Patent ID: 7758907

Claim:
A process for the production of a smoke product by pyrolysis of an organic material, comprising: introducing said organic material to be pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis reactor comprising a substantially hermetically sealed heatable chamber containing at least one rotatable heated endless screw, wherein said rotatable heated endless screw comprises a heating device that supplies calories to elevate the temperature of the organic material to 300° C. to 380° C., said material being introduced at one end of said screw, heating said organic material with said at least one rotatable heated endless screw in said chamber at a temperature of 300° C. to 380° C. to pyrolyze said organic material and said organic material moves through said heatable chamber under the influence of rotation of said at least one screw, and removing the consumed organic material and recovering the produced smoke from the other end of said at least one screw.