Method for dissociating waste in a packed bed reactor
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1. A method for dissociating waste in a molten metal bath into atomic constituents and reformulating said constituents into products contained in at least one phase, comprising the steps of:
- a) forming the molten metal bath in a reactor;
b) introducing a refractory packing into the molten metal bath in said reactor to form a refractory packed bed; and
subsequentlyc) introducing waste into said molten metal bath, wherein said molten metal bath contains the packed bed, whereby the waste dissociates to said atomic constituents and whereby said atomic constituents reformulate into products contained in at least one phase.
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Abstract
A method for dissociating waste to its atomic constituents in a molten metal bath wherein the molten metal bath includes a refractory packing. The refractory packing is disposed in the molten metal bath to restrict the flow of waste and waste dissociation products through the molten metal and around the refractory packing to tortuous flow paths.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for dissociating waste in a molten metal bath into atomic constituents and reformulating said constituents into products contained in at least one phase, comprising the steps of:
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a) forming the molten metal bath in a reactor; b) introducing a refractory packing into the molten metal bath in said reactor to form a refractory packed bed; and
subsequentlyc) introducing waste into said molten metal bath, wherein said molten metal bath contains the packed bed, whereby the waste dissociates to said atomic constituents and whereby said atomic constituents reformulate into products contained in at least one phase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for dissociating organic waste in a molten metal bath into its atomic constituents and reformulating said constituents into products contained in at least one phase, comprising the steps of:
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a) forming the molten metal bath in a reactor; b) introducing uranium dioxide packing into said molten metal bath to form a refractory packed bed; c) subsequently introducing organic waste into said molten metal bath whereby the organic waste dissociates to generate hydrogen gas and to carbonize the molten metal bath; and d) adding an oxidizing agent into said carbonized molten metal bath to generate carbon oxide gas. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for volatilizing a volatilizable component of waste in a molten metal bath to form a gaseous waste component and a non-gaseous waste component, comprising the steps of:
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a) forming the molten metal bath in a reactor; b) introducing a refractory packing into the molten metal bath in said reactor to form a refractory packed bed; and
subsequentlyc) introducing waste into said molten metal bath, wherein said molten metal bath contains the refractory packed bed, whereby the volatilizable waste component volatilizes to form a gaseous waste component and a non-gaseous waste component.
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