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Title: Toxic remediation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:869342

What is disclosed is a novel toxic waste remediation system designed to provide on-site destruction of a wide variety of hazardous organic volatile hydrocarbons, including but not limited to halogenated and aromatic hydrocarbons in the vapor phase. This invention utilizes a detoxification plenum and radiation treatment which transforms hazardous organic compounds into non-hazardous substances.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Assignee:
Schonberg Radiation Corp. (Santa Clara, CA); Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5319211
OSTI ID:
869342
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English