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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168846 | Process and plant for converting hazardous waste containing chromium VI into non-hazardous waste The instant invention relates to a process and plant for the transformation of dangerous wastes containing chromium six as contaminant into non dangerous wastes that can be stored without special care and will be degraded in the environment without time limit. The p... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8084662 | Method for degrading chemical warfare agents using Mn(VII) oxide with-and-without solid support The invention provides a novel method of detoxifying highly toxic chemicals, and treating surfaces contaminated, or potentially contaminated, with toxic chemical agents such as chemical warfare agents and/or industrial toxins. The methods utilizes a novel sorbent co... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7829755 | System and method for treating infectious waste matter A system and method is provided for producing a safely disposable end product from waste matter containing undesirable materials, such as infectious, biohazardous, hazardous, or radioactive elements. The method comprises the steps of providing a highly alkaline solv... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7772451 | System and method for chemical decontamination of radioactive material A system for chemically decontaminating radioactive material. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7718843 | Iron powder for organic chlorinated compound decomposition and detoxifying treatment method using the same An iron powder for decomposition of organic chlorinated compounds, comprising from 0.03 to 0.5% by weight of Ni and from 0.005 to 5% by weight of carbon, wherein particles having a particle size of less than 53 μm occupies less than 40% by weight, is used. It is pa... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7360967 | Solubilization and disposal of radioactive scale and sludge A process to transform solid, low-level, radioactive waste produced from oil and gas production into a form that may be safely disposed of, such as by re-injection into geologic formations in the Earth. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7338429 | Method for direct solidification and stabilization of liquid hazardous wastes containing up to 100,000 mg/L of arsenic The present invention relates to a method for direct treatment of liquid wastes containing up to 10% or 100,000 mg/L of arsenic by solidification/stabilization in a relatively cost effective and environmentally safe. The method also permits the simultaneous utilizat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7301066 | Method of making and using nanoscale metal Methods of treating ground water and methods for reducing contaminants (e.g., chlorinated compounds in contaminated ground water) to harmless compounds in the presence of an elemental metal treatment composition. Said methods comprise injecting a treatment solution ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285419 | Analysis of mercury containing samples Methods of analyzing mercury containing samples for inorganic and organomercurial complexes are disclosed. The methods are highly sensitive and are especially suited to samples containing significant amounts of organic matter. Kits and devices for mercury analysis a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249553 | Process and plant for destroying solid-propellant rocket motors Described is a process and a plant for destroying rocket motors, including in particular the following steps and stations: cutting of the motor into sections; cooling of the sections containing propellant by immersion in a cryogenic liquid; and fragmenting and extra... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7225716 | Process for removing the fuze from explosive projectiles using fluid jet technology A process for defuzing explosive projectiles using fluid jet technology. It is preferred that two or more projectiles be defuzed simultaneously in the same defuzing apparatus. The explosive material can also be removed from the casing by fluid jet technology, after ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7166759 | Remediation method of media and iron powder for dehalogenation of hydrogenated hydrocarbons The invention provides a remediation method of soil, water and/or gases by prompt dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons by allowing the halogenated hydrocarbons contained at least in one of the soil, water and/or gases to contact an iron powder containing about... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7125497 | Reactive formulations for a neutralization of toxic industrial chemicals Decontamination formulations for neutralization of toxic industrial chemicals, and methods of making and using same. The formulations are effective for neutralizing malathion, hydrogen cyanide, sodium cyanide, butyl isocyanate, carbon disulfide, phosgene gas, capsai... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111683 | Formation consolidation process A formation consolidation process is described which comprises injecting into an unconsolidated or poorly consolidated subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore an aqueous pumpable system comprising an insoluble silica source (e.g., colloidal silica, silica fu... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7087120 | System and method for chemical decontamination of radioactive material A method for chemically decontaminating radioactive material. The method includes reducing-dissolving step for setting surface of radioactive material in contact with reducing decontamination liquid including mono-carboxylic acid and di-carboxylic acid as dissolvent... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7030287 | Method of decreasing nitrate nitrogen and volatile organic compound in soil and groundwater A method of decreasing nitrate nitrogen and volatile organic compounds in soil and groundwater by burying a fatty acid having 10 or more carbon atoms, an alcohol having 12 or more carbon atoms, an ester of a linear saturated fatty acid having 14 or more carbon atoms... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7005117 | Method for removing harmful components in an exhaust gas A method of removing harmful components of a perfluorocarbon gas or a perfluorocompound including the step of mixing at least one of a hydrocarbon gas and NH3 gas with an exhaust gas containing a perfluorocarbon or a perfluorocompound discharged from manu... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6924409 | Method for reducing the leaching of oxyanion forming elements, in particular chromium, from hazardous waste In a method for reducing the leaching of oxyanion forming elements, in particular chromium, from materials containing environmentally noxious constituents, especially from incineration residues, especially flue gas cleaning products from waste incineration, in parti... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6894203 | Method of decreasing nitrate nitrogen and volatile organic compound in soil and groundwater A method of decreasing nitrate nitrogen and volatile organic compounds in soil and groundwater by burying a fatty acid having 10 or more carbon atoms, an alcohol having 12 or more carbon atoms, an ester of a linear saturated fatty acid having 14 or more carbon atoms... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6878856 | System and method for bioremediating wastestreams containing energetics A bioremediation system converts a waste stream, at least part of which is a fluid containing energetics, to carbon dioxide (CO2), water, and environmentally benign end products. It uses gas-enhanced sequencing-batch-reactors (SBRs), treating the waste st... