Organic process waste disposal

The organic chemical industry, the food processing industry, the pulp and paper industry, the textile industry, and the petroleum industry are important industries that produce organic process wastes. Unlike inorganic process wastes, they contain dissolved and insoluble matter in the main wastewater stream thus, they are more difficult to handle for disposal. They have its characteristic biological problems and spontaneous interaction with the surrounding environment, particularly, under high solar radiation. 

Hydrolysis. The hydrolysis of dialkyl and monoalkyl sulfates is a process of considerable iaterest commercially. Successful alkylation ia water requires that the fast reaction of the first alkyl group with water and base be minimised. The very slow reaction of the second alkyl group results ia poor utilisation of the alkyl group and gives an iacreased organic load to a waste-disposal system. Data have accumulated siace 1907 on hydrolysis ia water under acid, neutral, and alkaline conditions, and best conditions and good values for rates have been reported and the subject reviewed (41—50). 

The utility of such reagents in the oxidation processes is compromised due to their inherent toxicity, cumbersome preparation, potential danger in handling of metal complexes, difficulties encountered in product isolation and waste disposal problems. Immobilization of metallic reagents on solid supports has circumvented some of these drawbacks and provided an attractive alternative in organic synthesis because of the selectivity and associated ease of manipulation. Further, the localization of metals on the mineral oxide surfaces reduces the possibility of their leaching into the environment. 

HyChlor Formerly called DHC. A catalytic hydrodechlorination process which converts organic chlorides to hydrogen chloride and saturated hydrocarbons. The UOP HyChlor process recovers and recycles both the organic and inorganic reaction products in order to minimize waste disposal requirements and maximize yield. Used for treating wastes from the production of chlorinated petrochemicals such as vinyl chloride. Developed by UOP but not commercialized as of 1992. 

Steam sterilization is limited in the types of medical waste it can treat, but is appropriate for laboratory cultures and/or substances contaminated with infectious organisms. The waste is subjected to steam in a sealed, pressurized chamber. The liquid that may form is drained off to the sewer or sent for processing. The unit is then reopened after a vapor release to the atmosphere, and the solid waste is removed for further processing or disposal. One advantage of steam... 

As an example of incinerator use in the pesticide industry, one plant operates two incinerators to dispose of wastewater from six pesticide products [7]. They are rated at heat release capacities of 35 and 70 milhon Btu/hour and were designed to dispose of two different wastes. The first primary feed stream consists of approximately 95% organics and 5% water. The second stream consists of approximately 5% organics and 95% water. The energy generated in burning the primary stream is anticipated to vaporize all water in the secondary stream and to oxidize all the organics present. Wastes from two of the six pesticide processes use 0.55% and 4.68% of the incinerator capacity, respectively. The volume of the combined pesticide... 

CA 45, 2885(195lXHydrogenati°n of nitrocompds with Raney Ni treated with chloroplatinic acid and with alkali) p)J.A.Grand R.Miller, USP 2555333(1951) CA 45, 7337(1951XUse of Cu chromite as combustion catalyst in solid compressed fuel, such as mixt of NGu 75 GuN 25%) r)Anon, ChemEngrg 1951, June, p 183 (Catalytic process for waste disposal developed by D.V.Moses and put into operation at DuPont s Belle Plant, West Virginia, consists of vapor -phase catalytic destruction of organic wastes by oxidation to C02 H20. It was claimed that the method is more convenient than bio-oxidation... 

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