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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Ashley Stone, Orillia, CA;
Martin Kestle, Everett, CA;
Ashley Stone, Orillia, CA;
Martin Kestle, Everett, CA;
Other;
Abstract
Described is a device for conditioning a comminuted light alloy feedstock to heat and remove impurities from the feedstock. The conditioner device includes a reaction chamber having a substrate feed port for feeding the comminuted light alloy feedstock into the reaction chamber and a discharge port for allowing the conditioned feedstock to exit the reaction chamber. A scrubber gas baffle is positioned at one end of the reaction chamber and coupled to a scrubber gas injector which is configured to inject a scrubber gas through the scrubber gas baffle at a volume and rate of flow sufficient to fluidize the feedstock in the reaction chamber. A scrubber gas heater is also provided for heating the scrubber gas to a temperature sufficient to condition the feedstock as desired.