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Refuse incinerator

US5353720A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 17, 1993
Grant dateOct 11, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 17, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E20/34
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An incinerator (200)is provided for burning combustible refuse (16) in a primary combustion chamber (2) that has an outlet (50) for exhaust heat (30) and an inlet (28) for receiving refuse (16) and an inlet (36) for receiving a mixture of pressurized oxygen and pressurized hydrogen at respective rates correlated to create a burn temperature within chamber (2) of at least 4000.degree. F. to provide exhaust heat that is more environmentally acceptable.

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