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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M. McClelland, Jr., Cornelius, NC (US);
Stephen C. Montague, Midland, NC (US);
Brian W. Voelker, Concord, NC (US);
Assignee:
Midrex International B.V. Rotterdam, Zurich, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C21B 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method of separating and recycling shards and fines that occur in a briquetting operation using an non-reactive carrier gas to separate and entrain the hot shards and fines, and conduct them to a material inlet of the briquetting machine, while separating and recycling the carrier gas. Apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.