Method and apparatus for separating dioxin from fluidizable solids
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1. A method for treating a fluidizable solid material contaminated with a dioxin comprising:
- heating said material by exposure to hot gas in a drying vessel at a temperature of from 850°
to 2,500°
F. thereby separating the dioxin from the material; and
conveying said separated dioxin out of said drying means for further treatment.
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for treating any fluidizable solid material having a dioxin contaminant absorbed or adsorbed thereon. The method and apparatus includes heating the fluidizable solids, using hot turbulent gas at a temperature in the range of 850° to 2,500° F. to vaporize and thereby separate the dioxin from the fluidizable solids and to fluidize at least a portion of the solids. The dioxin are then further treated to dispose of the dioxins, such as by condensing the liquid and filtering or decanting them from the condensed water.
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1. A method for treating a fluidizable solid material contaminated with a dioxin comprising:
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heating said material by exposure to hot gas in a drying vessel at a temperature of from 850°
to 2,500°
F. thereby separating the dioxin from the material; andconveying said separated dioxin out of said drying means for further treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for treating a fluidized solid material contaminated with a dioxin comprising:
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contacting the fluidizable solid material in a separator with hot turbulent gas at a temperature of 850°
F. to 2500°
F. to vaporize the dioxin and thereby separate the dioxin from the material and gaseously entrain a portion of the finer fluidizable solid material in particulate form, leaving a dryed particulate mass of fluidized solids having about 5 ppm or less of dioxin; andconveying the separated dioxin out of said separator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of removing a dioxins from a fluidizable solid material comprising:
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conveying said fluidizable solids and a hot, turbulent gas at a temperature of about 850°
-2500°
F. into a vaporization chamber;contacting said fluidizable solids with said hot turbulent gas in a hot gas-fluidizable solids first fluidized bed contacting zone in a lower portion of said vaporization chamber to fluidize at least a portion of said fluidizable solids in said lower portion of said vaporization chamber, to vaporize a majority of said dioxin from said fluidizable solids in said lower portion; and
to cool said hot gases;conveying said cooled hot gas upwardly through said vaporization chamber at a rate sufficient to propel a finer particulate portion of the fluidizable solids above the first fluidized bed contacting zone to a second fluidized bed contacting zone at a lower temperature than, and disposed above, said first fluidized bed contacting zone, whereby a finer particulate portion of the fluidizable solids is fluidized by said cooled hot gases and additional dioxin are vaporized from said fluidized finer particulates in said second fluidized bed contact zone; recycling a portion of the fluidizable solids particulates from the second fluidized bed down to the first fluidized bed for further vaporization of dioxin from said recycled particulates; and conveying said gases and vaporized dioxins out of the vaporization chamber for further treatment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for treating dioxin contaminated sludge comprising:
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separating means for separating the dioxin and water from the sludge, said separating means including means for exposing the sludge to a hot gas stream to vaporize the dioxin; and means for separating the vaporized dioxin from said water.
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28. An apparatus for treating dioxin contaminated sludge comprising:
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separating means for separating the dioxin and water from the sludge, said separating means including means for exposing the sludge to a hot gas stream for a period of time sufficient to vaporize a substantial portion of the dioxin from the sludge, leaving 10 PPM or less of the dioxin in the sludge; and means for conveying said separated dioxin and water out of said drying means for further treatment.
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29. An apparatus for treating dioxin contaminated sludge comprising:
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separating means for separating the dioxin and water from the sludge thereby leaving 5 PPM or less of the dioxin in the sludge, said separating means including means for exposing the sludge to a hot gas stream to dry the sludge and convey water vapor, gaseously entrained dioxin and sludge particulates away from said separating means; and means for separating the particulates from the water and dioxin. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. Apparatus for removing dioxin from a fluidizable solid containing material comprising:
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a vessel for vaporizing said dioxin from said fluidizable solids, said vessel including means for contacting said fluidizable solids with a hot gas in a lower portion of the vessel to form a first fluidized bed of said fluidizable solids in said lower portion of said vessel; means for conveying hot turbulent gas into said lower portion of said vessel at a rate sufficient to form said fluidized bed upon contact with said fluidizable solids in said lower portion of said vessel and to propel a portion of said fluidizable solids upwardly, above said fluidized bed, said gas having a temperature sufficient to vaporize said dioxin from said fluidizable solids and to dry said fluidizable solids; means for recycling a portion of said upwardly propelled fluidizable solids back to said lower portion of said vessel for additional contact with said hot gas and additional vaporization of dioxin therefrom; and means for conveying vapors, including vaporized dioxin, out of said vessel for further treatment. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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