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Incineration residue treatment apparatus
Assignee: Rolite Inc
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Filing: 1989-06-14
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2009-06-14
Abstract
Abstract Residue produced by incineration of commercial, industrial or municipal waste is treated on-site at the point of generation or storage. Moist residue, such as incinerator bottom ash, is mixed in a multi-segment rotary drum with a heavy metals treatment agent in a first section of the drum. An aggregation agent is added to the mixture, and the mixture separates under the shearing force imposed by the rotating drum into individual pieces which are rolled into balls. A cementitious coating material is added to coat the balls, and the coated balls are classified by size. The classified coated balls are conveyed to a bagging plant, where they are packaged in flexible containers formed from material selected to retard water loss, and tagged with identifying information. Toxic contaminants such as cadmium, lead and mercury are immobilized in the cured balls, which can be used as a construction aggregate. Leaching of heavy metals from the incinerator residue is strongly inhibited by the process.
Inventors
- 👤 William A. Roberts
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 11:18
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J2/00; B01J2/12; B03; B03B; B03B9/00; B03B9/04; B09; B09B; B09B3/00; B09B3/20; B09B3/25; B09B3/27; C; C04; C04B; C04B18/00; C04B18/02; C04B18/021; C04B40/00; C04B40/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
Apparatus for treating residue produced by the incineration of commercial, industrial or municipal waste, the apparatus comprising: (a) means for mixing the residue with a heavy metals treatment agent; (b) means for mixing an aggregation agent with the treated residue; (c) means for aggregating the treated residue mixture into balls; (d) conveyor means for delivering a cementitious material to a predetermined locus; means for separating the cementitious material delivered to the predetermined locus into a first stream and a second stream; (e) a rotatable inclined drum having an upper end and a lower end and means for feeding the residue into the upper end of the inclined drum; the rotatable drum being divided into at least three zones, the means for mixing the residue with the heavy metals treatment agent being provided in a first zone; the means for aggregating the treated residue mixture into balls being provided in a second zone and including means for mixing the first stream of cementitious material with the mixture of residue and heavy metals treatment agent in the second zone; and (f) means for providing a cementitious coating on the balls to provide coated balls in a third zone of the drum, including means for mixing the second stream of cementitious material with the balls in the third zone to coat the balls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
Apparatus for treating residue produced by the incineration of commercial, industrial or municipal waste, the apparatus comprising: (a) means for mixing the residue with a heavy metals treatment agent; (b) means for mixing an aggregation agent with the treated residue; (c) means for aggregating the treated residue mixture into balls; (d) conveyor means for delivering a cementitious material to a predetermined locus; means for separating the cementitious material delivered to the predetermined locus into a first stream and a second stream; (e) a rotatable inclined drum having an upper end and a lower end and means for feeding the residue into the upper end of the inclined drum; the rotatable drum being divided into at least three zones, the means for mixing the residue with the heavy metals treatment agent being provided in a first zone; the means for aggregating the treated residue mixture into balls being provided in a second zone and including means for mixing the first stream of cementitious material with the mixture of residue and heavy metals treatment agent in the second zone; and (f) means for providing a cementitious coating on the balls to provide coated balls in a third zone of the drum, including means for mixing the second stream of cementitious material with the balls in the third zone to coat the balls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the rotatable drum further comprises a fourth zone having means for classifying the coated balls by size.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
86 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the fourth zone comprises a generally cylindrical plate having a plurality of generally uniformly sized apertures, the plate extending outside the lower end of the rotatable drum and having an exterior end, the plate being adapted to permit coated balls of less than a predetermined size pass through the apertures to form a first stream of coated balls, coated balls greater than a predetermined size being retained within the plate and being discharged proximate the external end of the plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the conveyer means delivers a downwardly falling stream of cementitious material to the predetermined locus within the rotatable drum, the means for dividing the cementitious material comprising means for dividing the falling stream.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the means for dividing a falling stream of cementitious material comprises a pair of deflector plates.
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