Patent ID: 8136747
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: D21B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for separating components of a solid feedstock, said apparatus comprising: a threaded shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein a motor is coupled to the first end to rotate the shaft, and an outlet is coupled to the second end, and the solid feedstock moves in a direction from the first to the second end of the shaft when the motor rotates the shaft, and one or more solid components of the solid feedstock exit said apparatus through the outlet; a barrel unit to contain said threaded shaft; a feeder to supply the solid feedstock to said threaded shaft, wherein the solid feedstock from said feeder first contacts said threaded shaft at a first reaction zone segment that is closest to the first end of the shaft; and a pump to provide a rinse fluid to said threaded shaft, wherein the rinse fluid flows in the opposite direction of the solid feedstock along said threaded shaft.