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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2006
Ophneill Henry Perry, Nottingham, GB;
Rifat Alchalabi, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Ophneill Henry Perry, Nottingham, GB;
Rifat Alchalabi, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention relates to apparatus for thermally de-coating and/or drying coated and/or contaminated materials. The apparatus comprises at least one support, an oven () mounted to each support and adapted for receiving material to be treated: each oven () being moveable between a first position in which a first portion () is generally higher than a second portion () and a second position in which the second portion () is generally higher than the first portion () and in use, the or each oven () is repeatedly moved between first and second positions to move material within the oven. The apparatus including at least one afterburner () for generating a stream of hot gasses and conduit means for directing the stream of hot gasses into a treatment zone of the oven and exhaust means for returning the gasses to the at least one afterburner whereby the or each oven does not include an integral afterburner.