ALUMINUM SCRAP CLEANING AND DECARBONIZATION
Aluminum scrap containing a carbon-containing coating is cleaned with about 212 DEG F (100 DEG C) hot water, and then decarbonized with about 1000 DEG F (538 DEG C) superheated steam which produces a carbon-containing volatile from the carbon-containing coating and a decarbonized aluminum scrap. A s...
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Zusammenfassung: | Aluminum scrap containing a carbon-containing coating is cleaned with about 212 DEG F (100 DEG C) hot water, and then decarbonized with about 1000 DEG F (538 DEG C) superheated steam which produces a carbon-containing volatile from the carbon-containing coating and a decarbonized aluminum scrap. A spent steam and carbon-containing volatile gaseous mixture at about 212 DEG F (100 DEG C) is contacted with a warm water filtrate at a nominal temperature of about 132 DEG F (56 DEG C), recovered from the process which causes the spent steam to condensed. The condensate at about 212 DEG F (100 DEG C) is separated from the carbon-containing volatile and the latter combusted. The combustion products can be used to preheat indirectly other steam in the process or to dry the decarbonized aluminum scrap at a temperature low enough not to cause oxidation of the aluminum scrap. The decarbonized aluminum scrap and carbon-containing volatile are produced in an essentially combustion-product-gas free environment under a slight negative gauge pressure thereby preventing fugitive emissions. Because the decarbonized aluminum scrap is cleaner and less oxidized than that produced by conventional rotary kiln process, when the aliminum scrap is melted less dross is produced thereby producing a higher aluminum yield. Dross loss is estimated to be reduced from about 9 % to about 5 % which would result in about DOLLAR 500,000 saving per month for a plant processing 12.5 million lbs. (5.7 million kg) of aluminum scrap per month.
On nettoie des déchets d'aluminium qui comportent un revêtement contenant du carbone avec de l'eau chauffée à environ 212 DEG F (100 DEG C), puis on les décarbure avec de la vapeur surchauffée à environ 1000 DEG F (538 DEG C), ce qui produit, à partir du revêtement, un composant volatil contenant du carbone, associé à des déchets d'aluminium décarburés. On met en contact un mélange gazeux, constitué de vapeur résiduaire et d'un composé volatil contenant du carbone, à environ 212 DEG F (100)C), avec un filtrat d'eau chaude à une température nominale d'environ 132 DEG F (56 DEG C), récupérée à partir du procédé qui provoque la condensation de ladite vapeur résiduaire. On sépare le condensat à environ 212 DEG F (100 DEG C) du composé volatil contenant du carbone et on soumet ledit composant à une combustion. On peut utiliser les produits de combustion afin de préchauffer indirectement une autre vapeur utilisée dans le procédé ou de sécher les déchets d'aluminium |
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