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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 1979
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Frosch, , US;
Alvin R Keeton, Finleyville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01D / ; B05B / ; C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422242 ; 210186 ; 210340 ; 239102 ; 239302 ; 422187 ; 422199 ; 422208 ; 422235 ; 423350 ;
Abstract
A sodium storage and injection system for delivering atomized liquid sodium to a chemical reactor employed in the production of solar grade silicon. The system is adapted to accommodate start-up, shut-down, normal and emergency operations and is characterized by a jacketed injection nozzle adapted to atomize liquefied sodium and a supply circuit connected to the nozzle for delivering thereto liquefied sodium comprising a plurality of replaceable sodium containment vessels, a pump interposed between the vessels and the nozzle, and a pressurizing circuit including a source of inert gas connected with the vessels for maintaining the sodium under pressure.