摘要 |
<p>The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for recovering the group III elemental component of a group III-V material waste material. The method includes heating, under a reduced pressure, solid waste materials which contain group III-V material to cause the group III-V material to separate into a group III element and a group V element vapor; drawing off the group V element vapor; condensing the group V element vapor to produce a condensed group V element solid; and zone refining the group III element to produce a purified group III element. The apparatus is designed to carry out this method in the plant which manufactures the group III-V waste material.</p> |