US4632742A
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Process for the decomposition and decontamination of organic substances and halogenated toxic materials
Assignee: Sea Marconi Technologies SpA
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Filing: 1985-03-13
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Granted: 1986-12-30
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Expires: 2005-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A method for the decomposition of an halogenated organic compound is described which comprises reacting the compound with a reagent which consists of (a) at least one member which is a polyethyleneglycol, Nixolen®, an alcohol or a polyhydroxy compound, (b) a base, and (c) an oxidizing agent or a source of radicals, in the absence of oxygen. The method is applicable to the decontamination of mineral oils and soil contaminated with polychlorobiphenyls, polychlorodibenzofurans, polychlorodibenzodioxins, DDT and other halogenated organic compounds. The different possible formulations of such reagents allow the preparation of stable reactive mixture, which can be either liquid or solid; the liquid reagents are particularly suitable for the decontamination of porous surfaces such as cement, sandstone, asphalt and for the decontamination of parts of plants contaminated by PCBs. The use of microwaves during the decontamination process proved to be particularly advantageous.
Inventors
- 👤 Pietro Tundo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:32
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62D; A62D3/00; A62D3/30; A62D3/38; A62D3/34; C; C07; C07D; C07D319/00; C07D319/10; C07D319/14; C07D319/24; A62D2101/00; A62D2101/20; A62D2101/22; A62D2101/28; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/908; Y10S210/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for the decomposition of an halogenated organic compound which comprises reacting said compound with a reagent which consists of: component (a) at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycols, Nixolens®, alcohols, polyhydroxy compounds, said polyethyleneglycols and alcohols having the formula ##STR3## wherein: X is 2; n is zero or an integer from 2 to 400; R is a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl when n=0; or is hydrogen, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or acyl when n--2-400; R 1 and R 2 , which are the same or different, are hydrogen, linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 5 -C 8 cycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted, unsubstituted or substituted aryl;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for the decomposition of an halogenated organic compound which comprises reacting said compound with a reagent which consists of: component (a) at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycols, Nixolens®, alcohols, polyhydroxy compounds, said polyethyleneglycols and alcohols having the formula ##STR3## wherein: X is 2; n is zero or an integer from 2 to 400; R is a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl when n=0; or is hydrogen, linear or branched C 1 -C 20 alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or acyl when n--2-400; R 1 and R 2 , which are the same or different, are hydrogen, linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 5 -C 8 cycloalkyl unsubstituted or substituted, unsubstituted or substituted aryl;
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
Nixolens® being liquid compounds obtained from the condensation between propylene oxide and ethylene oxide, said polyhydroxy compound having the general formula ##STR4## wherein n is a number between 100 and 10,000 R 3 is hydrogen linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl; component (b) a weak base, or, when Nixolen® are used, alkali or alkaline earth metal alkoxides; component (c) an oxidizing agent or a source of free radicals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
Nixolens® being liquid compounds obtained from the condensation between propylene oxide and ethylene oxide, said polyhydroxy compound having the general formula ##STR4## wherein n is a number between 100 and 10,000 R 3 is hydrogen linear or branched C 1 -C 6 alkyl; component (b) a weak base, or, when Nixolen® are used, alkali or alkaline earth metal alkoxides; component (c) an oxidizing agent or a source of free radicals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said weak base component (b) is an alkali or an alkaline earth carbonate or bicarbonate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said component (c) which is an oxidizing agent or said source of free radicals is an alkali or alkaline earth metal peroxide or superoxide, a persalt of an alkali or alkaline earth metal or ammonium, a salt of metal in a high valence state, alkylperoxide, alkylhydroperoxide, acylperoxide or azoisobutyronitrile.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said component (a) is a polyethyleneglycol of the formula H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n OH, or an alkylether thereof, wherein n is as defined in claim 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises water soluble Nixolens®.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 5, characterized in that an alkali or alkali-earth metal alkoxide is used, in the absence of the oxidizing agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said halogenated organic compound is a chlorinated organic compound and the stoichiometric ratio between said base and chlorine is greater or equal to 1 and the stoichiometric ratio between said oxidizing agent and chlorine is greater or equal to 0.5.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said halogenated organic compound is at least one member selected from the group consisting of polychlorodibenzodioxins, polychlorodibenzofurans, polychlorobiphenyls, polychlorobenzenes, polychlorophenols, hexachlorocyclohexane, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, decachloro octahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobutapentalen-2-one, and their brominated and fluorinated analogs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the reaction is carried out at room temperature, in the absence of air or oxygen and in the presence or in the absence of solvents miscible or immiscible with said reagent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method for the decontamination and the recovery of industrial oil contaminated from an industrial process in its original physico-chemical properties, wherein said industrial oil is reacted at room temperature and in the absence of oxygen or air with the reagent according to claim 1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the reaction is carried out continuously and the industrial oil is maintained under stirring by ultrasonic treatment.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method for the decontamination of soil and surfaces contaminated by at least one polyhalogenated organic compound, characterized in that said soil or surface is covered with a layer of a reagent according to claim 1 and that a viscous or solid reagent is used for non porous surfaces and a liquid reagent is used for porous surfaces and a solid film is formed over said soil or surface and said solid film is removed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 12 characterized in that the process is carried out in the presence of electric fields, ultrasounds, infrared laser, microwaves.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 12 characterized in that the process is carried out in the presence of microwaves and that the polluted surfaces are previously treated with microwaves.
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