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Method for reclaiming lands polluted by hexavalent chromium

US7914232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2007
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB09C1/002
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A procedure for the on-site reduction to a predetermined level of the concentration of hexavalent chromium in a saturated or unsaturated contaminated area or ground, in which an in-depth treatment of this area or ground is carried out with a predetermined quantity of a gaseous mixture consisting of hydrogen and another inert gas in order to chemically reduce the hexavalent chromium to a state of lower valence, in particular to the state of trivalent chromium.

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