Ashing furnace and method
US5799596A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23J2217/10
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A furnace comprises an enclosure, a hearth plate within the enclosure for supporting combustible material, a first heater element adjacent the hearth plate for initial combustion of the combustible material, a filter disposed above the hearth plate for filtering uncombusted products of combustion of the combustible material, and a second heater element adjacent the filter for final combustion of the uncombusted products of combustion filtered by the filter. A controller controls the first and second heater elements independently.
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