US Patent Issued on July 1 for "Process and apparatus for separating various elements such as cesium from refuse" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,735, issued on July 1.

"Process and apparatus for separating various elements such as cesium from refuse" was invented by John W. Rich Jr. (Gilberton, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for separating Cesium and other elements from refuse. Crushed refuse is admixed with water from a water storage source. The admixture is transferred to a first cyclone separator to divide the admixture into a refuse rich slurry stream and a carbonaceous rich slurry stream. The refuse rich slurry stream is dewatered through a vibrating screen and the water collected sent to the raw feed sump source. The carbonaceous rich slurry is directed to ...