogen bonds,a feed material transport system, anda pyrolysis unit configured to rest upon a support surface and having a feed material inlet coupled by the feed material transport system to the source of feed material, the pyrolysis unit defining therein a reaction chamber having a length and having the feed material inlet defined at one end thereof, the reaction chamber defining a material flow axis in the reaction chamber from the feed material inlet along its length that is oriented one of parallel to and at an acute angle relative to the support surface, the pyrolysis unit defining at least one outlet for extraction of at the least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel from the reaction chamber, the feed material transport system to force feed the feed material from the source of feed material into the feed material inlet of the reaction chamber and through the reaction chamber such that a flow of material through the reaction chamber from the feed material inlet toward the at least one outlet is controlled by the feed material transport system.
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Abstract
A pyrolysis system includes a source of feed material having carbon and unit rests upon a support surface and has a feed material inlet coupled by the feed material transport system to the source of feed material. The pyrolysis unit defines therein a reaction chamber having a length and having the feed material inlet defined at one end thereof. The reaction chamber defines a material flow axis in the reaction chamber from the feed material inlet along its length that is oriented one of parallel to and at an acute angle relative to the support surface. The pyrolysis unit defines at least one outlet for extraction of at the least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel from the reaction chamber.
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20 Claims
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1. A pyrolysis system for producing at least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel, comprising:
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a source of feed material having carbon and hydrogen bonds, a feed material transport system, and a pyrolysis unit configured to rest upon a support surface and having a feed material inlet coupled by the feed material transport system to the source of feed material, the pyrolysis unit defining therein a reaction chamber having a length and having the feed material inlet defined at one end thereof, the reaction chamber defining a material flow axis in the reaction chamber from the feed material inlet along its length that is oriented one of parallel to and at an acute angle relative to the support surface, the pyrolysis unit defining at least one outlet for extraction of at the least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel from the reaction chamber, the feed material transport system to force feed the feed material from the source of feed material into the feed material inlet of the reaction chamber and through the reaction chamber such that a flow of material through the reaction chamber from the feed material inlet toward the at least one outlet is controlled by the feed material transport system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A pyrolysis system for producing at least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel, comprising:
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a source of feed material having carbon and hydrogen bonds, a pyrolysis unit defining therein a reaction chamber having a length and defining a material flow axis along the length from one end of the reaction chamber to an opposite end thereof, the reaction chamber defining a feed material inlet at the one end thereof and at least one outlet for extraction of the at least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel from the reaction chamber, a feed material transport system to force feed the feed material from the source of feed material into the feed material inlet of the reaction chamber and through the reaction chamber such that a flow of material through the reaction chamber in a direction of material flow from the one end of the reaction chamber to the opposite end is controlled by the feed material transport system, and a material backflow apparatus positioned within the reaction chamber to controllably impede material flow through the reaction chamber in the direction of material flow. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A pyrolysis system for producing at least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel, comprising:
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a source of feed material having carbon and hydrogen bonds, a pyrolysis unit defining therein a reaction chamber defining a material flow axis from one end of the reaction chamber to an opposite end thereof, the reaction chamber defining a feed material inlet at the one end thereof and at least one outlet for extraction of the at least one of a solid, gaseous and liquid fuel from the reaction chamber, a feed material transport system to force feed the feed material from the source of feed material into the feed material inlet of the reaction chamber such that a flow of material through the reaction chamber in a direction of material flow from the one end of the reaction chamber to the opposite end is controlled by the feed material transport system, a rotatable shaft having a plurality of mixing members extending radially therefrom along the rotatable shaft, the rotatable shaft oriented to rotate about a rotational axis that is parallel with the material flow axis, the plurality of mixing members arranged relative to the rotatable shaft to mix the material within the reaction chamber and to create a backflow of the material in a backflow direction that is opposite to the direction of material flow when the rotatable shaft is rotatably driven about the rotational axis to thereby impede the material flow in the direction of material flow, and a heating unit to supply heated air to a lining of the reaction chamber and to the rotatable shaft. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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