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Waste material handling, sampling and metal content value calculation

US7439070B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2002
Grant dateOct 21, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/25625
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bulk sample is fed with a liquid into a mixing tank (1) where it is stirred to form a dispersion. A proportion of the dispersion is recycled from the bottom of the tank through a line to the top of the tank so that at least the dispersion in the recycle loop (3) is substantially homogeneous, and a representative sample of the dispersion is taken from the recycle loop, e.g. using a slurry sampler (5).

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