Patent Application: US-33083594-A

Abstract:
the organic chemical waste content of contaminated materials such as soils and debris is immobilized by mixing such wastes with an agent consisting of a mixture of particulate rubber and biogenic amorphous silica . where the semi - volatile content of the waste is known to predominate a greater portion of particulate rubber is advantageous and where such waste is known to be entirely semi - volatile organic material such agent advantageously consists essentially or comprises particulate rubber . conversely , where the organic content of such wastes is predominately volatile organic material a greater portion of biogenic amorphous silica should be employed and where such organic waste is known to be entirely volatile organic such additive is advantageously biogenic amorphous silica .

Description:
the rubber particles having utility in this invention are obtained by cutting new or waste rubber to bits . the bits are prepared by processing new or waste rubber through mechanical crushers , ambient grinders and granulators including cryogenic freezing to achieve the various particle sizes desired , with the proviso that the rubber does not come in contact with an oil or any liquid miscible with oil that would cause the rubber to swell during the processing of the granulated rubber particles . the starting material rubber may be scrap rubber such as from tires . tires can be made from various elastomers known to the art which in itself is made from polymers generally containing unsaturated sites therein . in effect , they are made from various elastomer forming monomers . one such class of monomers are the various conjugated dienes having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms . specific examples of diene monomers include butadiene , isoprene , pentadiene , hexadiene , heptadiene , octadiene , 2 , 3 - dimethyl - 1 , 3 - butadiene , 2 - methyl - 1 , 3 - pentadiene , and the like . preferred conjugated elastomers are made from monomers of butadiene and / or isoprene . moreover , natural rubber can be utilized . by the term &# 34 ; natural rubber ,&# 34 ; it is meant the elastomeric substance obtained from various trees and plants which generally grow in the tropics or desert portions of the world . such material contains a very high content ( in excess of 90 percent and often in excess of 95 percent ) of cis - 1 , 4 - polyisoprene . also included within the class of conjugated dienes are the various copolymers and interpolymers thereof ( e . g ., polybutadiene - isoprene ), including the various diblock copolymers , triblock copolymers ( e . g ., polystyrene - butadienestyrene ), and the like . another group of useful elastomers include the various copolymers made from monomers of conjugated dienes having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms as set forth above and vinyl substituted aromatic compounds containing from 8 to 15 carbon atoms . examples of specific vinyl substituted aromatic compounds include styrene , alpha - methylstyrene , 4 - t - butylstyrene , vinyl toluene , divinyl benzene , isopropenyl benzene , diisopropenyl benzene , and the like . examples of specific copolymers thus include polystyrene - butadiene ( sbr ), poly - alpha - methyl - styrene - butadiene , and poly - 4 - t - butylstyrene - butadiene . a preferred copolymer is a polystyrene - butadiene . the granular rubber particles of this invention have a particle size of from about 1 cubic inch to about 200 mesh ( 0 . 075 mm ). the description below outlines how the granular rubber particles are made . the tires or scrap rubber are passed through a corrugated cracker mill where the tires are crushed and torn into large chunks , or as an alternative fed through a shredder for similar first stage sizing . at this point , the chunks vary in size between 4 - 10 square inches . the obtained chunks are then fed through a second corrugated cracker mill or hammer mill where the chunks are further ground , sheared and pounded until the rubber is free from the metal . during this stage , magnetic separators remove metal and the chunks are continuously screened to allow the smaller pieces ( less than 1 / 2 &# 34 ;) to proceed through the process while the larger pieces stay within the hammer mill for subsequent size reduction . the less than 1 / 2 &# 34 ; rubber pieces are then sent to a fine grinding mill where they are crushed and sheared into small particles between about 0 and 50 mesh . during this stage , the cord has