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US 8,876,939 B2Granted
Process and system for briquetting titanium
AssigneeTitanium Metal Conversions
InventorHenry W. McLaughlin, III
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Abstract
A system and a method are provided that take a potentially dangerous waste product and process the product to create a marketable asset. The system and method are configured to create “tb” from “tbgs” by removing the volatility that exists in the “tbgs.” The resultant “tb” may be substantially non-volatile.
Claims8
A method for processing titanium swarf, the method comprising steps of:
- converting titanium swarf into titanium briquettes;
- applying a fire retardant to the titanium briquettes;
- and
- drying the titanium briquettes after the applying step by:
- freezing the titanium briquettes to a temperature of about 0° to about 25° F.;
- raising or maintaining the temperature to about 100° F. in de-humidified conditions;
- and
- repeating the freezing and raising steps until the titanium briquettes have lost between 12 and 15% of original weight.
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