Process for the removal of organic contaminants from soils and sedimenta
US4801384A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/909
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the decontamination of materials such as soil, sediments and sludges contaminated with organic contaminants such as PCB's. The process comprises the steps of separating the material into a solid fraction and a liquid fraction when liquid is present leaching the solid fraction with a leaching solvent to obtain contaminated leaching solvent and a mixture of decontaminated solids and leaching solvent and stripping the contaminant, from the contaminated leaching solvent with a stripping solvent to concentrate the contaminants. When liquid is present in the material adsorbing residual contaminants from the liquid fraction are adsorbed onto decontaminated solids to produce decontaminated liquids and contaminated solids.
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