Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for separating fossil and native organic matter from mixtures of organic substances. The invention is characterized by subjecting the mixture of organic substances to a dewatering step (30, 31), to thermomechanical cell lysis (32), to a subsequent dewatering step (33) and to a final sieving step.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for utilizing the heat in the lower temperature range of up to 1000° C., preferably up to 500° C., for preheating fresh air which is added to a solid material furnace, preferably designed as a grate furnace with sub-stoichiometric combustion and supply of fresh air in several stages, or to a circulating fluidized-bed furnace.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for solar overheating of vapour produced by solar energy, using different solar heat producers, wherein the process with the lower maximum possible temperature is essentially used for vapour production and the process with the higher maximum possible temperature is essentially used for vapour overheating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the generation of superheated steam. According to the invention, essentially saturated or wet steam is generated in a main vessel in which superheating is technically not possible or only restrictedly possible and which is superheated in an auxiliary plant whereby the superheater of the auxiliary plant is controlled dependent upon the steam production of the main plant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for separating fossil and native organic matter from mixtures of organic substances. The invention is characterized by subjecting the mixture of organic substances to a dewatering step (30, 31), to thermomechanical cell lysis (32), to a subsequent dewatering step (33) and to a final sieving step.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for drying and for the material flow-specific processing of coarse-grained waste that can be aerated. The invention is characterized by subjecting the waste in a first step to a hot air drying step (1) in a tunnel drier (10), followed by the subsequent process steps of sieving (2) to remove the fines, preferably with a grain size <40 mm, air separation (3), removal of metal (4) and optical sorting (5), and size reduction (6) of the residual fraction, preferably to a grain size <40 mm, and returning the size-reduced residual fraction to the tunnel drier (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the generation of superheated steam. According to the invention, essentially saturated or wet steam is generated in a main vessel in which superheating is technically not possible or only restrictedly possible and which is superheated in an auxiliary plant whereby the superheater of the auxiliary plant is controlled dependent upon the steam production of the main plant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for the wet-mechanical treatment of a substance mixture, particularly of refuse of all types, comprised of inert substances, water and of organic substances having a water-soluble and bioconvertible portion, whereby water is used as a solvent, washing agent and separating agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for the wet-mechanical treatment of a substance mixture, particularly of refuse of all types, comprised of inert substances, water and of organic substances having a water-soluble and bioconvertible portion, whereby water is used as a solvent, washing agent and separating agent.