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PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE TREATMENT OF LOADS OR RESIDUES OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND THEIR ALLOYS
| Office | USPTO |
| Document type: | Patent |
| Inventor(s): | Antônio Carlos Da Cruz; Oskar Wessel Bender |
| Applicant: | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas S/A (IPT) |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Application Number: | US 11/632,192 |
| IPC: | C22B 9/20 C22B 9/21 |
Abstract
Equipment for the treatment of loads or residues of non-ferrous metals and their alloys include a rotary furnace having a vessel with a sealed door. An electrode is introduced into the rotary furnace and is used to establish a free burning convective electric arc with the load introduced into the furnace or with the furnaces bottom wall. The equipment is assembled over a hinged base which allows elevating or lowering its rotation axis with respect to a horizontal plane.
| FAPESP's process: | 99/06282-9 - Recycling of aluminum: development of technological innovations |
| Grantee: | Antonio Carlos da Cruz |
| Principal Investigator: | Antonio Carlos da Cruz |
| Institution: | Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas S/A (IPT) |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE |
| Grantee: | Antonio Carlos da Cruz |
| Principal Investigator: | Antonio Carlos da Cruz |
| Institution: | Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas S/A (IPT) |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Support for Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing (PAPI/Nuplitec) |