Global Patent Index - EP 2493632 A1

EP 2493632 A1 20120905 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING WIRE AND OTHER METAL FROM PROCESSED RECYCLED MATERIALS

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING WIRE AND OTHER METAL FROM PROCESSED RECYCLED MATERIALS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR TRENNUNG UND RÜCKGEWINNUNG VON DRÄHTEN UND ANDEREN METALLEN AUS VERARBEITETEN WIEDERAUFBEREITETEN MATERIALIEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME PERMETTANT DE SÉPARER ET DE RÉCUPÉRER DU FIL ET D'AUTRES MÉTAUX À PARTIR DE MATÉRIAUX RECYCLÉS TRAITÉS

Publication

EP 2493632 A1 20120905 (EN)

Application

EP 10827605 A 20101101

Priority

  • US 25664809 P 20091030
  • US 84831710 A 20100802
  • US 2010054975 W 20101101

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011053913A1] Processing waste materials to recover valuable metals, such as copper, from the materials. The disclosed systems and methods employ processes that further refine the waste materials to concentrate the metallic material after the waste materials are initially processed. Processes include employing air separation and screening. Processes also include employing a dynamic sensor and a vacuum pressure separator to separate metals from other materials. A central processing facility may process metal concentrate from multiple concentration facilities.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 5/344 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B03B 9/061 (2013.01); B07C 5/344 (2013.01); C22B 1/005 (2013.01); C22B 7/005 (2013.01); C22B 15/00 (2013.01); B03B 2009/068 (2013.01); Y02P 10/20 (2015.11); Y02W 30/52 (2015.05); Y02W 30/82 (2015.05)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011053913A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011053913 A1 20110505; AU 2010313212 A1 20120621; CA 2782214 A1 20110505; EP 2493632 A1 20120905

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010054975 W 20101101; AU 2010313212 A 20101101; CA 2782214 A 20101101; EP 10827605 A 20101101