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6670520 | Reductive amination for aldehyde neutralization Methods, compositions, and devices for alleviating the problems of toxic discharge of aldehydes present in waste streams are disclosed. The methods relate to reducing neutralized aldehydes wherein the neutalized aldehydes are formed by treating aldehydes ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6649044 | Process for the reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons The present invention relates to a process for the reductive dehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons. It comprises reacting halogenated hydrocarbons with a reducing metal and a hydrogen donating compound in the presence of an amine. Preferably, the hal... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645449 | Method for eliminating halogenated and non-halogenated waste A method for eliminating halogenated and non halogenated waste, whereby waste is reacted with products containing metal oxide in an oxygen-free medium at temperatures ranging from 800° C. to 1100° C.... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6238570 | Method for treating aqueous composition contaminants A non-iron sulfide is introduced into an iron-containing zone to form ferrous sulfide. A contaminated aqueous composition is then contacted with the ferrous sulfide to react with said contaminants.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6136373 | Method for coating reactive metal alloy powders and their use in decomposing and immobilizing organic compounds Metal powders or granules, comprised of at least 2 alloyed metals selected from the group consisting of alkaline metals, alkali metals, transition metals, metalloids, and rare earth metals are coated with an organic monomer, oligomer, polymer, or other or... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6133498 | Method for producing chemically bonded phosphate ceramics and for stabilizing contaminants encapsulated therein utilizing reducing agents Known phosphate ceramic formulations are improved and the ability to produce iron-based phosphate ceramic systems is enabled by the addition of an oxidizing or reducing step during the acid-base reactions that form the phosphate ceramic products. The addi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6084149 | Method and apparatus for decomposing hazardous substances using high frequency waves to provide environmentally safe fixation ashes in an incinerator A melting furnace that incorporates the autoclave theory and is equipped with a high-frequency (horizontal wave) device for incinerating material and for thermal decomposition and recrystallization of organic and inorganic hazardous compounds contained in... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083394 | Composition and method for dehalogenation and degradation of halogenated organic contaminants A method of creating an environment which promotes dehalogenation and/or degradation of halogenated organic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, or soil by adding a combination of fibrous organic matter and certain multi-valent metal particles to the... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6068777 | Method of treatment for rendering halogenated organic compounds harmless The reduction of halogenated organic compounds with an iron powder can be markedly accelerated to realize an enhanced reaction rate by the combined use of a reducing substance that is water-soluble and which exhibits weak acidity in water. The reducing su... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5765489 | Process for the treatment of solid residue from refuse incineration plants, and apparatus for performing the process A process for the treatment of solid residue from a refuse incineration plant, involving: melting the solid residue in a first heating chamber under oxidizing conditions to provide a melt; reducing any heavy metal compounds present in the melt to elemental met... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5693191 | Process for recovery of anhydrous hydrogen chloride from mixtures with non-condensable gases A process is provided for the recovery of hydrogen chloride in anhydrous form from a dry (containing less than about 500 parts per million by weight of water) mixture of hydrogen chloride with one or more non-condensable gases and which may also contain c... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5608135 | Process for decreasing chlorine content of chlorinated hydrocarbons The chlorine content in a chlorinated hydrocarbon in the presence or absence of air and moisture can be reduced by bringing the chlorinated hydrocarbon into contact with a dechlorination reagent which comprises (i) a complex of a substantially nontoxic me... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5569809 | Method for destruction of chlorinated hydrocarbons A method for detecting and destroying various chlorinated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons in the environment using electrochemical techniques has been invented. By concentrating the chlorinated hydrocarbons or unsaturated hydrocarbons in a solve... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5564351 | Equipment and process for molecular decomposition of chlorinated hydrocarbons A process and equipment for pyrolytic decomposition of chlorinated compounds in a molten metal bath in the absence of air to elemental products with recovery of the carbon and chlorine is disclosed.... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5552037 | Process for the treatment of two halogenated hydrocarbon streams An integrated process for simultaneously treating a halogenated organic stream containing less than about 500 ppm by weight of water or water precursors and a halogenated organic stream containing oxygen-containing compounds to produce hydrocarbonaceous c... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5531901 | Method of treatment of a fluid containing volatile organic halogenated compounds A method for decomposing volatile organic halogenated compounds in water containing such compounds and metal ions by removing the metal ions from the water and then contacting the deionized water with a reducing agent in the presence of a catalyst. The vo... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5530175 | Disposal of explosive D A method for converting Explosive D, i.e., ammonium picrate to oxygenated products, particularly hydroquinone or cyclohexanediol and ammonia by hydrogenation over a supported Group VIII metal catalyst. Preferably, the ammonium picrate is dissolved in a su... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5523517 | Destruction of nitramines employing aqueous dispersions of metal powders A process of degrading nitramines by mixing the nitramine with an aqueous dispersion of metal powders and by heating the mixture is disclosed. HMX and RDX are typical nitramines which are degraded according to the present invention. Metal powders which ha... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5501721 | Process for producing pig iron and cement clinker In a process for the preparation of pig iron and cement clinker in a fusion gasifier (3) in which the charge is at least partly preheated and possibly deacidified and subjected to preliminary reduction or is used in the form of scrap, coal is blown into a... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5490941 | Method of treatment of a fluid containing volatile organic halogenated compounds A method of treatment of a liquid or gaseous fluid to decompose volatile organic halogenated compounds therein comprises bringing the fluid containing volatile organic halogenated compounds in contact with a reducing agent in the presence of a metal catal... | 02/13/1996 |
