Soil remediation apparatus and method for same
US5272833A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G7/14
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for remediating soil contaminated with combustible pollutants comprising means for initially heating the contaminated soil to a temperature sufficient to vaporize contaminants present therein, means for feeding the contaminated soil to the initial heating means, means for reheating gases created by vaporizing the contaminants, means for introducing the gases to the reheating means, means for cooling the gases, means for removing particulate matter from the gases, and means for exhausting the gases to the atmosphere.
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