Patent ID: 11970754
Assignee: BEST PROCESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 4:
5. An apparatus for reclaiming metals from incinerator bottom ash or automobile shredder residue having glass and/or rock waste, as well as metal content, with a predetermined particle size of 20 mm or less comprising:
a first vibratory rod mill, disposed in a processing path, including a first elongated housing extending horizontally and first elongated metal rods in the first elongated housing aligned with a longitudinal axis of the first elongated housing, and
a first housing inlet adjacent one end of the first elongated housing and a first housing outlet adjacent an opposite end of the first elongated housing, and
a first motor configured to vibrate the first elongated housing torsionally around an axis parallel with the first elongated housing axis, and
a feeder configured to feed ash or automobile shredder residue to the first vibratory rod mill, and
a first screen configured to receive ash or automobile shredder residue material processed in the first vibratory rod mill, and
a second vibratory rod mill, disposed in the processing path, including a second elongated housing and second elongated metal rods in the second elongated housing aligned with a longitudinal axis of the second elongated housing, and
a second housing inlet adjacent one end of the second elongated housing and a second housing outlet adjacent an opposite end of the second elongated housing,
a second motor configured to vibrate the second elongated housing torsionally around an axis parallel with the second elongated housing axis configured to receive ash or automobile shredder residue material not passing through the first screen and
a second screen, with openings corresponding to a predetermined size of 2 mm or less, configured to receive material processed in the second vibratory rod mill,
the vibratory rod mills and the screens being effective to separate said glass and/or rock waste from said metal content in said incinerator bottom ash or automobile shredder residue.