To provide a drying method for terephthalic acid and a horizontal rotary dryer allowing easy performance of mass processing of the terephthalic acid and enabling size reduction by improving drying performance of the dryer. In a method of drying terephthalic acid by using a horizontal rotary dryer, a rotating shell is rotated to make a critical speed ratio defined by expression 1 and expression 2 become 17 to less than 80% to dry the processing material,
Vc=2.21DExpression 1
=V/Vc.Math.100Expression 2 wherein Vc indicates a critical speed (m/s) of the rotating shell, D indicates an inside diameter (m) of the rotating shell, indicates the critical speed ratio (%) of the rotating shell, and V indicates a rotation speed (m/s) of the rotating shell.

To provide a drying method for terephthalic acid and a horizontal rotary dryer allowing easy performance of mass processing of the terephthalic acid and enabling size reduction by improving drying performance of the dryer. In a method of drying terephthalic acid by using a horizontal rotary dryer, a rotating shell is rotated to make a critical speed ratio defined by expression 1 and expression 2 become 17 to less than 80% to dry the processing material,
Vc=2.21DExpression 1
=V/Vc.Math.100Expression 2 wherein Vc indicates a critical speed (m/s) of the rotating shell, D indicates an inside diameter (m) of the rotating shell, indicates the critical speed ratio (%) of the rotating shell, and V indicates a rotation speed (m/s) of the rotating shell.

A method for removing adherent or immigrated olfactory substances from thermoplastic particles which take the form of bulk material and are exposed to dry, warm air in a treatment chamber of a warm-air container during a time period. Before the treatment in the warm-air container, the plastic particles are warmed in at least one infrared rotary tube, wherein the infrared rotary tube has at least one infrared radiator device arranged in a central region of the interior space thereof and directed towards the inner wall of the drum thereof. During a time period the plastic particles are warmed while the drum is continuously rotated and after that are transferred in the warm state, with a maximum temperature loss of 20 K, into the treatment chamber of the warm-air container where they continue to be exposed to warm air during the time period.

A method for removing adherent or immigrated olfactory substances from thermoplastic particles which take the form of bulk material and are exposed to dry, warm air in a treatment chamber of a warm-air container during a time period. Before the treatment in the warm-air container, the plastic particles are warmed in at least one infrared rotary tube, wherein the infrared rotary tube has at least one infrared radiator device arranged in a central region of the interior space thereof and directed towards the inner wall of the drum thereof. During a time period the plastic particles are warmed while the drum is continuously rotated and after that are transferred in the warm state, with a maximum temperature loss of 20 K, into the treatment chamber of the warm-air container where they continue to be exposed to warm air during the time period.

A combination of components for use in making asphalt concrete from a mixture of virgin aggregate material with recycled asphalt products and/or recycled asphalt shingles encompasses a direct dryer for heating virgin aggregate material; a pre-dryer for heating recycled asphalt product and/or recycled asphalt shingles, said pre-dryer using warm exhaust gas from said direct dryer to heat the recycled asphalt product and/or recycled asphalt shingles; and means for conveying warm exhaust gas from said direct dryer to said pre-dryer.

A combination of components for use in making asphalt concrete from a mixture of virgin aggregate material with recycled asphalt products and/or recycled asphalt shingles encompasses a direct dryer for heating virgin aggregate material; a pre-dryer for heating recycled asphalt product and/or recycled asphalt shingles, said pre-dryer using warm exhaust gas from said direct dryer to heat the recycled asphalt product and/or recycled asphalt shingles; and means for conveying warm exhaust gas from said direct dryer to said pre-dryer.

Prevention of contamination of a dried product, deformation of particles, and a change of particle size distribution. The system includes: a solid-liquid separator in which a processing material is supplied between a pair of endless separation filter cloths wound around an outer periphery of a separation roll, and is dehydrated by being squeezed therebetween and also by ventilation gas passing from a ventilation port formed in an outer peripheral surface of the separation roll; and a horizontal rotary dryer provided on a subsequent stage of the solid-liquid separator, wherein carrier gas is made to flow in a rotating shell of the dryer in a cocurrent manner in the same direction as a conveyance direction of the processing material.

Prevention of contamination of a dried product, deformation of particles, and a change of particle size distribution. The system includes: a solid-liquid separator in which a processing material is supplied between a pair of endless separation filter cloths wound around an outer periphery of a separation roll, and is dehydrated by being squeezed therebetween and also by ventilation gas passing from a ventilation port formed in an outer peripheral surface of the separation roll; and a horizontal rotary dryer provided on a subsequent stage of the solid-liquid separator, wherein carrier gas is made to flow in a rotating shell of the dryer in a cocurrent manner in the same direction as a conveyance direction of the processing material.

A rotary vacuum drum drying system is described. The system may include a plurality of sensors and a control system operatively coupled with the plurality of sensors. The control system includes a processing device to monitor a plurality of parameters of the vacuum drying system received from the plurality of sensors and automatically adjust one or more of the plurality of parameters based on the monitor of the plurality of parameters.

A rotary vacuum drum drying system is described. The system may include a plurality of sensors and a control system operatively coupled with the plurality of sensors. The control system includes a processing device to monitor a plurality of parameters of the vacuum drying system received from the plurality of sensors and automatically adjust one or more of the plurality of parameters based on the monitor of the plurality of parameters.