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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364387 | Method and device for accelerating the decomposition of biogenic organic matter in refuse disposal sites The invention relates to a method and device for accelerating the decomposition of biogenic organic matter in refuse disposal sites. According to the method, at least one suction line is inserted into a disposal site debris heap (11) via which the arising ref... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7284930 | Composition and method for forming a sprayable materials cover An alternative cover for landfill may be formed from a slurry mixture of water, cementitious binder, adhesion enhancing admixture and fiber. These constituents may be mixed and applied to cover landfilled wastes, granular material piles or for soil erosion control. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7118624 | Method for making a road base material using treated oil and gas waste material The present invention provides a novel method to produce grade road base material using recycled oilfield waste, called “oil and gas waste,” more specifically, drilling waste and aggregate and a novel road base material. Hydration and mixing of the waste materia... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7059805 | Process for environmental pacification of drill cuttings The process for environmental pacification of drill cuttings which contain drilling fluid residue is characterized by mixing said cuttings with dehydrated limestone coke ash in the presence of water. Upon mixing the drilling fluid residue becomes entrapped into a no... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040402 | Instrumented packer A technique that is usable with a subterranean well includes communicating a fluid into a region of the well and monitoring a level of the fluid communicated via a downhole sensor. The communication is controlled in response to the monitoring. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6846131 | Methods and facilities for producing revenue from gypsum-based refuse sites The invention pertains to business methods for enabling the creation of positive revenue streams from previously negative assets, and particularly from those facilities formed from gypsum waste, such as gypsum stacks. Waste containment or landfill facilities are for... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6609578 | Shale hydration inhibition agent and method of use A water-base fluid for use in drilling wells and other drilling operation includes a shale which swells in the presence of water. The fluid preferably includes: an aqueous based continuous phase, and a shale hydration inhibition agent having the formula: ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607474 | Method for stabilizing chromium-contaminated materials A method for stabilizing chromium in a chromium-contaminated waste matrix characterized by high concentrations of alkaline material (such as lime) includes the steps of contacting a source of hexavalent chromium with a source of ferrous ions to produce fe... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6322489 | Drill cuttings solidification for wetlands restoration A method of restoring wetlands is provided, by separating drill cuttings from drilling fluid, mixing the cuttings with a stabilization medium, and then filling a desired position in the marshland or wetlands with the reconstituted material.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6309338 | Method and plant for the treatment and stabilization of materials containing environmentally noxious constituents In a method for the treatment, in particular stabilization, of materials containing environmentally noxious constituents, especially from the incineration of waste, in which the materials are treated with ferrous compounds and water, the materials are was... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6190301 | Embedding of solid carbon dioxide in sea floor sediment The invention relates to a process and vehicle for the disposal of carbon dioxide. Gaseous carbon dioxide is solidified and allowed to free fall through open water where i at least partially embeds itself in sedimentary formations. Sedimentation ensures t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6087548 | Method and assembly for sterilizing contaminated waste The invention relates to a disposable assembly for collecting contaminated waste, comprising a heat-stable container (1), for example made of metal, in order to withstand, without deformation, the conditions, particularly the temperature conditions, of a ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5997629 | Hazardous waste treatment A method of solidifying a waste or soil composition containing at least one contaminant species which comprises adding to said composition binder and optionally water, mixing the binder into the waste or soil material to form a mixture thereof and simulta... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5994608 | Reduction of leachability and solubility of radionuclides and radioactive substances in contaminated soils and materials A process for chemical fixation of radionuclides and radioactive compounds present in soils, solid materials,sludges and liquids. Radionuclides and other radioactive compounds are converted to low-temperature Apatite-Group structural isomorphs (general co... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5931772 | Use of spent bauxite as an absorbent or solidification agent A composition particularly useful in solidifying liquid wastes for disposal in landfills, including, for example, liquid industrial wastes. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a composition primarily composed of bauxite tailings... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5916123 | Fixation and stabilization of metals in contaminated soils and materials The present invention discloses a method of treating lead bearing process materials and lead toxic hazardous wastes. The invention relates to treatment methods employed to chemically convert leachable lead in lead bearing solid and liquid waste materials ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5916122 | Solidification of aqueous waste This invention involves the solidification of aqueous waste with neutralized cross-linked polyacrylates prior to landfill disposal and to further minimize leachate treatment from landfills through the direct application of a neutralized cross-linked polya... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5882146 | Immobilization of materials There is disclosed a method for immobilizing an oily or non-polar substance in a concrete matrix comprising the following steps: (a) absorbing the said oily or non-polar substance into a calcined clay mineral; (b) incorporating the calcined clay mineral and ab... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5860908 | Water insoluble heavy metal stabilization process Ash residues produced from solid waste combustion and certain industrial residues which are sometimes contacted with water for dust control, quenched for temperature reduction or subjected to water separation methods, have lead (Pb) and other heavy metals... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5788623 | Method for treatment of solid waste to minimize permeability of the waste This invention relates to the treatment of contaminated materials including soils and solids to reduce its permeability, and in particular to chemical treatment of waste or solids containing high levels of heavy metals such as lead, by treating the waste ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5769777 | Method for absorbing organic pollutants The invention concerns a method for absorbing organic, ecologically stressed pollutants (1) such as oil, tar and phenols on grounds (12), rubble or solid disposal site surfaces which are floating on or in waters of a disposal site with liquid and/or sludg... