Apparatus for in situ heating and vitrification
Abstract
An apparatus for decontaminating ground areas where toxic chemicals are buried includes a plurality of spaced electrodes located in the ground and to which a voltage is applied for bringing about current flow. Power delivered to the ground volatilizes the chemicals that are then collected and directed to a gas treatment system. A preferred form of the invention employs high voltage arc discharge between the electrodes for heating a ground region to relatively high temperatures at relatively low power levels. Electrodes according to the present invention are provided with preferentially active lower portions between which current flows for the purpose of soil heating or for soil melting and vitrification. Promoting current flow below ground level avoids predominantly superficial treatment and increases electrode life.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Mount Juliet, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869328
- Patent Number(s):
- 5316411
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING E02D - FOUNDATIONS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- apparatus; situ; heating; vitrification; decontaminating; ground; toxic; chemicals; buried; plurality; spaced; electrodes; located; voltage; applied; bringing; current; flow; power; delivered; volatilizes; collected; directed; gas; treatment; preferred; form; employs; discharge; region; relatively; temperatures; levels; according; provided; preferentially; active; portions; flows; purpose; soil; melting; promoting; below; level; avoids; predominantly; superficial; increases; electrode; life; spaced electrodes; ground level; electrodes located; gas treatment; power levels; power level; current flow; preferred form; current flows; power delivered; toxic chemicals; situ heating; below ground; toxic chemical; decontaminating ground; /405/166/
Citation Formats
Buelt, James L, Oma, Kenton H, and Eschbach, Eugene A. Apparatus for in situ heating and vitrification. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Buelt, James L, Oma, Kenton H, & Eschbach, Eugene A. Apparatus for in situ heating and vitrification. United States.
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@article{osti_869328,
title = {Apparatus for in situ heating and vitrification},
author = {Buelt, James L and Oma, Kenton H and Eschbach, Eugene A},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for decontaminating ground areas where toxic chemicals are buried includes a plurality of spaced electrodes located in the ground and to which a voltage is applied for bringing about current flow. Power delivered to the ground volatilizes the chemicals that are then collected and directed to a gas treatment system. A preferred form of the invention employs high voltage arc discharge between the electrodes for heating a ground region to relatively high temperatures at relatively low power levels. Electrodes according to the present invention are provided with preferentially active lower portions between which current flows for the purpose of soil heating or for soil melting and vitrification. Promoting current flow below ground level avoids predominantly superficial treatment and increases electrode life.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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