Patent ID: 11952673
Assignee: PHOENIX TAILINGS, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 17:
18. A method of operating a system comprising a reactor and a collection vessel, wherein the collection vessel comprises a first opening fluidically connected to the reactor and a second opening fluidically connected to a source of gas and to a source of negative pressure, the method comprising:
transporting gas from the source of the gas into the collection vessel via the second opening;
subsequently, applying negative pressure to the collection vessel using the source of negative pressure such that molten metal within the reactor enters the collection vessel;
after the molten metal enters the collection vessel, removing the collection vessel from a container of the reactor;
after removing the collection vessel from the container of the reactor, solidifying at least a portion of the molten metal in the collection vessel to form solidified material; and
after solidifying the at least a portion of the molten metal in the collection vessel to form the solidified material, reheating the collection vessel such that the solidified material remelts,
wherein the gas is an inert gas.