been liberated , becomes fluffy and is separated from the granular rubber particles by air tables designed to float off less dense materials . at the same time separation tables are pre - grading the sizes of granular rubber particles and removing any metal still mixed in with the granular rubber particles . throughout all stages of processing it is essential to utilize air movement techniques to minimize heat buildup of the material . this is due to the fact that the energy required to mechanically destruct the tires generates heat at the first stage of cracking or shredding . a waterfog is utilized to aid in cooling the material . in later stages air movement further aids in cooling the material . temperatures of from about 100 ° to 180 ° f . are common throughout the process with temperatures in the final stage from about 60 ° to 75 ° f . to obtain granular rubber particles at from about 40 to 200 mesh , a cryogenic process is utilized . within this process rubber of from about 1 / 4 &# 34 ; to 1 / 2 &# 34 ; in size is cooled to about - 300 ° f . using liquid nitrogen . the rubber is pulverized in a specially designed hammer mill and screened for final sizing . the above grinding procedures do not give a rubber particle of one particular mesh , but rather a mixture of various meshes . depending upon the procedure used , a mixture of rubber particles can be obtained having predominantly a fine mix or predominantly a coarse mix . the sum of percents of the various types add to 100 % and they denote the distribution of the various meshes in percent of the three types listed in table 1 ; type 1 is the finest and type 3 is the coarsest . table i______________________________________mesh type 1 % type 2 % type 3 % ______________________________________20 21 . 2 33 . 9 56 . 150 75 . 3 63 . 1 39 . 4100 3 . 2 2 . 9 2 . 1200 0 . 3 0 . 1 0 . 4______________________________________ mesh , when used in this invention , refers to us standard sieve and thus is based on 99 - 100 % of the material passing through a certain screen ( mesh ) size . that is , granular rubber particles having 200 mesh means that 99 - 100 % of those particles passes through a screen that has 200 openings per square inch . it should be noted that the ground rubber can be formulated in nearly any particle size range , and that the above ranges are only examples of several types which have been tested . as will be discussed below , that particle size range can be critical for certain applications where the rubber particles must not be sop fine that it becomes dusty . in other applications , a wide distribution of particle sizes may be preferred . in addition to its ability to immobilize organics so that they do not leach in disposal environments , rubber particulate substantially reduces the evaporation rate of vocs so that air pollution is minimized . this property is expected to be of increasing importance when the new epa air pollution control requirements for treatment units come into effect . the addition of rubber particulate also reduces the flash point of the system , thus providing an additional safety factor in treatment and disposal . table ii illustrates this latter property . the flash points of flammable organic liquids can be raised to well beyond the rcra definition of ignitability . to illustrate this property , a number of tests were run on various flammable liquids , using different ratios of granular rubber to liquid . all tests were done according to astm d93 , modified for testing of solids , using the pensky - martens closed cup flash point tester . according to rcra , a flash point above 140 f . classifies a material as not hazardous by reason of ignitability . these results are even more impressive than would appear at first glance , because the sorption of volatile liquids on materials such as paper toweling actually increases the volatility over that of the liquid itself . for example , in the case of toluene , the weight loss by evaporation of the liquid sorbed on paper toweling is double that of the liquid alone after 30 minutes . table ii______________________________________flammable weight % &# 34 ; kax &# 34 ;* weight % flashliquid ( rubber particulate ) liquid point______________________________________lamp oil 0 100 158 38 62 & gt ; 215mineral spirits 0 100 104 34 66 115 50 50 & gt ; 200toluene 0 100 45 11 89 59 45 55 70 51 49 90 54 46 120 56 44 130 58 42 140xylenes 0 100 78 32 68 88 48 52 113 65 35 176isopropyl alcohol 0 100 95 56 44 100 66 34 110 68 32 & gt ; 140______________________________________ * trademark of environmental technologies alternatives , inc for particulat rubber of the following specifications : ______________________________________product analysis______________________________________chemical properties min max astm______________________________________acetone extract 10 . 