Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Separating
Patent
1991-12-02
1993-02-23
Dawson, Robert A.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Separating
210609, 210751, 210768, 210774, 210781, 48197A, B01D 3700
Patent
active
051887398
ABSTRACT:
A process for disposing of sanitary sewage sludge by producing a pumpable slurry of sewage sludge and solid carbonaceous fuel e.g. coal, petroleum coke, rubber. The slurry is burned as a fuel in a partial oxidation gas generator, furnace, or boiler. In the process, an aqueous slurry of sewage sludge is concentrated by removing water by means of a conventional belt filter press or presses. The dewatered slurry of sewage sludge is hydrothermally treated and cooled and depressurized. The viscosity of the slurry of sewage sludge is reduced to less than about 2000 centipoise by shearing. The sheared sewage sludge is then ground together with a solid carbonaceous fuel to produce a pumpable slurry which is burned with a free-oxygen containing gas in a partial oxidation gasifier, furnace, boiler, or incinerator to produce a hot raw effluent gas stream. In a preferred embodiment, the effluent gas stream is cleaned and purified and non-contaminating ash and slag are separated. By this process, noxious sewage sludge may be disposed of without contaminating the environment. By-product synthesis gas, reducing gas, or fuel gas may be produced.
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Albert Christine C.
Khan Motasimur R.
Zang Richard B.
Brent Albert
Dawson Robert A.
Fortuna Ana M.
O'Loughlin James J.
Texaco Inc.
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