Electric arc furnace dust recycling apparatus and method
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorEzekiel Kruglick
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Abstract
The present technology provides an illustrative apparatus for recycle electric arc furnace (EAF) dust and method of use related to the same. The apparatus has a heat controlling region coupled to a separation volume and includes at least one magnet and a cooling region. The heating controlling region operates at a temperature sufficient to transform at least some of the EAF dust into a mixture of gaseous zinc and one or more additional metals. The magnet separates the iron-rich material from the mixture of gaseous zinc and one or more additional metals and the cooling region condenses the gaseous zinc.
Claims13
A method for recycling electric arc furnace (EAF) dust material, the method comprising:
- controlling a temperature of EAF dust material within a heat controlling region such that the temperature of the EAF dust material is sufficient to transform at least a portion of the EAF dust material into a mixture of gaseous zinc and one or more additional metals, wherein the one or more additional metals comprise iron-rich material and steel additives;
- separating the iron-rich material from the mixture of gaseous zinc and one or more additional metals within a separation unit;
- directing the gaseous zinc to a cooling region;
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- condensing the gaseous zinc within the cooling region, wherein condensing the gaseous zinc is performed after separating the iron-rich material, and wherein the condensing the gaseous zinc comprises condensing zinc oxide into different grades that fall out at different locations within the separation unit.
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