Radio Frequency Plasma Treatment of Organic Hazardous WasteSource: Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management:;1997:;Volume ( 001 ):;issue: 003Author:William A. Huhn
,
Helio R. Zwi
,
Alex Lynn
,
Richard Dickman
,
Alfred Wong
,
Christina Behr-Andres
,
Elizabeth Hemmick
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(1997)1:3(107)Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A device utilizing radio frequency (RF) energy inductively coupled to a high temperature plasma at ambient pressures has been developed for the processing of surrogate hazardous liquid or gaseous organic waste. The three year research project supported by a grant from the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation has recently completed a three month performance test program to determine the destruction efficiency for an electrodeless plasma with electron temperatures of ∼10,000°C whereby hazardous organic materials may be dissociated into elemental components. The process is managed so that the waste streams exiting the system do not contain undesirable chemical recombinations or other substances that would be prohibitive to practical use as a viable commercial product. A halogenated organic compound, carbon tetrachloride, was processed as a surrogate waste material in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analytical protocol. Destruction efficiency results were within regulatory limits for a hazardous waste thermal treatment method.
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contributor author | William A. Huhn | |
contributor author | Helio R. Zwi | |
contributor author | Alex Lynn | |
contributor author | Richard Dickman | |
contributor author | Alfred Wong | |
contributor author | Christina Behr-Andres | |
contributor author | Elizabeth Hemmick | |
date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:29:33Z | |
date available | 2017-05-08T21:29:33Z | |
date copyright | July 1997 | |
date issued | 1997 | |
identifier other | %28asce%291090-025x%281997%291%3A3%28107%29.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/53531 | |
description abstract | A device utilizing radio frequency (RF) energy inductively coupled to a high temperature plasma at ambient pressures has been developed for the processing of surrogate hazardous liquid or gaseous organic waste. The three year research project supported by a grant from the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation has recently completed a three month performance test program to determine the destruction efficiency for an electrodeless plasma with electron temperatures of ∼10,000°C whereby hazardous organic materials may be dissociated into elemental components. The process is managed so that the waste streams exiting the system do not contain undesirable chemical recombinations or other substances that would be prohibitive to practical use as a viable commercial product. A halogenated organic compound, carbon tetrachloride, was processed as a surrogate waste material in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) analytical protocol. Destruction efficiency results were within regulatory limits for a hazardous waste thermal treatment method. | |
publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
title | Radio Frequency Plasma Treatment of Organic Hazardous Waste | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 1 | |
journal issue | 3 | |
journal title | Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management | |
identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(1997)1:3(107) | |
tree | Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management:;1997:;Volume ( 001 ):;issue: 003 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |