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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1995
Jack M Benson, Beltsville, MD (US);
T R Sundaram, Columbia, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus of an elongated polygon-shaped vessel having a longitudinal axis, and an internal volume, wherein the elongated vessel is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis, and wherein optionally, the internal volume is divided into a plurality of transverse chambers having a polygonal cross-section shape, and can optionally be further divided into a plurality of longitudinal sections, an inlet for receiving material, and an outlet for removing material, is useful, for example, as a composter for municipal solid waste (MSW), source separated organic waste, yard waste, sewage sludge, and of organic hazardous waste, as a wet mill to reduce the sizes, mix, and screen materials, such as MSW, source separated organic waste, yard waste, sewage sludge, and organic hazardous waste, and as a rotating vessel, such as a cement kiln or ball mill.