Patent References 2196246 3220798 3394056 3445192 3716339 3829558 Method for disposal of waste synthetic high polymer Patent #: 3933989 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/608281 filed on 08/27/1975US Classes:423/488, Recovery or purification422/169, Including means providing sequential purification stages423/481, Hydrogen halide423/659MISCELLANEOUS PROCESSExaminersPrimary: Stern, EdwardAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Application Priority Data1974-09-05 CHAbstractTo dispose of high-polymer, chlorine-containing plastics, such as PVC, without liberating hydrochloric acid in the atmosphere, the material is placed in a closed vessel and contacted with super-heated steam to split off gaseous hydrochloric acid; the resulting mixture of water vapor, steam and hydrochloric acid is removed, cooled and condensed, so that hydrochloric acid can be derived therefrom; the residue of the material after the hydrochloric acid has been removed can then be safely incinerated with other refuse, etc. |
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