A bulk material handling system includes a majors material handling system including bulk material storage modules and bulk material dispensing modules. The dispensing modules include bulk material dosing assemblies and docking assemblies. A bulk material handling method includes conveying bulk material from a mobile bulk material container into a stationary bulk material container at a glass manufacturing facility via dense phase pneumatic conveying.

A bulk material handling system includes a majors material handling system including bulk material storage modules and bulk material dispensing modules. The dispensing modules include bulk material dosing assemblies and docking assemblies. A bulk material handling method includes conveying bulk material from a mobile bulk material container into a stationary bulk material container at a glass manufacturing facility via dense phase pneumatic conveying.

Disclosed are solutions for mitigating loss of black mass in the form of fine powder produced from breaking lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) during conveyance from one point in a process (e.g., the battery breaker) to a subsequent point in the process (e.g., a separator system) by means of a conveyance such as, for example, a conveyor belt system. Implementations of such a mitigation system, broadly referred to herein as a hooded collector, may comprise several different components including a hood-structure that fully encompasses the conveyance, a brush structure for disengaging the fine powder from the surface of the conveyance, a collector element for collecting some or all of the fine powder that might otherwise be lost, a negative-pressure airflow and filter for preventing loss at loss-possible openings, and/or a variety of other components.

Disclosed are solutions for mitigating loss of black mass in the form of fine powder produced from breaking lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) during conveyance from one point in a process (e.g., the battery breaker) to a subsequent point in the process (e.g., a separator system) by means of a conveyance such as, for example, a conveyor belt system. Implementations of such a mitigation system, broadly referred to herein as a hooded collector, may comprise several different components including a hood-structure that fully encompasses the conveyance, a brush structure for disengaging the fine powder from the surface of the conveyance, a collector element for collecting some or all of the fine powder that might otherwise be lost, a negative-pressure airflow and filter for preventing loss at loss-possible openings, and/or a variety of other components.

A bulk material handling method includes conveying bulk material directly from a mobile bulk material container into a stationary bulk material container at a glass manufacturing facility. The conveying of the bulk material is performed via dense-phase pneumatic conveying and/or after non-human verification that the type of bulk material contained in the mobile bulk material container is the same type intended to be stored in the stationary bulk material container.

A bulk material handling method includes conveying bulk material directly from a mobile bulk material container into a stationary bulk material container at a glass manufacturing facility. The conveying of the bulk material is performed via dense-phase pneumatic conveying and/or after non-human verification that the type of bulk material contained in the mobile bulk material container is the same type intended to be stored in the stationary bulk material container.