A mobile crop processing system includes a self-propelled harvester that shears and chops plant material, a mobile extraction assembly that follows the harvester and receives the chopped plant material to produce a crude oil output while discarding unwanted moisture and biomass in the field, a field-based extraction assembly that separates the crude oil into reclaimed solvent and essential oil, and a transporter for carrying containers of crude oil and solvent between the mobile and field-based extraction assemblies. The mobile extraction assembly includes a pre-treatment assembly for mixing plant material with solvent, a dewatering and maceration assembly for removing moisture from the plant material, and a separation assembly for removing additional moisture and biomass. Using the system, crops can be harvested and processed in the field when they are ready to be cut. The system can operate continuously until a desired portion of the field has been cut and processed.

At least one aspect of the technology provides a self-contained processing facility configured to convert organic, high water-content waste, such as fecal sludge and garbage, into electricity while also generating and collecting potable water.

Mixing kneader for processing a transfer mixture into a molding solution, according to the direct dissolution method, having a feed, a housing and a discharge, wherein the feed introduces a product consisting essentially of cellulose, water and a functional liquid into the housing, wherein a kneader shaft situated in the housing rotationally mixes and kneads the product and sweeps wipes it over heated inner surfaces of the mixing kneader, wherein reducing the amount of undissolved particles in the product and the size of the particles are reduced, and evaporating some of the water evaporates to produce form a molding solution, wherein the process volume of the mixing kneader is determined only by the requirements of a molding solution flow capacity.

At least one aspect of the technology provides a self-contained processing facility configured to convert organic, high water-content waste, such as fecal sludge and garbage, into electricity while also generating and collecting potable water.

A method for producing a cellulose solution with a solvent from a cellulose suspension in the solvent and a volatile non-solvent, including the introduction of the suspension into an inlet of a thin-film treatment apparatus, application and distribution of the suspension in a film-like form on a housing casing, temperature-controlled using a heat exchanger, by sweeper elements rotating about a common axis in a process housing of the treatment apparatus, evaporation of volatile non-solvent so that the cellulose is dissolved, and output of the solution of cellulose from the treatment apparatus through an outlet, wherein at least a part of the sweeper elements cause the cellulose to be advanced in the direction of the outlet so that the discharge at the outlet is between 300 kg/h and 600 kg/h cellulose solution per m.sup.2 of the temperature-controlled surface of the housing casing.

At least one aspect of the technology provides a self-contained processing facility configured to convert organic, high water-content waste, such as fecal sludge and garbage, into electricity while also generating and collecting potable water.

A thin-film treatment apparatus for treating viscous material includes a process housing oriented at an incline of at most 20? with a heatable and/or coolable housing casing, which surrounds a housing interior forming a material treatment space, an inlet nozzle arranged in an inlet zone of the process housing to introduce the material to be treated into the material treatment space, an outlet nozzle arranged in an outlet zone of the process housing to discharge the treated material from the material treatment space, and a drivable rotor shaft arranged in the material treatment space and extending coaxially for producing a material film on the inner surface of the housing casing and for conveying the material in the direction of an outlet zone. The rotor shaft includes at least one lift element arranged on the rotor shaft body, for producing a lifting force in the direction of the rotating rotor shaft body.

An improved polymer solution concentrator and accompanying devolatilization process enable concentration of polymer solutions to higher concentrations and viscosities than prior art equipment, overcome the viscosity limits and metering difficulties of the prior art, reduce the overall size of the devolatilization system, and reduce the energy, resources and cost required to finish polymer formulations. The concentrator replaces a conventional flash tank and includes a generally solid conically-shaped twin barrel. A pair of counter-rotating intermeshing screws is disposed in the barrel, and includes a portion with a vapor removal geometry and a portion with a positive displacement geometry. A vapor discharge port is formed in the barrel, and upon rotation of the screws in the barrel, a polymer formulation is concentrated from a value below about 40 weight percent to a value of up to about 98 weight percent.

At least one aspect of the technology provides a self-contained processing facility configured to convert organic, high water-content waste, such as fecal sludge and garbage, into electricity while also generating and collecting potable water.

At least one aspect of the technology provides a self-contained processing facility configured to convert organic, high water-content waste, such as fecal sludge and garbage, into electricity while also generating and collecting potable water.