PYROLYZER GASIFIER ROTARY POT MODULE (PATENTED)
Technical Designer
Engineer Domenico Tanfoglio
The difference between the ROTARY POT and the classic PYROLYZER GASIFIER, hereafter referred to as the PYRO, is that while the PYRO is fully automatic and as such required ground down material of a constant granular size to be loaded so it can continuously operate for more than 8,000 hours without stopping, the ROTARY POT, hereafter referred to as the R. POT, can be loaded with whole solid material, in variable volumes, at a length of up to 2 mL. In view of the above, whole boxes of tyres measuring a diameter of up to 1.5 m. can be added, as can iron rods and other metals coated with organic plastic material, rubber, adhesives, paper, fabric, leather, resins of all types (fibreglass), slaughterhouse waste, plastics of all kinds, polyethylene agricultural tarpaulins, bulky industrial wastes, hospital waste in boxes or bags, cemetery waste, and all types of special combination waste, such as a complex medicines, small animals, sludge, etc. It works in cycles with manual loading/unloading, which of course is extremely easy and not dangerous.
How it works: The R.POT’s metal doors are opened when it is cold, material is loaded and the doors are carefully closed. The engine, known as the DCS, is then started. When heat flows around the shell of the R. POT, an ion with a special alloy is released that ensures the correct Molecular Disintegration and production of hydrocarbons such as Syngas, synthetic oil (diesel) and carbon. These are then used as a fuel in the DCS for the disintegration process. Syngas can be used at the same time to produce electricity. Synthetic oil can in theory also be used for the same task, or it can be used for heating at another site, or it can be sold. The heat produced can be used to heat buildings or sheds, or can feed driers. Once the process is finished, it is necessary to wait until the machine has cooled down. The doors can then be reopened and charcoal can be collected and clean metals obtained. Once complete, the task and the process can start again.
Emissions: Like its “brother” the Pyro, the R. POT does not emit anything since the process is performed in sealed chambers and the products are immediately collected. The only emission is from the DCS, which has been operating now for 34 years, as 1,200 modules have been already built. However, PIROMAK SRL assumes any liability for damage in case of exceeding the quantities in the tables imposed by the European Community (dioxins are not produced).
Who specifically needs this plant: Breakers, the rubber industry and all other companies that produce and work with organic materials, special waste collectors and recyclers of raw materials, farmers, carpenters, sawmills, furniture factories, paper mills, packaging plants, recycling centres, etc.
What you should know – what is obtained by molecular disintegration: Disintegration involves the splitting of the molecule that makes up the waste in a thermal field with a very high temperature, obtaining atomic fauna. Subsequently, in the second phase, different molecular reformation of the initial molecules takes place and a gas called SYNGAS (CH4 + CO + H2 + C3H8 + C4H10) with a thermal power of 7-9,000 kcal/kg is obtained. Depending on the loaded material, a specific amount of synthetic oil is also produced, as well as methyl alcohol (CH3.OH) and the whole chain of aromatic hydrocarbons. At the end of the process, a carbon particulate is also obtained that resembles wood charcoal. Given this type of process, particulate becomes activated carbon, so in certain cases can be sold to obtain substantial revenue. If it is decided not to sell the carbon or put it to use, it can be inserting in the DCS and used as fuel for the disintegration process. The uniqueness of the plant in question is the option for it to be built in small versions, so at a low cost and with a rapid return on investment. Useful note: the maximum load capacity is 3.5 M3. The floor area of entire plant is approximately 150 M2, and its maximum height is 3 M.