Method for decomposition of halogenated organic compounds
US4400552A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 1981 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2001 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S588/901
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reagent comprising the product of the reaction of an alkali metal hydroxide with a polyglycol or a polyglycol monoalkyl ether and oxygen, effects complete decomposition of halogenated organic compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), when mixed therewith in the presence of oxygen.
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