OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1996 · 13 citations · 0 references
EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental RemediationWaste ManagementWater TreatmentContaminated Site RemediationHeavy Metal RemediationHeavy Metal RemovalSoil PollutionThermal DesorptionWaste TreatmentCleanupMercury Contamination TreatmentMercury RemediationMercury RemovalMetal RemediationProcessingThermal RecyclingTreatability Testing
Philip Environmental Services Corporation`s (Philip`s) innovative fluidized bed thermal desorption system recovers mercury from contaminated soil. Referred to as the Thermal Recycling System, Philip has constructed a mobile thermal desorption system that has a processing rate up to five tons per hour. The system includes a continuous-feed system, all radiant heat, inert gas atmosphere, hot gas filter, two-stage cooling, and a water treatment system. Based on treatability studies, the processed soil can meet cleanup objectives as low as two milligrams per kilogram and passes the mercury toxicity characteristic leaching procedure test. 4 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.