Method for hazardous waste removal and neutralization
First Claim
1. A method of coating a filter medium in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
- directing a gas stream along a feed path;
combining with said gas stream a multiplicity of glass dust particles;
positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles forming a coating on said filter medium to assist in the capture thereon of hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material; and
intermittently removing the particulate coating material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same.
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Abstract
A method of coating a filter medium in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising: directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with said gas stream a multiplicity of finished glass dust particles; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles forming a coating on said filter medium to assist in the capture thereon of hazardous waste material in said stream, when said stream contains such material; maintaining the temperature of the gas stream below the softening point of the glass particles; and intermittently removing the particulate coating material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; and a system for accomplishing the same.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of coating a filter medium in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with said gas stream a multiplicity of glass dust particles; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles forming a coating on said filter medium to assist in the capture thereon of hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material; and intermittently removing the particulate coating material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. A method of coating a filter medium in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with the gas stream a multiplicity of glass dust particles coated with an ignition resistant material; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles forming a coating on said filter medium to assist in the capture thereon of hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material; and intermittently removing the particulate coating material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same.
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6. A method of coating a filter medium in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with said gas stream a multiplicity of soda lime glass dust particles; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles forming a coating on said filter medium to assist in the capture thereon, and combination therewith in situ, of hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material; intermittently removing the particulate coating material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; and combining additional glass dust particles with the collected material. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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7. A method of coating a filter medium in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with the gas stream a multiplicity of soda lime glass dust particles coated with an ignition resistant material; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles forming a coating on said filter medium to assist in the capture thereon, and combination therewith in situ, of hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material; intermittently removing the particulate coating material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; and combining additional glass dust particles with the collected material.
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11. A method of neutralizing hazardous waste in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with said gas stream a multiplicity of glass dust particles; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles, and hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material, being captured by and adhering to said filter medium; intermittently removing the particulate material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; and combining additional glass dust particles with the collected material such that hazardous waste material can be neutralized. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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12. A method of neutralizing hazardous waste in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with said gas stream a multiplicity of glass dust particles coated with an ignition resistant material; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles, and hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material, being captured by and adhering to said filter medium; intermittently removing the particulate material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; and combining further glass dust particles with the collected material such that hazardous waste material can be neutralized.
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17. A method of neutralizing hazardous waste in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with the gas stream a multiplicity of soda lime glass dust particles; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles, and hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material, being captured by and adhering to said filter medium; intermittently removing the particulate material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; combining further glass dust particles with the collected material such that hazardous waste material can be neutralized; melting the particulate material and then comminuting the material for formation of a neutralized amorphous glass. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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18. A method of neutralizing hazardous waste in a flowing gaseous stream, the method comprising:
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directing a gas stream along a feed path; combining with the gas stream a multiplicity of soda lime glass dust particles coated with an ignition resistant material; positioning a fibrous filter medium along said feed path downstream of the point at which the glass dust particles are combined with said stream, the glass dust particles, and hazardous waste material when said stream contains such material, being captured by and adhering to said filter medium; intermittently removing the particulate material and any such hazardous waste material from the filter medium and collecting the same; combining further glass dust particles with the collected particulate material such that hazardous waste material can be neutralized; melting the particulate material and then comminuting the material to form a neutralized amorphous glass.
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