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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017

Filed:

May. 04, 2015
Applicant:

Magnegas Corporation, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);

Inventor:

Ermanno Santilli, Clearwater, FL (US);

Assignee:

MAGNEGAS CORPORATION, Clearwater, FL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/02 (2006.01); C02F 1/48 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/46 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01); C02F 101/20 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/02 (2013.01); B03C 5/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/4608 (2013.01); C02F 1/48 (2013.01); C02F 1/484 (2013.01); C02F 2101/20 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2201/48 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for extracting metals (e.g. precious metals or dangerous metals) from a substrate material such as sludge from a lake bed or sewage treatment facility includes processing the substrate material and metals by exposing the substrate material and metals to the plasma of an electric arc. Then, the exposed substrate material and metals are passed through an electrically charged collection grid in which the metals, now electrically charged, are attracted to the collection grid and hold to the collection grid and the substrate material exits the collection grid with less concentrations (or none) of the metals. In some embodiments, in addition to recovering the metals (e.g. precious metals, dangerous metals, etc.), a flammable gas is produced.


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