US 11,970,754 B2
Metal recovery system and method
Timothy F. Conway, Hinckley, OH (US)
Assigned to BEST PROCESS SOLUTIONS, INC., Brunswick, OH (US)
Filed by Best Process Solutions, Inc., Brunswick, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/584,606.
Application 17/584,606 is a continuation of application No. 16/351,571, filed on Mar. 13, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/351,571 is a continuation of application No. 14/741,487, filed on Jun. 17, 2015, granted, now 10,273,559, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0145419 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. B03B 9/04 (2006.01); B02C 17/10 (2006.01); B02C 17/14 (2006.01); B02C 17/18 (2006.01); B02C 23/10 (2006.01); B02C 23/14 (2006.01); B03B 9/06 (2006.01); C22B 1/00 (2006.01); C22B 1/248 (2006.01); C22B 15/00 (2006.01); C22B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC C22B 1/248 (2013.01) [B02C 17/10 (2013.01); B02C 17/14 (2013.01); B02C 17/1855 (2013.01); B02C 23/10 (2013.01); B02C 23/14 (2013.01); B03B 9/04 (2013.01); B03B 9/061 (2013.01); C22B 1/005 (2013.01); C22B 15/0006 (2013.01); C22B 21/0007 (2013.01); B03B 2009/068 (2013.01); Y02P 10/20 (2015.11); Y02W 30/52 (2015.05)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for reclaiming metal by separating friable and non-friable parts of a high density portion of a mixed component waste material of automobile shredder residue or incinerator bottom ash with a predetermined particle size of 20 mm or less comprising:
a vibratory rod mill disposed in a processing path, the vibratory rod mill having an elongated housing extending horizontally and elongated metal rods in the elongated housing aligned with a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing,
a housing inlet adjacent one end of the elongated housing and a housing outlet adjacent an opposite end of the elongated housing, and
a motor configured to torsionally vibrate the housing in a circular motion along an axis parallel to the housing axis, and
a screen configured to receive material output of the rod mill and to separate particles of a predetermined size of 2 mm or less from a concentrated metal content remainder of the output.