Processing methods for the oxidation of organics in supercritical water
US4338199A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/40
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Organic materials are oxidized in supercritical water to obtain useful energy and/or resultant materials. In one embodiment, conventional fuels are oxidized with high efficiency to obtain useful energy for power generation and/or process heat. In another embodiment toxic or waste materials are converted to useful energy for power and heat and/or to non-toxic resultant materials. The method is also useful to permit use of a wide range of organic materials as a fuel in the desalination of seawater and brine or the removal of certain inorganic salts from water.
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