Patent ID: 6110361
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B09C,F23G,Y10S

Abstract:
A decontamination apparatus comprising:an oil/water separator for separating oil and water from contaminated mixed waste fluid, said oil/water separator having a mixed waste fluid inlet, an oil outlet, a water outlet, and a sludge outlet;a coalescer for treating water separated in said oil/water separator to remove remaining hydrocarbons based compounds, said coalescer having a water inlet operatively connected to said water outlet of said oil/water separator, said coalescer including a decontaminated water outlet and a hydrocarbon based compounds outlet;a thermal desorber having a contaminated soil input that receives contaminated soil, said thermal desorber having a decontaminated soil output, a flue gas outlet, and a means for heating the soil;a soil quenching device for cooling down decontaminated soil, said soil quenching device having a decontaminated soil input operatively connected to said decontaminated soil output of said thermal desorber, and a decontaminated and quenched soil output; andan oxidizer having a flue gas inlet operatively connected to said flue gas outlet of said thermal desorber, a fresh air inlet, and a decontaminated exhaust gas outlet.