Patent ID: 8894271
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: B01F,B02C,B08B,B09B,B60P,B65G,F23G

Abstract:
1. A method for disposing of solid refinery waste, the method comprising: removing solid waste constituents from inside a refinery tank using excavating machinery; delumping the solid waste constituents; conveying the delumped solid waste constituents into a mobile tank; maintaining a head space between a top level of the delumped solid waste constituents in the mobile tank and a top wall of the mobile tank; transporting the delumped solid waste constituents in the mobile tank to a burning facility; adding at least one diluent to the head space; mixing the at least one diluent with the delumped solid waste constituents using an agitator; and pumping from the mobile tank a flowable mixture of refinery waste and the at least one diluent at the burning facility.