System for containment and handling of hazardous materials

Details System for containment and handling of hazardous materials System for containment and handling of hazardous materials

1991-12-24

1993-08-03

Favors, Edward G.

Furnaces

Process

Incinerating refuse

110235, 2065241, 2065245, 588249, F23G 700

Patent

active

052319385

ABSTRACT:
A system, method and apparatus for handling hazardous materials, including liquid and solid materials, includes as a central feature the encapsulation of materials into spherical capsules. The capsules, which may be in one preferred embodiment about 12 inches to 17 inches in diameter, may be formed of two connected hemispheres or as an integral ball with a fill opening. Once filled and sealed, the spherical balls are nearly indestructible (although incineratable) and a very high percentage of the balls will survive even in a collision of a vehicle carrying them. The system of the invention preferably includes a color coding scheme directly on the capsules for identifying the materials in the capsules both generally, with a background color, and more specifically, with one or more color bands. In one preferred embodiment the spherical balls, when filled with hazardous materials, have a specific gravity less than 1.0 so that they will float.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4966207 (1990-10-01), Howard et al.
patent: 5058513 (1991-10-01), Benoit et al.
patent: 5064073 (1991-11-01), Folland

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