| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus (10) and method are described for processing waste into a clean fuel. The waste (22) comprises organic and inorganic portions. A float tank (18) is filled with a liquid, e.g., water, of a selected depth. The waste (22) is introduced into the liquid and separates into its organic portion, which floats near the surface of the liquid, and into its inorganic portion, which falls towards the bottom of the tank (18). The liquid depth is selected to be sufficiently large to permit the separation of an organic and inorganic portions. Then the organic and inorganic portions are removed. Sufficient liquid is extracted from the separated organic portion to provide a clean fuel. The fuel (102), illustratively, is formed as pellets. In a further aspect of this invention, further liquid is added to the separated organic portion to form a mixture thereof, which is pulped to provide a slurry thereof of a relatively high moisture content. Liquid (88) is extracted by mechanical means, e.g., a belt press (87) and/or a screw press (92), from the slurry to provide the clean fuel (102) of a relatively low, homogeneous liquid content.</p> |
