摘要 |
A material processing apparatus (10) includes a casing (26) having a pyrolysis chamber (14) for receiving and pyrolyzing feed materials therein into fluid materials and a mass (40) of refractory material contained in the casing (26) upon the bottom (22B) thereof and spaced from the top (22A) thereof. The refractory mass (40) extends between the opposite ends (22C, 22D) and sides (22E, 22F) of the casing (26) and includes an upper surface (50) defining a bottom of the pyrolysis chamber (14). The upper surface (50) is defined in an inclined orientation extending between the opposite ends (22C, 22D) of the chamber (14). The refractory mass (40) has an elongated cavity (52) extending along one end (22C) of the casing (26) and adjacent to a lower end (50B) of the upper inclined surface (50). An elongated residue collection pan (56) is disposed in the cavity (52) and is removable through an opening (60) in a side (22E, 22F) of the casing (26). Elongated heating units (58) are disposed in the pyrolysis chamber (14) above and generally parallel to the cavity (52) and upper inclined surface (50) for producing heating therein to cause pyrolyzing of the feed materials into fluid materials.
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