Unique Features of the Simeken PRO - Pyrolytic Processing Oven
Simeken units are environmentally sound, have outstanding energy efficiency, and are readily transportable. The heart and primary component of the Pyrolytic Resource Recovery System (PRRS) is the unique Simeken PRO™ System—the oven where our advanced pyrolysis actually occurs.
The PRO System is designed to eliminate the complex mechanisms normally utilized to convey the material being pyrolyzed through a PPO (Pyrolytic Process Oven). The high initial cost, high maintenance cost and extremely high failure rate of the conveyance means of prior PPO's is the main reason that most of the systems tried have been economically un-sustainable.
The PRO System is designed to accomplish the transfer of the process heat to the product being pyrolyzed much more efficiently and without causing hot spots, structural distortion and oven "burnout" as has been experienced with prior systems.
The PRO System, incorporating a uniquely shaped Retort Oven and carefully designed transitional gas flows, effects conveyance of the material being pyrolyzed in a "free fall" fashion through the Retort Oven sometimes assisted by sinusoidal action.
The PRO System is designed to provide more heat exchange surface for the heat duty requirement that prior systems and provides a unique means for amplifying the heat transfer through bringing the material being pyrolyzed into direct contact with the hot inert flue gas.
The PRO System is much safer that prior units due to the inert flue gas being used to continuously purge oxygen from inside the Retort Oven thus preventing combustion of the material being pyrolyzed.
An added value is that the introduction of the inert flue gas into the process vapor reduces the generation of NOx emissions when the process vapor is combusted in the Thermal Oxidizer.
The PRO System now makes the pyrolysis process a viable option for converting waste products into valuable commodities.