Thermal soil remediation system

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1992-10-27

1995-06-20

McMahon, Timothy M.

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser

Chemical reactor

With means applying electromagnetic wave energy or...

422168, 431 5, B01J 808

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054259231

ABSTRACT:
A system for remediating soil containing contaminants. The system comprises a rotary volatilizer, a thermal dust conductor, a soil cooler, a separator and an afterburner. The rotary volatilizer includes a rotatable, counterflow volatilizer drum with a drying zone, a heating zone and a burn zone. The burn zone of the volatilizer has an outer shell and a stainless steel inner liner supported by spring brackets within the outer shell. A separator is provided to receive exhaust gases from the volatilizer and the soil cooler and to remove dust from the exhaust gases. Dust from the separator and hot soil from the volatilizer is introduced into the thermal dust conductor. Hot gases from the thermal dust conductor are returned to the volatilizer to preheat combustion air for the volatilizer and to incinerate contaminants in the returned gases. Soil is transferred from the thermal dust conductor to the soil cooler, where water injection cools the remediated soil and adds moisture to the soil. The cool remediated soil is conveyed from the soil cooler to a load out hopper.

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