In-situ vitrification of soil

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:864510

Brouns, Richard A ^[1]; Buelt, James L ^[2]; Bonner, William F ^[2]

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1. Kennewick, WA
2. Richland, WA

A method of vitrifying soil at or below a soil surface location. Two or more conductive electrodes are inserted into the soil for heating of the soil mass between them to a temperature above its melting temperature. Materials in the soil, such as buried waste, can thereby be effectively immobilized.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4376598
• OSTI ID: 864510
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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vitrification
soil
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conductive
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heating
mass
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melting
materials
buried
waste
effectively
immobilized
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in-situ vitrification
buried waste
melting temperature
surface location
soil mass
conductive electrode
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