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"The Process"
The engineers, chemists, and directors of Skye Metal Recovery, Inc. began the design of the Marietta, Ohio plant in the autumn of 2008. Careful consideration, and countless man-hours, have gone in to creating a state of the art facility that combines the highest level of environmental stewardship with the most flexible and efficient operation possible. Our intention has always been to create a clean, economically viable method of cleaning up and recycling difficult to handle materials that are now being landfilled.
Raw material is fed by auger into the rotary kiln at the bottom right of the image above, where it is heated to the appropriate temperature (between 200 and 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit) to vaporize hazardous contaminants and volatiles. The now clean product is returned by auger to the storage building where it is packaged for shipment.
Once the air has exited the kiln, it enters the portion of the plant dedicated to treating any emissions. Several different paths are available from the kiln, depending on the product mix being handled, and the constituents of the air.
The different methods of treating the air are:
Thermal Oxidizer - This unit heats the air up to temperatures as high as 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit. This completely oxidizes all hydrocarbons remaining in the air stream.
Sulfur Scrubber - Trona, Sodium Bicarbonate, or best available reagent is used to remove Sulfur and other contaminates from the finished Product..
Dust collection - Filtration media pull 99.9% of particulates out of the air stream, cleaning the air before discharge at the stack.
Each of these air treatment methods can be operated independently, or in series with the balance of the system, depending on product makeup, to ensure that the operation of the facility remains clean and safe.
Raw material is fed by auger into the rotary kiln at the bottom right of the image above, where it is heated to the appropriate temperature (between 200 and 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit) to vaporize hazardous contaminants and volatiles. The now clean product is returned by auger to the storage building where it is packaged for shipment.
Once the air has exited the kiln, it enters the portion of the plant dedicated to treating any emissions. Several different paths are available from the kiln, depending on the product mix being handled, and the constituents of the air.
The different methods of treating the air are:
Thermal Oxidizer - This unit heats the air up to temperatures as high as 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit. This completely oxidizes all hydrocarbons remaining in the air stream.
Sulfur Scrubber - Trona, Sodium Bicarbonate, or best available reagent is used to remove Sulfur and other contaminates from the finished Product..
Dust collection - Filtration media pull 99.9% of particulates out of the air stream, cleaning the air before discharge at the stack.
Each of these air treatment methods can be operated independently, or in series with the balance of the system, depending on product makeup, to ensure that the operation of the facility remains clean and safe.