Thermal conversion of wastes
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1. A process for the thermal conversion of a radioactive waste material which comprises the sequential steps of:
- introducing said radioactive waste material in the form of a finely atomized spray into the top of a spray dryer zone heated, by means of a hot gas produced externally of said zone on combustion of a fuel and air and introduced into the top of said zone, to a temperature of about 500°
to 1000°
C. to convert said radioactive waste material, by contact with said hot gas, into a mixture of products including a non-radioactive gas comprising gaseous H2 O, CO2 and nitrogen and a radioactive inorganic ash;
removing said mixture of products from the bottom of said zone, andseparating said radioactive inorganic ash from said mixture of products, the ratio of the volume of said radioactive waste material to the volume of said ash being in the range of about 7;
1 to 70;
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Wastes, in the form of liquids, solids and slurries, are converted to a mixture of a gas and an inorganic ash by introducing the waste as a finely atomized spray into a zone heated by means of a hot gas. Contact of the spray particles with the hot gas results in drying the waste and calcining and combusting the dried waste. The process is particularly useful with wastes containing hazardous materials such as radioactive substances.
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1. A process for the thermal conversion of a radioactive waste material which comprises the sequential steps of:
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introducing said radioactive waste material in the form of a finely atomized spray into the top of a spray dryer zone heated, by means of a hot gas produced externally of said zone on combustion of a fuel and air and introduced into the top of said zone, to a temperature of about 500°
to 1000°
C. to convert said radioactive waste material, by contact with said hot gas, into a mixture of products including a non-radioactive gas comprising gaseous H2 O, CO2 and nitrogen and a radioactive inorganic ash;removing said mixture of products from the bottom of said zone, and separating said radioactive inorganic ash from said mixture of products, the ratio of the volume of said radioactive waste material to the volume of said ash being in the range of about 7;
1 to 70;
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