Systems and methods for segregating and grinding oxidizable catalyst material
AssigneeThe Maitland Company
InventorCarlos Valdez
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Abstract
A method of disposing of a mixture of oxidizable catalyst material and inert support media. The method comprises introducing inert gas into an enclosure; introducing the mixture into the enclosure; separating the oxidizable catalyst material and the inert support media within the enclosure; maintaining an inert gas environment around the oxidizable catalyst material during separating; exporting the separated inert support media from the enclosure; and grinding the separated oxidizable catalyst material into a powder for disposal as hazardous waste via incineration.
Claims7
A method of disposing of a mixture of oxidizable catalyst material, grading material, and inert support media, the method comprising:
- introducing inert gas into an enclosure;
- introducing the mixture into the enclosure;
- separating the oxidizable catalyst material and the inert support media within the enclosure;
- separating the grading material from the inert support media;
- maintaining an inert gas environment around the oxidizable catalyst material during separating;
- exporting the separated inert support media from the enclosure;
- grinding the separated oxidizable catalyst material into a powder for disposal as hazardous waste via incineration;
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- exporting the grading material with the oxidizable catalyst material from the enclosure.
A method of disposing of a mixture of oxidizable catalyst material, grading material, and inert support media, the method comprising:
- introducing the mixture into an enclosure;
- separating, within the enclosure, the oxidizable catalyst material and the grading material from the inert support media;
- exporting the separated inert support media from the enclosure;
- grinding the separated oxidizable catalyst material into a powder for incineration;
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- exporting the oxidizable catalyst material and the grading material from the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.