Patent ID: 6773581
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B01F,B01J,B09C,C02F

Abstract:
An apparatus for hydrothermally treating a reactant wherein the treatment produces solids, said apparatus comprising:a substantially cylindrical reactor vessel surrounding a reactor chamber, said vessel having a longitudinal axis; a scraper formed as a hollow cylinder having an inside surface, an outside surface and a scraper axis, said scraper being disposed in said reactor chamber with said scraper axis of said scraper substantially co-linear with said longitudinal axis of said reactor vessel; an elongated scraper bar, at least a portion of said scraper bar being disposed within said reactor vessel, aligned substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis and offset therefrom for interaction with said inside surface of said scraper; and means for rotating said scraper about said scraper axis for movement relative to said scraper bar to remove the solids from said scraper.