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US 12,298,077 B2Granted
DC plasma electric arc furnace for processing solid waste, method of processing solid waste, and products formed from DC plasma electric arc furnace
OwnerAlain Palmieriinventor
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Abstract
A DC plasma arc furnace, a method of co-processing waste and metal, a method of producing energy by processing material using the furnace, and the products produced by the furnace are provided. Metal may be efficiently processed by the furnace via an increased organic content in other feedstock fed into the furnace.
Claims28
A furnace configured to process metal and waste materials, wherein the furnace is a DC plasma arc furnace, and wherein the furnace is configured to process a metal feedstock at the same time as a non-metal feedstock,
- wherein the furnace comprises refractory blocks sufficient to withstand temperatures of at least 2,500° C.
- further comprising at least one electrode comprising a collar configured to permit horizontal movement and/or angular movement of an electrode during processing of feedstock, and
- further comprising sensors monitoring the movement and/or position of the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.