Patent ID: 9719036
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: C10J,F27B

Claim:
1. Apparatus for pyrolysing or gasifying the organic content of material, including organically coated waste, biomass, industrial waste, municipal solid waste and sludge, having organic content; the apparatus comprising: an oven having a rotatable processing chamber adapted to receive material for treatment; a plurality of gas inlets in at least one wall of the processing chamber through which hot gases are introduced into the processing chamber to heat the material therein so as to cause the organic components thereof to pyrolyse or gasify; and a plurality of pockets having open faces turned inwardly towards the inside of the processing chamber on at least one wall of the processing chamber such that, in use, material being pyrolysed or gasified can be received from the processing chamber into the plurality of pockets via said open faces, and be substantially retained therein through an initial rotation of the processing chamber of less than 90 degrees; wherein the processing chamber has a double wall, comprising an inner wall and an outer wall, extending along at least one of its sides and wherein the pockets are formed on the inner wall so that the inner wall forms a bottom surface of said pockets and the pockets further comprise side walls extending from the inner wall; wherein the gas inlets are provided on the side walls of the pockets.