US 11,959,023 B1
Pyrolyser
Sheila Macdonald Kyger, Houston, TX (US); and Sebastian Burn, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to APPLIED GAIA CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Applied Gaia Corporation, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/237,102.
Int. Cl. C10B 47/44 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10B 57/02 (2006.01)
CPC C10B 47/44 (2013.01) [C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C10B 57/02 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pyrolyser, comprising:
(i) a pyrolysis chamber defining an interior compartment having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the pyrolysis chamber includes a feed inlet, a product outlet, an exhaust gas outlet, and an operational length comprising a linear distance from the feed inlet to the product outlet;
(ii) a trough housed inside the pyrolysis chamber and located in the lower portion of the interior compartment and extending through the pyrolysis chamber along the operational length of the pyrolysis chamber;
(iii) a material handling system comprising a paddle auger located within the trough and configured to convey biomass from the feed inlet towards the product outlet; wherein the paddle auger comprises an auger shaft, a plurality of sets of paddles directly or indirectly connected to the auger shaft, and a plurality of flights interconnecting the plurality of paddles.