Patent ID: 8795476

Claim:
A reactor system for converting organic feed to charcoal, the system comprising: (a) a furnace; (b) a retort extending through the furnace, the retort comprising a retort auger, an inlet and an outlet; (c) a charcoal delivery assembly comprising: (i) a collection line adjacent to the outlet of the retort for receiving charcoal from the retort, the collection line comprising: a collection auger extending at least partially therethrough, the collection auger comprising a flighted portion; and a downstream end comprising a transfer zone, (ii) a delivery line connected to the collection line at a downstream portion of the collection line, the delivery line comprising a flighted delivery auger extending therethrough; wherein the transfer zone is defined by a space between the downstream end of the flighted portion of the collection auger and an upstream end of the flighted delivery auger; and wherein charcoal collected and delivered by the collection auger forms a plug at the transfer zone for blocking biogas from the retort from entering the delivery line.