Waste treatment autoclave to provide for steam - assisted drying

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APP PUB NO 20100135851A1
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12315258

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An autoclave system provides a means of sterilizing municipal solid waste, hydrolyzing many of its components, and preparing the material for post-autoclave automated separations. The present apparatus provides a means of drying the solid waste in the vessel, while conserving the energy used to dry the vessel. Non-contact steam is recovered through separations of steam and water, with condensate steam pressure regenerated by mechanical vapor recompression and condensate water returned to the boiler/steam generator. Heat transfer to combustion air, by heat transfer via heat pump to generate additional steam, and/or by mechanical vapor recompression recovers the latent heat of loose contact steam condensate. The process design provides for in-vessel drying while reducing the energy cost of operating a waste autoclave, as compared to the current art.

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ESTECH USA LLC60 ELM STREET CANAL WINCHESTER OH 43110

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Michalek, Jan K Pataskala, US 20 409
Thomas, Theodore J Columbus, US 8 121

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