0 % 19 . 0 % ash content 6 . 0 12carbon black 28 . 0 39 d - 297moisture content . 5 1rubber hydrocarbon 40 50______________________________________physical properties astm______________________________________bulk density - approximately 100 gm / 210 cc d - 1511specific gravity - 1 . 15 - 1 . 20 d - 1511______________________________________ u . s . standard sievesieve analysis mesh size % passing______________________________________ 20 100 % 30 98 40 60 60 30______________________________________ rubber particulate can be mixed in any proportions with cementitious and pozzolanic binders where specific physical properties are required in the final waste form , or where metal stabilization is necessary . it can also be used in conjunction with other reagents . for example , a mixture of rubber particulate and activated carbon may be useful where a wide range of constituents are present or where both tca and tclp tests are to be used for evaluation . rubber particulate will not interfere with the reactions that take place in cementitious systems ; however , binders such as cement are not necessary for immobilization of organics by rubber particulate . other useful properties of rubber particulate in this application include : ease of handling , non - dusting , non - caking , and having sufficient specific gravity to &# 34 ; throw &# 34 ; well and fall quickly . good storage life , high resistance to degradation by sunlight , oxygen and pollutants in air , and microorganisms . non - toxic and non - volatile : will not cause injury to aquatic organisms , animals or humans , even in direct skin contact and do not pose an inhalation hazard . hydrophobic , so that the presence of water does not interfere with its ability to immobilize organics . alteration of physical properties of stabilization systems : rubber particulate de - tackifies sticky wastes for easier handling , treatment and disposal ; for example , pretreats tars and heavy organics prior to incineration or use as a fuel . the rice hull ash having utility in this invention is obtained by burning rice hulls as fuel in the generation of energy , or for disposal of the hulls . the resultant ash is composed primarily of amorphous silica , with small amount of carbon and other impurities . suitable biogenetic amorphous silica for use in the present process include ash from rice stalks , equisetum ( horse tail weed ), bagasse , and certain bamboo palm leaves , particularly palmyra pollen and the like . rice hull ash and the ash of the other materials used as biogeneric amorphous silica in the process of the present invention is a fine powder that needs no further processing prior to its application . rubber particulate and / or rice hull ash , either alone or in combination with conventional s / s agents ( cement , lime , flyash , lime kiln dust , cement kiln dust , silica , soluble silicates , gypsum , etc . ), is used to immobilize organics in the waste , thereby preventing the organics from interfering with the chemical reactions of the s / s agents and limiting the leachability of the organic . when using either of these reagents alone or in combination with each other , the preferable ratio of addition is from about 0 . 01 % to 150 % by weight to weight of waste being treated . soil contaminated with a mixture of svoc constituents shown in table iii was treated with a combination of portland cement and rubber particulate (&# 34 ; kax &# 34 ;) at the ratios of 20 % by weight portland cement and 10 % by weight rubber particulate and sufficient water to form a paste the resulting mixture was allowed to cure in a closed container for seven days , and then was tested by the total constituent analysis ( tca ) test previously described . the results were expressed as mg / kg of constituent found in the tca test before and after treatment , and as percent reduction in the constituent as a result of the treatment . also shown in table iii are epa universal treatment standards ( uts ) where such standards exist . it is evident that rubber particulate reduced the measured constituents to acceptable values - values in compliance with the epa universal treatment standard requirements . also , percent reductions ranged from about 85 % to 99 . 