Application to Contaminated Soil Remediation

Thermal processes like pyrolysis use heat to increase the volatility (separation) to burn, decompose, or detonate (destruction) or to melt (immobilization) contaminants in soil. Separation technologies include thermal desorption and hot gas decontamination. Destruction technologies include incineration, open bum/open detonation, and pyrolysis. Vitrification is used to immobilize inorganic compounds and to destroy some organic materials. In contrast, pyrolysis transforms 

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Conventional thermal treatment methods, such as rotary kiln, rotary hearth furnace, or fluidized-bed furnace, are used for waste pyrolysis. Molten salt process may also be used for waste pyrolysis. 

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