Patent ID: 6506311
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: C02F,F26B

Abstract:
An apparatus for treating wet material, said apparatus comprising:an inlet hopper for introducing wet material into said apparatus; an injector auger for physically directing a flow of the wet material introduced into said apparatus through said hopper; a blower for pneumatically directing said flow of the wet material introduced into said apparatus through said hopper; a cyclone for receiving the wet material as directed to said cyclone by said injector auger and blower, and for desiccation and specific gravity separation of the wet material; wherein said cyclone has a first outlet for discharge of a substantially solid portion of the wet material, and a second outlet for discharge of a substantially liquid portion of the wet material;a wet scrubber for receiving and treating said substantially liquid portion of the wet material; and a discharge auger for receiving and treating said substantially solid portion of the wet material.