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Title: Dechlorination of TCE with palladized iron

Patent ·
OSTI ID:672553

The present invention relates to various methods, such as an above-ground method and an in-ground method, of using a palladized iron bimetallic system for the dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds from effluents containing the same. The use of palladized iron bimetallic system results in the dechlorination of the chlorinated organic compound into environmentally safe reaction products. The present invention also provides kits, devices, and other instruments that use the above-mentioned palladized iron bimetallic system for the dechlorination of chlorinated organic compounds. 10 figs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Martin Marietta Energy Syst Inc
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400; AC05-76OR00001
Assignee:
Research Corp. Technologies, Inc., Tucson, AZ (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,759,389/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-563,508
OSTI ID:
672553
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 2 Jun 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English