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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148594 | Process for treating radioactive waste water to prevent overloading demineralizer systems A process and system for treating waste water containing contaminants to prevent excessive accumulation on demineralizer media of a driver contaminate capable of such accumulation before another contaminant can reach a predetermined level of accumulation. The waste ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7341977 | Method of sorbing sulfur compounds using nanocrystalline mesoporous metal oxides Compounds and methods for sorbing organosulfur compounds from fluids are provided. Generally, compounds according to the present invention comprise mesoporous, nanocrystalline metal oxides. Preferred metal oxide compounds either exhibit soft Lewis acid properties or... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341618 | Filters and methods of making and using the same Filters for removing particulate and gaseous organic and inorganic materials from a fluid stream are disclosed. The filter may contain a polymer matrix and optional sequestering agents. Methods of making the filters are also disclosed. Methods of using the filters t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7282470 | Decontamination formulation with sorbent additive A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276468 | Granulated decontamination formulations A decontamination formulation and method of making that neutralizes the adverse health effects of both chemical and biological compounds, especially chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) agents, and toxic industrial chemicals. The formulation provides so... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271137 | Decontamination formulations for disinfection and sterilization Aqueous decontamination formulations that neutralize biological pathogens for disinfection and sterilization applications. Examples of suitable applications include disinfection of food processing equipment, disinfection of areas containing livestock, mold remediati... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7144362 | Method for chemically stabilizing waste materials containing multivalent oxyanions A method of chemically stabilizing multivalent oxyanions in residue materials such as wastes from glass manufacturing facilities which method involves adding to the residue material cement, lime and aluminum sulfate to form a clay-like material having a low leachabi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7030071 | Solid-water detoxifying reagents for chemical and biological agents Formation of solid-water detoxifying reagents for chemical and biological agents. Solutions of detoxifying reagent for chemical and biological agents are coated using small quantities of hydrophobic nanoparticles by vigorous agitation or by aerosolization of the sol... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6695953 | Accelerated methods of oxidizing organic contaminants in aqueous mediums using corona induced reactions and particles therewith Novel accelerated methods involving corona discharge, and preferably pulsed streamer high voltage corona discharge, in combination with an effective amount of suitable particles to break down organic contaminants, such as phenol and phenol red, in aqueous... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6660900 | Process for the non-incineration decontamination of materials containing hazardous agents A process for the low temperature, non-incineration decontamination of contaminated materials, such as chemical weapon components containing residual quantities of chemical warfare agents. The process includes the steps of (a) preparing a feed mixture con... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6653519 | Reactive nanoparticles as destructive adsorbents for biological and chemical contamination Compositions and methods for destroying biological agents such as toxins and bacteria are provided wherein the substance to be destroyed is contacted with finely divided metal oxide or hydroxide nanocrystals. In various embodiments, the metal oxide or met... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6638488 | Method and apparatus for removing organic hazardous substances using selected solvents Method and apparatus for isolating, decomposing, and fixing the organic hazardous substances in a stable manner using chemical techniques and isolating and decomposing the organic hazardous substances from various waste mixtures. The temperature treatment... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632973 | Method for decomposing or oxidizing dioxins and/or poly chlorinated biphenyls contained in liquid An object of the present invention is to provide a simple method which can efficiently convert dioxins and/or PCBs contained in liquid into unharmful substances. Such a method according to the present invention is by introducing a liquid containing dioxin... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6619218 | Method and apparatus for making a pollutant harmless A method for making harmless a material to be treated containing a pollutant, including the steps of arranging a pair of ejecting nozzles such that nozzle openings thereof are opposed to each other inside a pressure-proof furnace, thermally treating that ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6245958 | Methods for non-incendiary disposal of rockets, projectiles, missiles and parts thereof There is disclosed a method and apparatus for non-incendiary disposal of rockets, projectiles, missiles and similar devices and parts thereof. The method and apparatus employs a series of steps whereby a rocket is sheared into sections where the sections ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6245957 | Universal decontaminating solution for chemical warfare agents A chemical warfare agent decontaminating composition of a mixture of a carbonate component, peroxide component, and alcohol component effective to degrade a chemical warfare agent. A method for neutralizing chemical warfare agents also is disclosed.... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6242664 | Sterilization of medical waste materials in an improved irradiating facility A method and equipment for accomplishing same for rapid sterilization of huge quantities of medical waste materials by exposure to a high dose of radiation energy. The radiation sterilizes organic materials destroying insects, molds, bacteria, viruses and... | 06/05/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6063979 | Method of decomposing dioxins A method for decomposing and eliminating dioxins contained in flyash at a lower temperature and in a shorter time is provided, in which dioxins or dioxins-containing materials are brought into contact with amine compounds and/or ammonium compounds at a te... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6057488 | Nanoparticles for the destructive sorption of biological and chemical contaminants A method is provided for destroying a target component, such as hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, diethyl-4-nitrophenylphosphate (paraoxon), 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (2-CEES), dimethylmethylphosphonate (DMMP), bacteria such as Bacillus Cereus, ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6046375 | Degradation and protection of organic compounds mediated by low molecular weight chelators A method of forming reactive oxygen species by solubilizing a metal ion from a metal oxy(hydr)oxide compound with an iron oxy(hydr)oxide solubilizing chelator to yield a first soluble metal ion chelate complex. The metal ion is transferred from the chelat... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6045663 | Process for microwave enhancement of wet oxidation Wet oxidation is enhanced in the presence of carbonaceous material by oxidizing adsorbed organic materials, such as hydrazine and various solvents which may contain, or have dissolved or mixed compounds containing, chlorine molecules, on the carbon surfac... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5886326 | Microwave waste incinerator A microwave incinerator is configured to incinerate waste material. The waste material is installed within a microwave absorbing shroud located in a microwave chamber. The combination of low microwave heat input and a vacuum drawn on the chamber vaporizes... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882487 | Removing contamination A method of removing from the surface of an object a contaminating substance buried in an organic substance on the surface of the object, the method including directing a laser beam at the organic substance to cause chemical change of the organic material... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5868909 | Method and apparatus for improving the energy efficiency for separating the elements in a complex substance such as radioactive waste with a large volume plasma processor This invention provides methods and apparatus for continuously and efficiently separating the elements in a complex substance such as radioactive waste with a large volume plasma processor. One principal methods utilizes plasma confinement by toroidal mag... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5866095 | Method and system of formation and oxidation of dissolved atomic constitutents in a molten bath A method and system is disclosed for converting a feed, such as a carbonaceous waste, to dissolved atomic constituents for subsequent oxidation of the dissolved atomic constituents. The feed is injected into a molten bath which, at a sufficient temperatur... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5858203 | Method and device for treating a contaminated slurry The invention relates to a method for treating a contaminated slurry comprising subjecting the slurry to a treatment wherein contamination is transferred from a substantially solid phase of the slurry to a substantially liquid phase of the slurry.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855763 | Electrochemical oxidation of matter Decomposition of waste and particularly organic waste matter is carried out in an electrochemical cell (11) in which the electrolyte comprises nitric acid containing silver ions as an electrochemically regenerable primary oxidizing species. A separation p... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5855760 | Process for electrochemical decomposition of organic pollutants There are disclosed a process for the electrochemical decomposition of organic pollutants in an acidic solution to carbon dioxide performed in a electrochemical system comprising a working electrode and an auxiliary electrode with oxygen at ambient temper... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5851948 | Supported catalyst and process for catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds A catalyst for effective oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) includes 0.010-2 wt. % of a noble metal such as platinum in combination with 0.5-15 wt. % of a transition metal oxide such as chromium oxide (Cr2 O3), with at le... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5837149 | Method for hot and supercritical water oxidation of material with addition of specific reactants This invention relates to a process for the decomposition of material selected from the group consisting of organic compounds, inorganic compounds, or combinations thereof to compounds which are environmentally acceptable, or are amenable to further degra... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5830328 | Contamination control of emission discharge The burning of material, including fuel and/or waste products, is performed ithin an incineration chamber heated above room-temperature while being supplied with high-power microwave radiation under conditions generating a plasma through which oxidation is... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5817910 | Destroying 1,4-dioxane in byproduct streams formed during polyester synthesis A process for destroying dioxane in a water vapor stream includes combusting the stream to decompose dioxane contained therein. The process is particularly useful for removal of dioxane from byproducts streams which result during the production of polyest... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5817909 | Purification of waste/industrial effluents comprising organic/inorganic pollutants Waste/industrial effluents containing contaminating amounts of organic and/or inorganic species, for example effluents containing sulfate or sulfuric acid values, or effluents emanating from the production of methionine, are safely and effectively purifie... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5809911 | Multi-zone waste processing reactor system The novel waste treatment system of the invention employs multiple reactor zones for processing heterogeneous waste. In one embodiment, the reactor system (10) includes the following components: first (12) and second (14) solid waste feed subsystems; and ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5795285 | Conversion of contaminated sediments into useful products by plasma melting A system for treating contaminated sediments dredged from waterways is disclosed. Dredged sediments are divided into coarse and fine fractions. The coarse fraction is washed to remove contaminants. The fine fraction and the contaminants removed from the c... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5766482 | Capture, degradation, and destruction of sulfur bearing compounds A process for capture, degradation, and destruction of a sulfur bearing compound that satisfies the needs for a treatment process that may be used in cartridge, pipeline, and batch, that can handle a large variety of sulfur bearing environmental pollutant... | 06/16/1998 |
