Reclamation of metals from a fluid
AssigneeMagnegas IP, LLC
InventorErmanno Santilli
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Abstract
A system for extracting metals (e.g. precious metals or dangerous metals) from a substrate material such as sludge from a lake bed or sewage treatment facility includes processing the substrate material and metals by exposing the substrate material and metals to the plasma of an electric arc. Then, the exposed substrate material and metals are passed through an electrically charged collection grid in which the metals, now electrically charged, are attracted to the collection grid and hold to the collection grid and the substrate material exits the collection grid with less concentrations (or none) of the metals. In some embodiments, in addition to recovering the metals (e.g. precious metals, dangerous metals, etc.), a flammable gas is produced.
Claims19
A system for extracting metal particles from a substrate fluid, the system comprising:
- a pressure vessel containing in its interior a feedstock, the feedstock comprising metal particles suspended within a substrate fluid;
- at least one pair of electrodes within the pressure vessel, an electric arc is formed between each pair of electrodes of the at least one pair of electrodes;
- a pump for circulating the feedstock through a plasma of the electric arc thereby the electric arc providing a charge to at least some of the metal particles;
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- a collection grid having at least one collection plate, the at least one collection plate attracting the at least some of the metal particles having the charge to a surface of the at least one collection plate within the collection grid.
A system for extracting metal particles from a substrate fluid, the system comprising:
- a pressure vessel containing in its interior a feedstock, the feedstock comprising metal particles suspended within a substrate fluid;
- at least one pair of electrodes within the pressure vessel, an electric arc is formed between each pair of electrodes of the at least one pair of electrodes;
- a collection grid having plates, each of the plates having an electrical charge;
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- a pump for circulating the feedstock through a plasma of the electric arc and through the collection grid, the plasma of the electric arc providing a charge to at least some of the metal particles and at least a subset of the metal particles attracted to and collecting upon the collection plates of the collection grid.
A system for capturing metal particles from a substrate fluid, the system comprising:
- means for introducing a feedstock into a pressure vessel, the feedstock comprising metal particles suspended within a substrate fluid;
- means for forming an electric arc between one or more pairs of electrodes within the pressure vessel;
- a pump for circulating the feedstock through a plasma of the electric arc and through a collection grid, whereas the plasma of the electric arc provides a charge to at least some of the metal particles and collection plates of the collection grid attract and collect at least a subset of the metal particles;
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- after shutting down the electric arc, removing the metal particles from the collection plates of the collection grid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.