Method for the containment of oils and oil sludges

Details Method for the containment of oils and oil sludges Method for the containment of oils and oil sludges

1977-09-01

1979-03-13

Levine, Herbert

Mineral oils: processes and products

Treatment of refining sludge

106281R, 208183, 2522595, C10G 1700

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041441621

ABSTRACT:
A method for the solidification and containment of sludge from an oil reclaiming process to permit environmentally safe storage disposal of the sludge and particularly electric transformer oil containing PCB's. In the process, the sludge or oil is mixed with fuller's earth in a weight ratio of at least 40:60 of fuller's earth to sludge or oil. The fuller's earth has a particle size not greater than -4 mesh to 0 mesh range and a moisture content of less than 12%. The mixture is allowed to harden to a paste like solid material and conveyed to a conventional land fill storage disposal site.

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