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6303007 Plasma injector  
A plasma injector for creating a plasma discharge includes a hollow, substantially cylindrical-shaped waveguide, and a coaxial dielectric loaded cavity. The waveguide is specifically dimensioned to...
6294709 Process for decomposing fluorocarbons reagent and apparatus used therefor  
Fluorocarbons including perfluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons are highly efficiently decomposed by contacting a gaseous fluorocarbon with a reagent comprising carbon and an alkaline earth metal...
6284940 Method for decomposing halogenated organic compound  
By reaction of halogenated organic compounds with at least one amino acid compound selected from a group consisting of amino acid, polyamino acid, amino acid salts and polyamino acid salts under...
6276871 Soil remediation method  
The present invention relates generally to a soil remediation method, and more particularly to a soil remediation method relying on the chemical oxidation of organic contaminants in saturated or...
6264399 Method to remediate soil using a surfactant of a salt of an acrylamidoalkanesulfonic acid-amine reaction product  
A method for remediating soil which is contaminated by one or more hydrophobic organic chemicals, comprising: contacting the contaminated soil with an aqueous composition comprising a surfactant...
6255551 Method and system for treating contaminated media  
A process treats contaminated media and comprises detecting a non-uniform contaminated media property selected from electrical conductivity or electroosmotic permeability; and selectively applying...
6245200 Photo-oxidation method using MoS2 nanocluster materials  
A method of photo-oxidizing a hydrocarbon compound is provided by dispersing MoS 2 nanoclusters in a solvent containing a hydrocarbon compound contaminant to form a stable solution mixture and...
6245957 Universal decontaminating solution for chemical warfare agents  
A chemical warfare agent decontaminating composition of a mixture of a carbonate component, peroxide component, and alcohol component effective to degrade a chemical warfare agent. A method for...
6238570 Method for treating aqueous composition contaminants  
A non-iron sulfide is introduced into an iron-containing zone to form ferrous sulfide. A contaminated aqueous composition is then contacted with the ferrous sulfide to react with said contaminants.
6235963 Method for decomposing PCB  
The present invention provides a PCB decomposing apparatus capable of decomposing PCB efficiently. The PCB decomposing apparatus comprises a PCB extracting container for extracting PCB from a...
6228250 Method and device for destroying reaction gases by incineration  
In a method for destroying one or more gases by combustion, hydrogen is used as the principal fuel in the presence of oxygen. Hydrogen is generated in situ by an electrolysis reaction.
6227126 Molten metal reactor and treatment method for treating gaseous materials and materials which include volatile components  
An elongated reaction chamber (11) has an inlet end (23), an outlet end (25), and a gas containment boundary (12) extending along its length. Waste material to be processed is injected into the...
6225519 Method and apparatus for treating a waste substance using a thermit reaction  
A waste substance such as toxic compounds used in chemical weapons and industrial wastes including incineration ash is treated by a thermit reaction agent by way of supplying the waste substance to...
6217779 Dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons in aqueous compositions  
A method for dehalogenation of aqueous compositions contaminated with halogenated aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons is provided which comprises contacting an aqueous composition with an amount...
6207073 Remediation of environmental contaminants using a metal and a sulfur-containing compound  
A method and composition for the remediation of environmental contaminants in soil, sediment, aquifer material, water, or containers in which contaminants were contained, wherein contaminants are...
6204428 Electrochemical membrane incinerator  
Electrochemical incineration of p-benzoquinone was evaluated as a model for the mineralization of carbon in toxic aromatic compounds. A Ti or Pt anode was coated with a film of the oxides of Ti,...
6204429 Methods of remediation of chemical contaminants dispersed in geologic media  
Chemically contaminated soil samples are subjected to a shock wave sufficient in amplitude and duration to induce polymerization and/or decomposition of the contaminant chemicals.
6197087 Pyrolysis of halogenated organic hazardous wastes with direct reduction of iron oxides  
Disposal of halogenated organic hazardous wastes by introducing them as feedstocks in the direct reduction of iron oxide (DRI). (DRI is described in Pat. RE.32247.) The novel hydrocarbons used as...
6190626 Detoxifying spent aluminum potliners  
The method of the present invention detoxifies spent aluminum potliners to remove hazardous cyanides, fluorides, and polynuclear aromatics by reacting crushed potliners with a CaCl 2 /HCl leach...
6184432 Methods for thermally degrading unwanted substances using particulate metal compositions  
Methods and products for thermally degrading unwanted substances is provided which involves contacting such substances with a particulate metal composition in the presence of water and an alkali...
6175052 In-situ method for cleaning soil polluted with halogenated products  
Described is a method for in-situ cleaning of a soil fraction contaminated with halogenated products, in particular with chlorinated products. This method comprises at least the step of introducing...
6162958 PCB decomposition process  
This invention relates to a PCB decomposition process which comprises the steps of reacting an organic material with sodium hydroxide to form sodium carbonate, and decomposing PCB with the aid of...
6160238 Tunable molten oxide pool assisted plasma-melter vitrification systems  
The present invention provides tunable waste conversion systems and apparatus which have the advantage of highly robust operation and which provide complete or substantially complete conversion of...
6153158 Method and apparatus for treating gaseous effluents from waste treatment systems  
Effluents from a waste treatment operation are incinerated and oxidized by passing the gases through an inductively coupled plasmas arc torch. The effluents are transformed into plasma within the...
6149765 Process for detoxifying waste materials by steam reformation through endothermic gasification reactions  
Resonant tubes of a pulse combustor are immersed in a bed of solid particles in a reaction zone to provide indirect heat from the pulsating combustion gases to the solid particles of the bed. The...
