Innovative waste management technologies

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:7106767

Jolley, R L ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

The advent of the industrial and chemical revolution brought into existence chemicals and materials different from any other previously known wastes. Currently used methods and recently proposed innovative methods to dispose of new types of wastes (e.g. PCBs, DDT, and the newly created fission product elements, and nonbiodegradable materials as plastics) are reviewed in this paper. Conventional and innovative treatment methods may be classified according to the nature of the process: physical, chemical biological, thermal, or fixation/stabilization. For example, detoxification methods may involve (1) physical treatment (filtration, incineration, pyrolysis, or distillation); (2) chemical treatment (neutralization, oxidation, reduction, or precipitation); and (3) biological treatment (aerobic or anaerobic digestion). Immobilization and stabilization techniques, including in situ methods (e.g., grout formation, vitrification) are being developed for especially hazardous wastes.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7106767
• Report Number(s): CONF-8904177--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Journal Volume: 29:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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