9 %, which would generally meet the remedial requirements under cercla and rcra . percent reduction is calculated by the following formula , which takes into account any dilution caused by the reagents and other additives such as water . table iii__________________________________________________________________________immobilization of organic constituents using rubber particulate - semi - volatile organics epa hazardous universal treatment tca before tca after % compound waste code standard ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) treatment reduction__________________________________________________________________________bis ( 2 - ethylhexyl ) phthalate 28 . 150 & lt ; 0 . 99 99 . 0cresol d023 - 6 3 . 2 & lt ; 9 . 9 & lt ; 0 . 99 85 . 01 , 2 - dichlorobenzene 6 . 0 160 . 5 . 64 94 . 71 , 4 - dichlorobenzene d027 6 . 0 147 . 6 . 03 93 . 82 , 4 - dinitrotoluene d030 140 . 226 & lt ; 0 . 99 99 . 3hexachlorobenzene d032 10 . 143 . 6 . 96 92 . 6hexachloroethane d034 30 . 114 . 6 . 45 91 . 5lindane ( gamma - bhc ) d013 0 . 066 124 . & lt ; 5 . 0 94 . 0methoxychlor d014 0 . 18 59 . 5 & lt ; 5 . 0 87 . 4nitrobenzene d036 14 . 166 . 3 . 66 96 . 7pentachlorophenol d037 7 . 4 233 . 0 . 60 99 . 6pyridine d038 16 . 1900 . & lt ; 0 . 99 99 . 92 , 4 , 5 - trichlorophenol d041 7 . 4 200 . & lt ; 4 . 8 96 . 42 , 4 , 6 - trichlorophenol d043 7 . 4 178 . & lt ; 0 . 99 99 . 1phthalic anhydride ( as acid ) 28 . & lt ; 30 . & lt ; 3 . 0 85 . 0__________________________________________________________________________ ## equ1 ## where : c . sub . t = concentration of treated waste additives ratio is the mass of additives , including water , divided by the mass of the raw waste soil contaminated with the mixture of voc constituents shown in table iv was treated with a combination of portland cement and rubber particulate at the ratios of 20 % by weight portland cement and 10 % by weight rubber particulate (&# 34 ; kax &# 34 ;) and sufficient water to form a paste . the resulting mixture was allowed to cure in a closed container for seven days , and then was tested by the total constituent analysis ( tca ) test previously described . the results , shown in table iv , were expressed as mg / kg of constituent found in the tca test before and after treatment , and as percent reduction in the constituent as a result of the treatment . also shown in table iv are epa universal treatment standards ( uts ) where such standards exist . in this example , it is evident that rubber particulate was not effective in immobilizing volatile organic compounds . for most compounds , there was no significant reduction in tca after treatment , and only two constituents exhibited % reductions of greater than about 50 %. table iv__________________________________________________________________________immobilization of organic constituents using rubber particulate - volatile organics epa hazardous universal treatment tca before tca after % compound waste code standard ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) reduction__________________________________________________________________________benzene d018 10 . 200 . & lt ; 10 . 92 . 52 - butanone d035 36 . 640 . & lt ; 50 88 . 2carbon disulfide 4 . 81 640 . & lt ; 200 . 53 . 11 , 2 - dichloroethane d028 6 . 0 270 . & lt ; 100 . 44 . 4methanol 0 . 75 1219 . 444 . 45 . 3__________________________________________________________________________ soil contaminated with a mixture of svoc constituents shown in table v was treated with a combination of portland cement and rice hull ash at the ratios of 20 % by weight portland cement and 10 % by weight rice hull ash and sufficient water to form a paste . the resulting mixture was allowed to cure in a closed container for seven days , and then was tested by the total constituent analysis ( tca ) test previously described . the results , shown in table v were expressed as mg / kg of constituent found in the tca test before and after treatment , and as percent reduction in the constituent as a result of the treatment . also shown in table v are epa universal treatment standards ( uts ) where such standards exist . it is evident by this example that rice hull ash was not effective in immobilizing semi - volatile organic compounds . for most compounds , there was no significant reduction in tca after treatment , and only two constituents exhibited % reductions of greater that would be considered good in treatment of organic hazardous wastes . table v__________________________________________________________________________immobilization of organic constituents using rice hull ash - semi - volatile organics epa hazardous universal treatment tca before tca after % compound waste code standard ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) reduction__________________________________________________________________________2 , 4 - dinitrotoluene d030 140 . 