Inventors:
Robert E. Clevely - Narvon PA
Assignee:
Lukens, Inc. - Coatesville PA
International Classification:
C22B 1242
Abstract:
Herein is disclosed a method for agglomerating finely-divided particulate material of the types found in flue dusts from electric steel-making furnaces and the like, comprising introducing the dry flue dust together with about 8 to 12 percent by weight of a suitable binder such as water into the inlet end of a screw conveying device so configured and operated as to provide for a retention time for the mixture of binder and particulate material in progressing from the inlet to the outlet of about 15 to 60 seconds.