Method and a simple apparatus therefor to efficiently dispose of liquid wastes containing combustible carbonaceous material

Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to a method and a simple apparatus therefor to efficiently dispose of liquid wastes containing combustible carbonaceous material and water but being substantially free of substances yielding solid residue. This invention is preferably concerned with the disposal of liquid textile wastes. Broadly stated the method comprises: (a) heating at the temperature of its boiling point at atmospheric pressure a liquid waste containing combustible carbonaceous material and water, said liquid being substantially free of substances yielding solid residue. (b) simultaneously pressuring said liquid to maintain it in liquid state; (c) spraying into an open fire said heated liquid waste kept under pressure to flash out the liquid, thereby evaporating the water from said liquid and burning the combustible carbonaceous material. There is also provided a relatively simple incinerator for carrying out this method comprising: (a) an open fire furnace provided with a spraying nozzle, said nozzle spaced in relationship to said open fire, (b) a means to heat and pumping means to feed under pressure into said spraying nozzle a heated liquid waste of carbonaceous material containing water and yielding substantially no solid residue, to evaporate said liquid and to burn said carbonaceous material.

Inventors

• 👤 F Whitfield

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