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5700107 | Method of soil remediation A method of remediating soil contaminated with inorganic and organic pollutants as disclosed. A method comprises treating the soil with a complexing agent capable of chelating the pollutants and a matrix-generating agent for authigenically generating with... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5674176 | Method for treatment of solid waste to minimize heavy metals This invention relates to the treatment of contaminated materials including soils and solids, and in particular to chemical treatment of waste or solids containing high levels of heavy metals such as lead, by treating the waste or solid with an additive f... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5663477 | Hydrocarbon disposal method A method for the disposal of a hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon is intimately mixed with an aqueous solution. The aqueous solution includes a hydrophilic monomer, a cross-linking agent and an emulsifier. The emulsion is then solidified for disposal through th... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5649785 | Method of treating solid waste, recovering the constituent materials for recycling and reuse, and producing useful products therefrom A three phase method of treating solid waste to eliminate hazards and preserve the resource value of the constituent materials, separating and recovering the constituent materials, and productively using those constituent materials, includes, in the first... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5643170 | Method for isolating, immobilizing and rendering waste non-leachable A process for an article of encapsulated waste which is acceptable for transportation and storage is prepared by whereby the contaminated solid is contacted in a bath of a molten paraffinic hydrocarbon encapsulating material for time sufficient to expel m... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5626552 | Method of waste disposal A method for solidifying industrial waste containing various toxic metals and other substances without fail and stabilizing the waste so as to prevent the toxic metals, particularly lead, from leaching out. The method comprises mixing a waste containing c... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5615975 | Method for remediation of volatile organic contaminated soils The present invention is a method for the detoxification and/or chemical remediation of soil contaminated with volatile organic compounds. The process comprises treating the soil with the sodium and calcium salts of naphthalene sulfonates, lignosulfonates... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613242 | Method and system for disposing of radioactive solid waste This invention discloses a system and method for the disposal of solid waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive solid wastes generated as scales during oil and gas production operations are collected and placed in a central processing chamber... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5591116 | Method for treatment of solid waste to minimize permeability of the waste This invention relates to the treatment of contaminated materials including soils and solids to reduce its permeability, and in particular to chemical treatment of waste or solids containing high levels of heavy metals such as lead, by treating the waste ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588947 | Apparatus and method for treating hazardous waste material An apparatus and method provides a way of collecting, treating, processing and recycling a variety of hazardous waste material and transforming such materials into a stable, granular nonhazardous substance suitable for safe disposal. The apparatus disclos... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5584792 | Method of stabilizing industrial wastes and fly ash compositions useful in same A method for stabilizing wet, oily petroleum refinery wastes and other similar wastes without the need for Portland cement. The waste is combined with at least 5 weight percent of a novel cementitious reagent composition comprised of Powder River Basin fl... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582573 | Method for the treatment and stabilization of hazardous waste A composition and process for the safe removal and treatment of hazardous waste material is described. This composition is a mixture of grout like cement containing the hazardous waste and a minor amount of an alkali metal silicate and a gelling agent. So... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5582572 | Method and plant for rendering solid waste inert and for its subsequent definite storage The method for rendering solid waste inert and for its subsequent definitive storage and a plant which allows this to be done, provide an initial stage in which the waste is reduced and/or prepared so that it can be covered then enveloped in substances wh... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5562590 | Process for encapsulating a waste material Sludges and slurries, e.g., oil, grease or paint based, are encapsulated into fly ash or similar particulate material by adding solvents to effect the encapsulation and absorption of the sludge. Subsequently, the particulate material is heated to remove t... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5551806 | Process for making cementitious mine backfill in a salt environment using solid waste materials The present invention generally relates to a method for hydraulically backfilling empty mined salt cavities. The method comprises combining at least one pozzolanically active waste material with an effective amount of a cementing agent and brine to form a... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5516974 | Treating agent for making harmless and immobilizing fly ash containing noxious metals and a method for the immobilizing treatment using it The present invention provides an immobilizing agent for making harmless the detrimental metals contained in fly ash formed from an urban dust incinerating plant and a method for immobilizing the fly ash. The treating agent according to the present invent... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5495064 | Immobilization of metal contaminants from a liquid to a solid medium A method for the immobilization of heavy metal contaminant from a liquid medium containing sulfuric acid and one or more acids of phosphorus, for example in the treatment of acid raffinates generated during the purification of phosphoric acid. The method ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5489741 | Treatment and stabilization of hazardous waste A composition and process for the safe removal and treatment of hazardous waste material is described. This composition is a mixture of grout like cement containing the hazardous waste and a minor amount of an alkali metal silicate and a gelling agent. Th... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5466407 | Incineration residue treatment process Residue produced by incineration of commercial, industrial or municipal waste is treated to remove oversize material and ferrous materials. The moisture content of the untreated residue is adjusted, and the residue is mixed with Portland cement to partial... | 11/14/1995 |
