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Process for the removal of organic contaminants from solids

US4869825A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 15, 1988
Grant dateSep 26, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 15, 2008

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 leaching a mixture of solids, water and contaminant in a three step process with solvents to obtain contaminated solvent and water and a mixture of decontaminated solids and solvent. The contaminant is stripped from the contaminated leaching solvent with a stripping solvent to concentrate the contaminants.

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