US 11,773,330 B2
System and process for converting waste plastic into fuel
Anthony F. Tenore, Yonkers, NY (US); David Fowler, Yonkers, NY (US); Oluwadare Oluwaseun, Yonkers, NY (US); and Anthony N. Tenore, Yonkers, NY (US)
Assigned to Braven Environmental, LLC, Yonkers, NY (US)
Filed by BRAVEN ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC, Yonkers, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/907,595.
Application 16/907,595 is a division of application No. 15/641,471, filed on Jul. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,731,082.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/493,445, filed on Jul. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0369964 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. C10B 47/44 (2006.01); B30B 9/12 (2006.01); B01D 53/00 (2006.01); C10K 1/02 (2006.01); C10K 1/04 (2006.01); C10B 31/08 (2006.01); C10B 53/07 (2006.01); C10G 1/02 (2006.01); C10G 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC C10B 47/44 (2013.01) [B01D 53/002 (2013.01); B30B 9/121 (2013.01); C10B 31/08 (2013.01); C10B 53/07 (2013.01); C10G 1/02 (2013.01); C10G 1/10 (2013.01); C10K 1/026 (2013.01); C10K 1/04 (2013.01); B01D 2257/702 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1003 (2013.01); C10G 2400/02 (2013.01); C10G 2400/04 (2013.01); Y02P 20/133 (2015.11); Y02P 20/143 (2015.11)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for processing a material into a fuel comprising:
a material supply assembly;
a heated airlock feeder configured to receive and process material from the material supply assembly, the heated airlock feeder comprising two elongated augers connected to a drive coupling, the two elongated augers having axially rotatable screws, the augers terminating at a tapered outlet configured to reduce the outlet area and increase back pressure inside the heated airlock feeder;
a reactor configured to receive and further process material from the heated airlock feeder; and
a vapor processing system configured to process vapor supplied by the reactor;
wherein the vapor processing system comprises a char disposal system configured to separate char from the vapor supplied by the reactor.