Method and apparatus for treating waste and for obtaining usable

Details Method and apparatus for treating waste and for obtaining usable Method and apparatus for treating waste and for obtaining usable

1994-05-03

1997-07-15

Tsang, Cecilia J.

Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment

Containment

Solidification, vitrification, or cementation

588 11, 588 19, 588210, 588212, 588219, 588222, 588225, 588252, 110346, 110342, 20415715, 2041582, 20415821, A62D 300

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056485921

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to the art of treating waste using laser technology. Industrial and toxic waste materials are irradiated with a laser inside a reactor chamber such that they are heated to high temperatures. Organic compounds are thermally destroyed and chemical bonds are broken. Cool oxygen is pumped into the reactor to provide a refractory protective shield. Silica is added into the vessel at the high temperatures and encapsulates any heavy metals into its crystal matrix. The resulting solidified product may have a hardness of at least 8 on the Knoops scale of hardness and may be used as tooling, road material, oven lining, building materials and the like.

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