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

Claim 5:
6. A method of reclaiming metal from ASR material or bottom ash material containing a friable part and a ductile part comprising feeding the material to a vibratory rod mill including an elongated housing and elongated rods in the housing aligned with a longitudinal axis of the housing, a motor for vibrating the housing torsionally around an axis parallel with the housing axis, operating the vibratory rod mill to crush friable parts of the material into particles of a predetermined size or less, directing material received from the vibratory rod mill to a screen with openings corresponding to said predetermined size, separating particles of said predetermined size or less from other parts of the material received from the vibratory rod mill with said screen to form a concentrated metal content remainder.