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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Rifat AL Chalabi, Nottingham, GB;
Ophneil Henry Perry, Nottingham, GB;
Rifat Al Chalabi, Nottingham, GB;
Ophneil Henry Perry, Nottingham, GB;
Chinook Sciences, Ltd., Nottingham, GB;
Abstract
A metal reclaiming system and method for reclaiming metal from scrap material is provided. The system has a furnace () and a controller () for controlling operation of the system. The controller () operates the metal reclaiming system in a first operating mode in which the furnace () is operated at a first temperature in the range of 350° C. to 550° C. to incinerate pollutants and drive off volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the scrap material without melting the metal. The controller () is operates the metal reclaiming system in a subsequent operating mode in which the furnace () is operated at a further, higher temperature to melt metal in the said scrap for reclaiming.