438 . 67 . 77 . 1pentachlorophenol d037 7 . 4 152 . & lt ; 1 . 8 98 . 2pyridine d038 16 . 1900 . 554 . 56 . 32 , 4 , 6 - trichlorophenol d043 7 . 4 952 . 6 . 24 99 . 0__________________________________________________________________________ soil contaminated with a mixture of voc constituents shown in table vi was treated with a combination of portland cement and rice hull ash at the ratios of 20 % by weight portland cement and 10 % by weight rice hull ash and sufficient water to form a paste . the resulting mixture was allowed to cure in a closed container for seven days , and then was tested by the total constituent analysis ( tca ) test previously described . the results , shown in table vi , were expressed as mg / kg of constituent found in the tca test before and after treatment , and as percent reduction in the constituent as a result of the treatment . also shown in table vi are epa universal treatment standards ( uts ) where such standards exist . it is evident that , in this case , rice hull ash reduced the measured constituents to acceptable values , most of which were in compliance with the epa universal treatment standard requirements . percent reductions ranged from about 85 % to 99 . 9 %, which would generally meet the remedial requirements under cercla and rcra . percent reduction is calculated by the following formula , which takes into account any dilution caused by the reagents and other additives such as water . table vi__________________________________________________________________________immobilization of organic constituents using rice hull ash - volatileorganics epa hazardous universal treatment tca before tca after % compound waste code standard ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) reduction__________________________________________________________________________benzene d018 10 . 418 . 26 . 4 90 . 5n - butanol 2 . 6 3350 . & lt ; 5 . 0 99 . 8carbon disulfide 4 . 81 83 . & lt ; 0 . 25 99 . 6chloroform d022 6 . 0 431 . 9 . 8 96 . 6cyclohexanone 0 . 75 536 . & lt ; 5 . 0 98 . 61 , 2 - dichloroethane d028 6 . 0 654 . & lt ; 0 . 25 99 . 9ethyl acetate 33 . 258 . & lt ; 0 . 25 99 . 9iso - butyl alcohol 170 . 2100 . & lt ; 5 . 0 99 . 6methylene chloride 30 . 62 . & lt ; 0 . 25 99 . 41 , 1 , 1 - trichloroethane 6 . 0 550 . & lt ; 0 . 25 99 . 9trichloroethylene d040 6 . 0 881 . 89 . 1 84 . 81 , 1 , 2 - trichloro - 1 , 2 , 2 - 30 . 9 . 1 & lt ; 0 . 25 95 . 9trifluoroethane__________________________________________________________________________ soil contaminated with a mixture of voc and svoc constituents ( separated by a double line in the table ) shown in table vii is treated with a combination of portland cement , rubber particulate (&# 34 ; kax &# 34 ;), and rice hull ash at the ratios of 20 %, 10 % and 10 %. respectively by weight , along with sufficient water to form a paste . the resulting mixture is allowed to cure in a closed container for seven days , and then is tested by the total constituent analysis ( tca ) test previously described . the results , shown in table vi , are expressed as mg / kg of constituent found in the tca test before and after treatment , and as percent reduction in the constituent as a result of the treatment . also shown in table vii are epa universal treatment standards ( uts ) where such standards exist . it is evident that , in this case , the mixture of rubber particulate and rice hull ash reduces the measured constituents to acceptable values , most of which were in compliance with the epa universal treatment standard requirements . percent reductions are achieved that range from about 85 % to 99 . 9 %, which would generally meet the remedial requirements under cercla and rcra . table vii__________________________________________________________________________immobilization of organic constituents using a mixture of rubberparticulate and rice hull ash epa hazardous universal treatment tca before tca after % compound waste code standard ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) treatment reduction__________________________________________________________________________benzene d018 10 . 