Inverter-Driven Continuous Microwave Reduction of Polymetallic Ores: Zero-Flux Metallurgical Extraction from Sudbury Breccia Matrix Inverter-Driven
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This data publication establishes a novel, zero-flux pyrometallurgical method for extracting bare-metal alloys directly from complex polymetallic matrices using continuous-wave electromagnetic radiation. Utilizing a consumer-grade Panasonic Genius inverter microwave, a sample of Sudbury Breccia was subjected to a stabilized, non-pulsed microwave field. Rather than vitrifying the host silicate matrix into a slag glass (a common failure mode at temperatures exceeding 1650°F), the continuous electromagnetic flux selectively coupled with internal conductive sulfide phases. This targeted dielectric heating forced the localized metal to coalesce and sweat out of a structurally intact, 'cold' quartz-silicate matrix. Raw data, operational parameters, and physical phase outcomes are provided herein to establish priority of discovery
Source: Figshare
Author: Joel Chaput
Language: English
Subfield: Metals and Alloys
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225588268