A Contained Drum Discharge System and Method for Toxic Powdery Materials

A contained drum discharge system for toxic powdery materials without exposure to operator and environment, the system comprising:

• a drum connected with a lifting mechanism, wherein the drum includes a primary liner bag having the toxic powdery material to be disposed, contained within the secondary liner bag, and a tertiary liner bag enclosing the secondary liner bag;
• a glove box having:
• an upper deck and a lower deck;
• a plurality of glove ports connected with respective glove attachments, on one side and a plurality of thrashout ports on another side of the glove box;
• a sealing gasket to connect with the drum;
• a first liner port provided at a bottom of the glove box;
• a second liner port provided in a lower deck of the glove box and only accessible via the plurality of gloves ports in the lower deck;
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• a first liner port provided in the upper deck of the glove box and only accessible via the plurality of glove ports in the upper deck;
• a hopper connected at a top of the glove box and with a vacuum transfer system of a material processing reactor;
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• a control unit connected with the glove box via a rotation mechanism and with the lifting mechanism of the drum.