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US 2017/0051381 A1Published application
Dross management system and method
AssigneeAltek Europe Limited
InventorJames Herbert
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Abstract
A dross processing assembly includes a stirring station at which dross in a first dross recovery vessel is stirred and a pressing station at which previously stirred dross in a second dross recovery vessel is pressed simultaneously with the stirring of the dross in the first dross recovery vessel. The stirring station and the pressing station may be commonly housed in an enclosure. A conveyor system may advance dross recovery vessels through the dross processing assembly for continuous dross processing.
Claims21
A dross processing assembly, comprising:
- a stirring station at which dross in a first dross pan is stirred;
- and
- a pressing station at which dross in a second dross pan that was previously stirred by the stirring station is pressed simultaneously with the stirring of the dross in the first dross pan.
A method of recovering aluminum from dross, comprising:
- conveying a first dross pan containing stirred dross from a stirring station in a dross processing assembly at which the dross in the first dross pan was stirred to a pressing station in the dross processing assembly;
- positioning a second dross pan containing dross at the stirring station;
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- simultaneously stirring the dross in the second dross pan with the stirring station and pressing the dross in the first dross pan with the pressing station.
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