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Cleaning up the PCBs

Journal Article · · Electr. App.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6795780
The Philadelphia Electric Company uses a chemical treatment called the ''NaPEG'' process to decontaminate mineral insulating oil. Developed by the Franklin Institute Research of Philadelphia, NaPEG is a sodium compound of polyethylene glycol. Properly mixed with the oil containing PCB's, it ''strips'' the chlorine atoms from the PCB molecules. Byproducts are common salt plus dark-colored, harmless residues, which settle out of solution leaving ''clean'' oil for reuse. The residue is easily disposed of.
OSTI ID:
6795780
Journal Information:
Electr. App.; (United States), Journal Name: Electr. App.; (United States) Vol. 36:8; ISSN ELAPD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

200300* -- Electric Power Engineering-- Power Transmission & Distribution-- (-1989)
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
AROMATICS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CLEANING
DECONTAMINATION
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INSULATING OILS
OILS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RECYCLING
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRANSFORMERS