PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING HEAVY METALS FROM CONTAMINATED MATERIALS - Patent 1218121

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EP 1 218 121 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27

(21)	Application number: 00967840.0

(22)	Date of filing: 05.10.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B09C 1/08, B09C 1/02, C22B 43/00, A62D 3/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP0009/729

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0126/833 (19.04.2001 Gazette 2001/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.10.1999 GB 9923879
10.04.2000 EP 00201279

(71)	Applicants:
	K.U. LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 3000 Leuven (BE) Metalogic N.V. 3001 Heverlee (BE)

(72)	Inventors:
	VERDONCKT, Francies B-3370 Boutersem (BE) MAES, André B-3360 Korbeek-Lo (BE)

(74)	Representative: Bird, Ariane et al
	Bird Goen & Co,Vilvoordsebaan 92 3020 Winksele 3020 Winksele (BE)

(54)	PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING HEAVY METALS FROM CONTAMINATED MATERIALS