Combined decontamination processes for wastes containing PCBs

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 117, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 185-205

  Kaštánek, František ^a   Kaštánek, Petr ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chemical dehalogenation; Contaminated oils; Contaminated soils; Decontamination; Low temperature thermal desorption; Metallic sodium; PCBs; Pilot plant scale; Potassium polyethylene glycol; UV oxidation

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONFIGURATION; COMPLEX ASSEMBLY; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS (PEG);

DECONTAMINATION; EMULSIONS; GLYCOLS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SOLID WASTES;

ALUMINUM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MACROGOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

CONTAMINATED LAND; PCB; SOIL POLLUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DESORPTION; DISPERSION; ECOLOGY; EMULSION; EXTRACTION; FILM; LOW TEMPERATURE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID STATE; SOLID WASTE; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HALOGENS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SODIUM; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 11144313103     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.09.026     Document Type: Article

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