Method for Reclaiming Usable Products from Biosolids

A method of reclaiming usable products from sludge is disclosed. A predetermined level of solvent within an extractor is heated, below atmospheric boiling point, and dried sludge is immersed within the headed solvent. The solvent is a non-polar or polar aprotic solvents, such as heptane. The non-sol...

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Hauptverfasser:	Yeh Bryan V, Wilke Karl, DeShazo Eugene F
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY FERTILISERS MANUFACTURE THEREOF METALLURGY ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL SEPARATION TRANSPORTING TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of reclaiming usable products from sludge is disclosed. A predetermined level of solvent within an extractor is heated, below atmospheric boiling point, and dried sludge is immersed within the headed solvent. The solvent is a non-polar or polar aprotic solvents, such as heptane. The non-solid products, an oil/solvent mixture are separated from the solids and transferred to at least one evaporator with a concentration of between 2-25% oil in the solvent. The oil and solvent are separated in one or more evaporators to remove approximately 70%-95%, and preferably 85%-99%, of the solvent. The solids are moved to a desolventizer for removal of the residual solvent and are then dried to a moisture content of below 25%, and preferably between 10%-15%.