Method for removing chemical contaminants from material and apparatus for same
US5439597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/05
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for removing petroleum contaminants from larger-size and smaller-size petroleum-bearing earth-like materials using a movable apparatus. The method includes the steps of loading larger-size and smaller-size petroleum-bearing earth-like materials onto the movable apparatus, screening larger-size petroleum-bearing earth-like material from smaller-size petroleum-bearing earth-like material, spraying larger-size petroleum-bearing earth-like materials with an aqueous cleansing solution having a biodegradable emulsifier therein to remove petroleum contaminants therefrom and to substantially cleanse the larger-size earth-like material and discharging substantially cleansed larger-size earth-like material from the movable apparatus, mixing an aqueous cleansing solution having a biodegradable emulsifier therein with smaller-size petroleum-bearing earth-like material to form a slurry, agitating the slurry, washing smaller-size petroleum-bearing earth-like material remaining in the slurry to remove petroleum contaminants therefrom and to substantially cleanse said smaller-size earth-like material, removing substantially cleansed smaller-size earth-like material from aqueous cleansing …
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