Method and apparatus for using hazardous waste to form non-hazardous aggregate
CA 1312199 C · Owner: Kent, John M. · Inventors: Kent, John M.
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Hazardous waste is formed into non-hazardous non-leaching aggregate by introducing the material to a rotary kiln where the large solids are at least partially combusted to form a primary aggregate. Gaseous combustion by-products and waste fines from the waste materials are introduced into at least one oxidizer operating at a temperature in the range of from about 1800°F to 2500°F. Under such conditions, some of the waste fines are melted to form a slag-like material that is cooled to form the non-hazardous aggregate. The portion of the material in the oxidizer that is not melted, is cooled, neutralized and subjected to a solid gas separation. The solid is reintroduced to the oxidizer with …
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- Granted January 5, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 5, 2010.
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