Patent ID: 11952674
Assignee: PHOENIX TAILINGS, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 44:
45. A system, comprising:
a reactor comprising molten metal within a container;
a collection vessel at least partially contained within the container of the reactor;
valving;
a source of gas; and
a source of negative pressure, wherein:
the collection vessel comprises a first opening fluidically connected to the container of the reactor and a second opening fluidically connected to the source of gas and the source of negative pressure,
the valving is positioned between the source of gas and the second opening,
the valving is positioned between the source of negative pressure and the second opening,
the valving is configured to assume a first position in which the second opening is in fluidic communication with the source of gas but not in fluidic communication with the source of negative pressure, and
the valving is configured to assume a second position in which the second opening is in fluidic communication with the source of negative pressure but not in fluidic communication with the source of gas.