PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY ROASTING BEAN-LIKE MATERIALS

摘要

There is disclosed a continuous roaster assembly having a two-zoned cooling section with each zone having a gaseous effluent conduit. The effluent conduit from the first cooling zone is in fluid communication with the gaseous effluent conduit from a roasting section of the continuous roaster assembly. A portion of such combined gaseous effluent is incinerated with the remaining portion being recycled to the burner of the roaster assembly