Charles M Reilly

US Patent:

43952658, Jul 26, 1983

Filed:

Dec 16, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/331044

Inventors:

Charles Reilly - Brooklyn NY
Richard G. Bailey - Prairie Village KS

International Classification:

C10L 514
C10F 706

US Classification:

44 15R

Abstract:

Pellet material and a process for producing such pellet material, which pellet material is suitable for use as an improved fuel that is particularly suitable for use in automatic stoker furnaces and kilns, and for home heating. The pellets are formed of a mixture of particulate peat and coal fines, with the peat serving both as a binder to retain the shape of the pellets and as a fuel material. The process of forming the pellets consists of air drying and then milling or grinding peat, mixing this particulate matter with coal fines or ground sludge material, and then pelletizing the resulting mixture in a pelletizer such as a pellet mill, with the pellets then air-dried to reduce the moisture content to a range of about 10% to 15% by weight.

US Patent:

43989179, Aug 16, 1983

Filed:

Mar 23, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/360991

Inventors:

Charles J. Reilly - Brooklyn NY

International Classification:

C10L 502

US Classification:

44 10B

Abstract:

A simple and efficient process is provided for the preparation of fuel pellets comprised of, in whole or in part, a modified cellulosic material. By contacting a cellulosic material with certain enzymes, such as cellulase, the cellulose structure is modified so that the material flows more easily and therefore less energy need be expended in formation of the pellets. Hence, higher production is obtained by increased input and output to and from the pellet mill. Moreover, the pelletizing die itself is subjected to less abrasion and hence has a longer life.