Global Patent Index - EP 0354731 A1

EP 0354731 A1 19900214 - Method and apparatus for plasma pyrolysis of liquid waste.

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for plasma pyrolysis of liquid waste.

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Plasmapyrolyse von flüssigen Abfällen.

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour la pyrolyse à plasma de déchets liquides.

Publication

EP 0354731 A1 19900214 (EN)

Application

EP 89307930 A 19890803

Priority

US 22988488 A 19880810

Abstract (en)

A method and apparatus for pyrolytically decomposing waste material characterized by injecting a mixture of waste and water into a plasma torch having an operating temperature of in excess of 5000 DEG C to form a mixture of product gases and solid particulate; separating the gases and particulate in a first cyclone separator into separate phases; transferring the particulate to a second cyclone separator and subjecting the particulate to a partial vacuum to separate any carryover gases from the particulate; subjecting the combined reaction chamber and carryover gases in a scrubber to a spray consisting of a caustic solution and water to eliminate any carryover particulate from the gases and to neutralize any HCl in the gases; and removing the gases from the scrubber.

IPC 1-7

C10B 19/00; C10B 53/00

IPC 8 full level

B09B 3/00 (2006.01); C10B 19/00 (2006.01); C10B 53/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10B 19/00 (2013.01); C10B 53/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0354731 A1 19900214; EP 0354731 B1 19920520; CA 1324823 C 19931130; DE 68901592 D1 19920625; JP 2756505 B2 19980525; JP H0283079 A 19900323

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89307930 A 19890803; CA 607224 A 19890801; DE 68901592 T 19890803; JP 20658689 A 19890808