418 . & lt ; 30 . 89n - butanol 2 . 6 3350 . & lt ; 5 . 0 100carbon disulfide 4 . 81 83 . & lt ; 0 . 25 100chloroform d022 6 . 0 431 . & lt ; 10 . 97cyclohexanone 0 . 75 536 . & lt ; 5 . 0 991 , 2 - dichloroethane d028 6 . 0 654 . & lt ; 0 . 25 100ethyl acetate 33 . 258 . & lt ; 0 . 25 100iso - butyl alcohol 170 . 2100 . & lt ; 5 . 0 100methylene chloride 30 . 62 . & lt ; 0 . 25 991 , 1 , 1 - trichloroethane 6 . 0 550 . & lt ; 0 . 25 100trichloroethylene d040 6 . 0 881 . & lt ; 100 . 831 , 1 , 2 - trichloro - 1 , 2 , 2 - 30 . 9 . 1 & lt ; 0 . 25 96trifluoroethanebis ( 2 - ethylhexyl ) phthalate 28 . 150 & lt ; 1 . 0 99cresol d023 - 6 3 . 2 & lt ; 9 . 9 & lt ; 1 . 0 851 , 2 - dichlorobenzene 6 . 0 160 . & lt ; 10 . 911 , 4 - dichlorobenzene d027 6 . 0 147 . & lt ; 10 . 902 , 4 - dinitrotoluene d030 140 . 226 & lt ; 1 . 0 99hexachlorobenzene d032 10 . 143 . & lt ; 10 . 90hexachloroethane d034 30 . 114 . & lt ; 10 . 87lindane ( gamma - bhc ) d013 0 . 066 124 . & lt ; 5 . 0 94 . methoxychlor d014 0 . 18 59 . 5 & lt ; 5 . 0 87 . nitrobenzene d036 14 . 166 . & lt ; 5 . 0 95pentachlorophenol d037 7 . 4 233 . & lt ; 1 . 0 99pyridine d038 16 . 1900 . & lt ; 1 . 0 1002 , 4 , 5 - trichlorophenol d041 7 . 4 200 . & lt ; 5 . 0 962 , 4 , 6 - trichlorophenol d043 7 . 4 178 . & lt ; 1 . 0 99phthalic anhydride ( as acid ) 28 . & lt ; 30 . & lt ; 5 . 0 75__________________________________________________________________________ soil contaminated with a mixture of voc and svoc constituents shown in table viii is treated with a combination of portland cement and activated carbon at the ratios of 20 % and 10 %, respectively by weight , along with sufficient water to form a paste . the resulting mixture is allowed to cure in a closed container for seven days , and then is tested by the total constituent analysis ( tca ) test previously described . the results , shown in table vi , are expressed as mg / kg of constituent found in the tca test before and after treatment , and as percent reduction in the constituent as a result of the treatment . also shown in table viii are epa universal treatment standards ( uts ) where such standards exist . it is obvious from table viii that activated carbon is ineffective in reducing tca values except in certain cases . the exceptions are instructive : carbon disulfide and ethyl acetate were reduced to below detection limits by all additives and reagents , including cement alone , probably by volatilization in the case of carbon disulfide and alkaline hydrolysis in the case of ethyl acetate . cyclohexanone and the substituted phenols ( pentachlorophenol , 2 , 4 , 5 - trichlorophenol and 2 , 4 , 6 - trichlorophenol ) may be strongly sorbed by a variety of reagents . all other constituents are not substantially reduced in tca value by treatment with activated carbon . the negative values for tca reduction reflect analytical variability in the tca method , which is also why low % reduction numbers , i . e ., below about 50 %, are not meaningful . the other important result of this test is that vocs are not necessarily volatilized in stabilization processing , contrary to common belief and the general position of epa on this subject . since all of the testing was deliberately conducted in exactly the same way at the same time for all reagents , and since the different reagents were essentially the same with respect to any exothermic reactions that might have caused volatilization , it is evident from this example that the organic constituents ( with the exceptions noted ) did not volatilize during testing but were , in fact , immobilized by rubber particulate and rice hull ash . if this were not so , the volatile constituents would be absent or substantially reduced in any of the reagent systems , including activated carbon , but table viii shows that they are not . in all of the above examples , the test results show that organic constituents in wastes can be immobilized successfully by the use of rubber particulate , rice hull ash , or both as reagents , either alone or in combination with other , conventional stabilization reagents . the present invention provides a method for immobilization of low levels of epa - listed and regulated toxic organic constituents , both presently known and listed as well as those that may be listed in the future , and other undesirable organic compounds in a matrix that is superior in this respect to stabilization matrices previously known and used . advantages of the present invention should be apparent . in addition to providing excellent immobilization of most organic constituents , the reagents , rubber particulate and rice hull ash , are readily available and relatively inexpensive . both are derived from waste materials , and are available commercially from a variety of distribution points at prices lower than activated carbon , a reference material commonly used in waste treatment . furthermore , rubber particulate has been demonstrated to reduce the volatility of vocs , thereby minimizing air pollution during the processing step as well as afterwards during curing , handling and disposal operations . in some cases , this may eliminate the requirement for expensive and cumbersome air pollution control equipment on and around the processing and disposal units . this latter property also provides an extra margin of safety when handling wastes that contain flammable organic compounds . from the above description of the invention , those skilled in the art will perceive improvements , changes ; and modifications . such improvements , changes and modifications , within the skill of the art , are intended to be covered by the appended claims . table viii__________________________________________________________________________immobilization of organic constituents using activated carbon epa hazardous universal treatment tca before tca after % compound waste code standard ( mg / kg ) treatment ( mg / kg ) treatment reduction__________________________________________________________________________benzene d018 10 . 418 . 197 . 29n - butanol 2 . 6 3350 . 1810 . 19carbon disulfide 4 . 81 83 . 3 . 89 93chloroform d022 6 . 0 431 . 308 . - 7cyclohexanone 0 . 75 536 . 16 . 2 951 , 2 - dichloroethane d028 6 . 0 654 . 437 . - 0ethyl acetate 33 . 258 . & lt ; 0 . 25 100iso - butyl alcohol 170 . 2100 . 1210 . 14methylene chloride 30 . 62 . 37 . 2 101 , 1 , 1 - trichloroethane 6 . 0 550 . 308 . 16trichloroethylene d040 6 . 0 881 . 471 . 201 , 1 , 2 - trichloro - 1 , 2 , 2 - 30 . 9 . 1 12 . 9 - 113trifluoroethanebis ( 2 - ethylhexyl ) phthalate 28 . 776 . 396 . 231 , 2 - dichlorobenzene 6 . 0 429 . 346 . - 211 , 4 - dichlorobenzene d027 6 . 0 461 . 337 . - 102 , 4 - dinitrotoluene d030 140 . 438 . 213 . 27hexachlorobenzene d032 10 . 440 . 406 . - 38hexachloroethane d034 30 . 381 . 351 . - 38nitrobenzene d036 14 . 372 . 302 . - 22pentachlorophenol d037 7 . 4 152 . & lt ; 1 . 8 98pyridine d038 16 . 1900 . 733 . 422 , 4 , 5 - trichlorophenol d041 7 . 4 132 . 3 . 37 962 , 4 , 6 - trichlorophenol d043 7 . 4 952 . 1 . 88 100__________________________________________________________________________ the method of the present invention is particularly applicable to the &# 34 ; regulated hazardout organic constituent &# 34 ; list appearing in the table 1 &# 34 ; universal treatment standards for regulated hazardous constituents &# 34 ; from the epa fact sheets , august 1994 , summery of uts , in accordance with the epa classifications set forth in reference 8 below which is hereby incorporated into this disclosure by reference . in addition to the epa lists described above , these organics can be categorized by functional descriptions and epa treatability groups . these are the following : ______________________________________ functionalepa treatability groups groupings______________________________________aromatic hydrocarbons acidschlorobenenes aliphatic alcoholschlorinated pesticides aromatic alcoholschlorinated phenolics and derivatives aldehydeschlorinated volatiles aminesnonchlorinated phenolics aromaticsorgano - bromines cyclicoxygenated hydrocarbons chlorinated aliphaticsorgano - nitrogen compounds chlorinated aromaticsorgano - sulfur pesticides dioxins and furanspcbs and dioxins estersphthalates etherspolynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons ketones organo - nitrogen compounds organo - sulfur compounds pesticides polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons pcbs______________________________________ 1 . u . s . epa . cleaning up the nation &# 39 ; 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immobilization of low - level hazardous organics using recycled materials ,&# 34 ; third intervational symposium on stabilization / solidification of hazardous , radioactive , and mixed wastes , williamsburg , va . nov . 1 - 5 , 1993 . 12 . m . tittlebaum , f . cartledge and h . eaton , applicability of solidification to organic wastes , louisiana state univ ., baton rouge , la . 1987 .