6150580 Method for destroying hazardous organics and other combustible materials in a subcritical/supercritical reactor  
A waste destruction method using a reactor vessel to combust and destroy organic and combustible waste, including the steps of introducing a supply of waste into the reactor vessel, introducing a...
6137027 Solid waste treatment agent and treatment method of solid waste  
Disclosed herein are a solid waste treatment agent comprising phosphorous acid or a derivative thereof and/or hypophosphorous acid or a derivative thereof, or phosphorous acid or a derivative...
6137026 Zeros bio-dynamics a zero-emission non-thermal process for cleaning hydrocarbon from soils zeros bio-dynamics  
A combination of parallel processes is disclosed to provide optimal remediation operations for contaminated soil. Soils with high levels of heavy petroleum hydrocarbons are directed to a thermal...
6136373 Method for coating reactive metal alloy powders and their use in decomposing and immobilizing organic compounds  
Metal powders or granules, comprised of at least 2 alloyed metals selected from the group consisting of alkaline metals, alkali metals, transition metals, metalloids, and rare earth metals are...
6133500 Method and apparatus for the controlled reduction of organic material  
There is provided a new and useful method and apparatus for the controlled non-pyrolytic reduction of organic material comprising subjecting the material to microwave radiation in a reducing...
6127645 Tunable, self-powered arc plasma-melter electro conversion system for waste treatment and resource recovery  
The present invention provides a relatively compact self-powered, tunable waste conversion system and apparatus which has the advantage of highly robust operation which provides complete or...
6124519 Method of decomposing polychlorobiphenyls  
A method of decomposing a polychlorobiphenyl compound-containing material into an unharmful state, wherein the material is treated with a supercritical water containing an alkaline substance at a...
6121506 Method for destroying energetic materials  
Energetic materials, such as nitrocellulose, TNT, RDX, and combinations thereof, optionally in combination with chemical warfare agents, such as mustard gas, Lewisite, Tabun, Sarin, Toman, VX, and...
6110429 Transformation of halogenated refrigerant gases  
The high temperature combustion of hydrogen and oxygen is used to transform halogenated refrigerant gases (HRGs) and halons to produce calcium fluoride salts. Calcium carbonate is also produced by...
6100440 Process for the decontamination and treatment with oxidative counterflow of a liquid, gaseous or solid matrix  
6096283 Integrated system for the destruction of organics by hydrolysis and oxidation with peroxydisulfate  
An integrated system for destruction of organic waste comprises a hydrolysis step at moderate temperature and pressure, followed by direct chemical oxidation using peroxydisulfate. This system can...
6084147 Pyrolytic decomposition of organic wastes  
An organic waste decomposition system and method is described having two reaction vessels in tandem, each using superheated steam augmented by oxygen for decomposing a wide variety of organic...
6083394 Composition and method for dehalogenation and degradation of halogenated organic contaminants  
A method of creating an environment which promotes dehalogenation and/or degradation of halogenated organic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, or soil by adding a combination of fibrous...
6080906 Demilitarization of chemical munitions  
A chemical munitions destruction system subjects the chemical agent and energetic materials to a series of treatment processes until a preselected level of destruction is achieved. The treatment...
6077431 Process for decomposition and removal of dioxins contained in sludge  
A process is disclosed which comprises the steps of: slurrying sludge to be treated; applying ultrasonic radiation to the slurry to decompose dioxins contained in the sludge in a reaction field...
6077482 Method for treating organohalogen compounds with catalyst  
A treating apparatus for decomposing organohalogen compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's), trichloroethylene, methylbromide, halon, and the like, effectively, with a high activity of...
6074623 Process for thermal destruction of spent potliners  
Spent potliners from the aluminum processing industry are destroyed by gasification technology to produce an inert vitreous frit and useful gases including hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen and carbon...
6072099 Process for low temperature pyrolysis of dioxins  
Pyrolysis of dioxins adsorbed on a carbonaceous adsorbent such as activated carbon or activated cokes is carried out with much higher efficiency by heating a dioxins-adsorbed carbonaceous adsorbent...
6068777 Method of treatment for rendering halogenated organic compounds harmless  
The reduction of halogenated organic compounds with an iron powder can be markedly accelerated to realize an enhanced reaction rate by the combined use of a reducing substance that is water-soluble...
6068756 Process for the reduction of chlorofluorocarbons and production of derivatives thereof in an electrolytic cell, cell for carrying out said reduction and process for removing the by-products formed within the cell  
Process for the reduction of halogenated hydrocarbons and for obtaining their derivatives in an electrolytic cell which includes at least one cathode, at least one anode and a solution. A...
6069290 Waste treatment process and reactant metal alloy  
A waste treatment process includes charging a reactor container (12) with a reactant alkaline metal alloy (10) and isolating the reactant alloy from oxygen gas. After heating the reactant alloy...
6069292 Process for remediating soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated phenols  
A process for removing contaminants from a soil sample including the steps of removing fine soil particles from the soil sample, reducing the amount of contaminants in the fine soil particles by...
6061383 Method and apparatus for tuning polychlorinated biphenyl to harmless  
The present invention reduces generation of harmful substances through processing at lower cost for facilities and processing. According to the present invention, polychlorinated biphenyl and...
6057488 Nanoparticles for the destructive sorption of biological and chemical contaminants  
A method is provided for destroying a target component, such as hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, diethyl-4-nitrophenylphosphate (paraoxon), 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (2-CEES),...
6054057 Downflow hydrothermal treatment  
A system and method for treatment of a feed material includes a reactor chamber in a reactor vessel. The reactor vessel has a longitudinal axis which is vertically oriented so that gravitational...