Stabilization process

Physical Stabilization Process. Cellulai polystyrene [9003-53-6] the outstanding example poly(vinyl chloride) [9002-86-2] copolymers of styrene and acrylonitrile (SAN copolymers [9003-54-7]) and polyethylene [9002-88-4] can be manufactured by this process. 

Chemical Stabilization Processes. This method is more versatile and thus has been used successfully for more materials than the physical stabilization process. Chemical stabilization is more adaptable for condensation polymers than for vinyl polymers because of the fast yet controUable curing reactions and the absence of atmospheric inhibition. 

Polyphenols. Another increa singly important example of the chemical stabilization process is the production of phenoHc foams (59—62) by cross-linking polyphenols (resoles and novolacs) (see Phenolic resins). The principal features of phenoHc foams are low flammabiUty, solvent resistance, and excellent dimensional stabiUty over a wide temperature range (59), so that they are good thermal iasulating materials. 

Physical Stabilization Process. CeUular polystyrene, ceUulose acetate, polyolefins, and poly(vinyl chloride) can be manufactured by this... 

Chemical Stabilization Processes. Cellular mbber and ebonite are produced by chemical stabili2ation processes. 

In order for it to perform the reinforcement function, the geotextde must be allowed to deform to develop its strength. When stabilization of a site occurs, there is consolidation of the sod, and with this comes deformation of the geotextde. Due to the deformation of the geotextde, strength is required to ensure that a site fadure does not occur, ie, there can be a reinforcement component in the stabilization process. 

The as-spun acrylic fibers must be thermally stabilized in order to preserve the molecular structure generated as the fibers are drawn. This is typically performed in air at temperatures between 200 and 400°C [8]. Control of the heating rate is essential, since the stabilization reactions are highly exothermic. Therefore, the time required to adequately stabilize PAN fibers can be several hours, but will depend on the size of the fibers, as well as on the composition of the oxidizing atmosphere. Their are numerous reactions that occur during this stabilization process, including oxidation, nitrile cyclization, and saturated carbon bond dehydration [7]. A summary of several fimctional groups which appear in stabilized PAN fiber can be seen in Fig. 3. 

Solidification/Stabilization Processes (Post Treatment Options)... 

Solidification/Stabilization technologies are techniques designed to be used as final waste treatment. A major role of these processes is posttreatment of residuals produced by other processes such as incineration or chemical treatment. In some cases, solidification/ stabilization processes can serve as the principal treatment of hazardous wastes for which other detoxification techniques are not appropriate. High volume, low toxicity wastes (such as contaminated soils) are an example of this application. 

The intent of solidiflcation/stabilization processes is to immobilize these toxic or hazardous constituents in a waste by ... 

Often, the immobilized product has a structural strength sufficient to prevent fracturing over time. Solidification accomplishes the objective by changing a non-solid waste material into a solid, monolithic structure that ideally will not permit liquids to percolate into or leach materials out of the mass. Stabilization, on the other hand, binds the hazardous constituents into an insoluble matrix or changes the hazardous constituent to an insoluble form. Other objectives of solidiflcation/stabilization processes are to improve handling of the waste and pri uce a stable solid (no free liquid) for subsequent use as a construction material or for landfilling. 

As a first step in the selection process, the applicability of the various solidification/ stabilization processes for specific contaminants can be determined using Table 12. Since these waste treatment systems vary widely in their applicability, cost, and pretreatment requirements, many are limited as to the types of waste that can be economically processed. Waste characteristics such as organic content, inorganic content, viscosity and... 

Solidification/stabilization processes are not "off-the-sbelf technologies, thus, it is not unusual for modifications to the additives required for a specific waste. For this reason, some pilot testing of the solidification reagents may be required to develop the ultimate characteristics desired in the final product. 

Figure 44. Cement-based stabilization process (Roy F. Weston).

A gas-processing plant, as described in Chapter 9, is designed to recover ethane, propane, butane, and other natural gas liquids from the gas stream. A condensate stabilizer also recovers some portion of these liquids. The colder the temperature of the gas leaving the overhead condenser in a reflux stabilizer, or the colder the feed stream in a cold-feed stabilizer, and the higher the pressure in the tower, the greater the recovery of these components as liquids. Indeed, any stabilization process that leads to recovery of more molecules in the final liquid product is removing those molecules from the gas stream. In this sense, a stabilizer may be considered as a simple form of a gas-processing plant. 

Figure 33. Stabilizing process of symmetrical fluctuation in diffusion layer for anodic dissolution.

Solidification and stabilization processes. These immobilize the contaminants through physical or chemical processes. Solidification involves the entrapment of contaminants into a consolidated mass and stabilization is the conversion of contaminants to a chemical form that is less available. 

Abstract Looking for the possibility of using Refused Derived Fuels (RDF) in the substitution of fossil fuels is one of the main subjects in the Waste to Energy aspect. Therefore this study has been taken in this direction. The influence of waste composition on RDF quality produced by Dry Stabilization Process (DSP) and the evaluation of C02 emission of this product were undertaken. 

Keywords Refused Derived Fuels (RDF), Dry Stabilization Process (DSP), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Waste composition, Waste amount, Heating value, Emission Factor (EF)... 

This study aims to look for the possibility of producing refuse-derived fuel (RDF) according to dry stabilization process (DSP) and investigates the possibility of substitution of fossil fuels by RDF. With that, this study tried to assess the risk of C02 emissions from RDF produced by MS W Hanoi, compared with C02 emissions from fossil fuels. 

Waste input composition of R1 > R3 was selected from fraction of the size larger than 40 mm. After being resized into 40-100 mm pieces, which were expected to be a good size for the stabilization process, samples were put into barrel (Fig. 13). 

Reactants AB+ + CD are considered to associate to form a weakly bonded intermediate complex, AB+ CD, the ground vibrational state of which has a barrier to the formation of the more strongly bound form, ABCD+. The reactants, of course, have access to both of these isomeric forms, although the presence of the barrier will affect the rate of unimolecular isomerization between them. Note that the minimum energy barrier may not be accessed in a particular interaction of AB+ with CD since the dynamics, i.e. initial trajectories and the detailed nature of the potential surface, control the reaction coordinate followed. Even in the absence (left hand dashed line in Figure 1) of a formal barrier (i.e. of a local potential maximum), the intermediate will resonate between the conformations having AB+ CD or ABCD+ character. These complexes only have the possibilities of unimolecular decomposition back to AB+ + CD or collisional stabilization. In the stabilization process,... 

The substituted hydroxylamine from reaction 7 (>N0PP) may also contribute to the stabilization process by scavenging peroxyl radicals (reaction 9)- From a study of model compounds in k9... 

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