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Apparatus and method for treating containerized feed materials in a liquid reactant metal

  • US 6,929,676 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2003
  • Issued: 08/16/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus including:

  • (a) a release chamber adapted to contain a liquid reactant metal up to a liquid reactant metal level;

    (b) a submerging arrangement for moving a container to a release position within the release chamber and below the liquid reactant metal level;

    (c) a collection area having an upper boundary defined by an upper surface of the release chamber, the upper surface of the release chamber being spaced apart from a bottom surface of the release chamber along a vertical axis; and

    (d) a flow inducing arrangement for inducing a flow of a first liquid reactant metal through the release chamber in a direction transverse to the vertical axis.

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