A coke oven includes an oven chamber, an uptake duct in fluid communication with the oven chamber, the uptake duct being configured to receive exhaust gases from the oven chamber, an uptake damper in fluid communication with the uptake duct, the uptake damper being positioned at any one of multiple positions, the uptake damper configured to control an oven draft, an actuator configured to alter the position of the uptake damper between the positions in response to a position instruction, a sensor configured to detect an operating condition of the coke oven, wherein the sensor includes one of a draft sensor, a temperature sensor configured to detect an uptake duct temperature or a sole flue temperature, and an oxygen sensor, and a controller being configured to provide the position instruction to the actuator in response to the operating condition detected by the sensor.

Systems and integrated methods are disclosed for processing aromatic complex bottoms into high value products. The system includes an adsorption column, the adsorption column in fluid communication with an aromatics complex and operable to receive and remove polyaromatics from an aromatic bottoms stream. The adsorption column producing a cleaned aromatic bottoms stream with reduced polyaromatic content and a reject stream including the removed polyaromatics. In some embodiments, the reject stream is recycled for further processing, passed to a coke production unit to produce high quality coke, or both.

Systems and integrated methods are disclosed for processing aromatic complex bottoms into high value products. The system includes an adsorption column, the adsorption column in fluid communication with an aromatics complex and operable to receive and remove polyaromatics from an aromatic bottoms stream. The adsorption column producing a cleaned aromatic bottoms stream with reduced polyaromatic content and a reject stream including the removed polyaromatics. In some embodiments, the reject stream is recycled for further processing, passed to a coke production unit to produce high quality coke, or both.

A biomass pyrolysis device and a biomass pyrolysis method is for optimal matching of thermal energy and microwave energy, wherein the device comprises a power generation system, a drying device and a microwave pyrolysis device; wherein the drying device is a cylinder nested with a flue gas layer and a material layer, a material inlet of the drying device is connected with a feeding device, and a volatile outlet is connected with a condensing unit; the microwave pyrolysis device is connected with a material outlet of the drying device, and a pyrolysis gas outlet of the microwave pyrolysis device is connected with the condensing unit; the condensing unit is connected with the power generation system, and waste gas generated by the power generation system is introduced into the flue gas layer of the drying device.

A biomass pyrolysis device and a biomass pyrolysis method is for optimal matching of thermal energy and microwave energy, wherein the device comprises a power generation system, a drying device and a microwave pyrolysis device; wherein the drying device is a cylinder nested with a flue gas layer and a material layer, a material inlet of the drying device is connected with a feeding device, and a volatile outlet is connected with a condensing unit; the microwave pyrolysis device is connected with a material outlet of the drying device, and a pyrolysis gas outlet of the microwave pyrolysis device is connected with the condensing unit; the condensing unit is connected with the power generation system, and waste gas generated by the power generation system is introduced into the flue gas layer of the drying device.

A process for the non-oxidative thermal degradation of a rubber containing waste including: transporting the rubber containing waste along a horizontal axis of a hermetically sealed cylindrical reactor including: an inlet and an outlet, one or more thermal reaction zones arranged between the inlet and the outlet, wherein each thermal reaction zone is provided with: one or more heating elements controllable to heat the thermal reaction zone to an operating temperature for mediating the non-oxidative thermal degradation of rubber in the rubber containing waste, and one or more gas outlets for withdrawing volatile gas or gases evolved during the non-oxidative thermal degradation of the rubber; and a screw auger located within the reactor, the screw augur configured to rotate in both the forward and reverse directions to agitate and transport the rubber containing waste through the one or more thermal reaction zones in both the forward and reverse directions and to the outlet; heating the rubber containing waste, in the one or more thermal treatment zones, to a temperature above the degradation temperature of rubber for a time sufficient to produce the volatile gas or gases and the char product; operating the screw auger in both the forward and reverse directions to agitate the rubber containing waste within the reactor; and advancing the rubber containing waste along the horizontal axis to the outlet.

A waste thermolysis installation includes a first, drying, enclosure able to vacuum dry the incoming waste and a second, calcining, enclosure, able to perform a vacuum calcination treatment on the dried waste coming from the first enclosure, each enclosure including an external-heating system including a combustion chamber and a vacuum pump which makes it possible to maintain the vacuum in the enclosure and is connected to the enclosure by an extraction pipe, the installation being characterized in that it includes a pipe circulating gas coming from the second enclosure to the second enclosure through the system for the external heating of the second enclosure. Thermolysis method implementing the installation.

A waste thermolysis installation includes a first, drying, enclosure able to vacuum dry the incoming waste and a second, calcining, enclosure, able to perform a vacuum calcination treatment on the dried waste coming from the first enclosure, each enclosure including an external-heating system including a combustion chamber and a vacuum pump which makes it possible to maintain the vacuum in the enclosure and is connected to the enclosure by an extraction pipe, the installation being characterized in that it includes a pipe circulating gas coming from the second enclosure to the second enclosure through the system for the external heating of the second enclosure. Thermolysis method implementing the installation.

The device for pyrolysis of carbonaceous materials comprises a working chamber comprising a non-magnetic wall comprising an inner graphite lining; one or more electrodes adapted to be inserted within a carbon-based bedding; a solenoid coiled around the device exterior, the solenoid adapted to create a magnetic field within the working chamber such that when the solenoid is energized, the carbon-based bedding is caused to move; a lower solids outlet comprising an airlock, the solids outlet adapted to permit solids to exit the device; and a lower gas outlet adapted to permit gaseous substances to exit after having traveled through the carbon-based bedding. The method comprises the steps of loading carbon-containing materials into the working chamber; using the first and second electrodes to heat the carbon-containing materials by passing electric current through the carbon-containing materials without air access; collecting, cleaning and releasing gaseous pyrolysis products produced by the heating.

The device for pyrolysis of carbonaceous materials comprises a working chamber comprising a non-magnetic wall comprising an inner graphite lining; one or more electrodes adapted to be inserted within a carbon-based bedding; a solenoid coiled around the device exterior, the solenoid adapted to create a magnetic field within the working chamber such that when the solenoid is energized, the carbon-based bedding is caused to move; a lower solids outlet comprising an airlock, the solids outlet adapted to permit solids to exit the device; and a lower gas outlet adapted to permit gaseous substances to exit after having traveled through the carbon-based bedding. The method comprises the steps of loading carbon-containing materials into the working chamber; using the first and second electrodes to heat the carbon-containing materials by passing electric current through the carbon-containing materials without air access; collecting, cleaning and releasing gaseous pyrolysis products produced by the heating.