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Apparatus and method for material disposal
Assignee: OIKOS Inc 1044 MAIN STREET KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 64105 A CORP OF KS
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Filing: 1983-12-23
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Granted: 1985-02-19
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Expires: 2003-12-23
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for the environmentally safe disposal of material by combustion using a hot body having a plurality of open pores.
Inventors
- 👤 Roderick J. McNeil
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 23:39
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G7/00; F23G7/008; F23G5/00; F23G5/08; F23G5/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S588/00; Y10S588/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
An apparatus for the environmentally safe disposal of material, comprising: means for producing an aerosol of the material; a first enclosure surrounding the aerosol and having a first porous portion including a first plurality of open pores; the first porous portion being capable of being maintained at a predetermined temperature to combust said aerosol; a second enclosure surrounding the first enclosure having a second porous portion including a second plurality of open pores; means for supplying an oxidizing atmosphere to said first enclosure for the combustion of said aerosol; and means to raise the temperature of the first porous portion to said predetermined temperature; whereby said aerosol is combusted near and within said first porous portion, and a flow of gases occurs from the interior of said first enclosure out through said first and second porous portions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
An apparatus for the environmentally safe disposal of material, comprising: means for producing an aerosol of the material; a first enclosure surrounding the aerosol and having a first porous portion including a first plurality of open pores; the first porous portion being capable of being maintained at a predetermined temperature to combust said aerosol; a second enclosure surrounding the first enclosure having a second porous portion including a second plurality of open pores; means for supplying an oxidizing atmosphere to said first enclosure for the combustion of said aerosol; and means to raise the temperature of the first porous portion to said predetermined temperature; whereby said aerosol is combusted near and within said first porous portion, and a flow of gases occurs from the interior of said first enclosure out through said first and second porous portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said predetermined temperature is about 1700° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for producing an aerosol produces particles in the range of from about 1 micron to about 10 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first enclosure comprises at least 50% open pores with the diameters of the pores being in the range of from about 30 microns to about 100 microns and said pores having a tortuosity greater than about 21/2.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 4, herein said first enclosure comprises porous tungsten carbide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said pores have diameters in the range of from about 70 microns to about 100 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said second enclosure has an average open pore diameter of about 5 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means to raise the temperature of the first portion comprises a voltage source and means to connect said voltage source to said first porous portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising means to sense the temperature of said first porous portion and means to maintain the temperature of said first porous portion within a predetermined temperature range.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
82 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means to sense the temperature of said first porous portion; means to sense the difference in temperature between the temperature of the space between said first and second enclosures and the temperature of said first porous portion; means to maintain the temperature of said porous portion within a first predetermined temperature range; and means to adjust the combustion rate of said aerosol to maintain the sensed difference in temperature within a second predetermined temperature range.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein said oxidizing atmosphere comprises air.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means for sensing the difference in pressure of the pressure within the interior of said first enclosure and the pressure within the space between said first and second enclosures; and means for adjusting the supply of the oxidizing atmosphere in response to said pressure difference to maintain said pressure difference within a predetermined pressure range.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined temperature is about 1700° C.; said material is a solvent; and said oxidizing atmosphere is air.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said predetermined temperature is about 1700° C.; the diameters of the open pores of said first porous portion are greater than the largest diameter of the particles of said aerosol.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the diameters of the pores of said second porous portion are in the range of from about 2 microns to about 20 microns.
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