 The Applied Technologies Group was recently awarded a contract with EQM under the Field Evaluations and Technical Services (FEATS) Program. The contract is to perform bench-scale evaluations of an innovative process for the dechlorination of recalcitrant compounds. Specifically, the study will evaluate the Base Catalyzed Decomposition Process (BCDP) for dechlorination of dioxins and PCBs from the Warren County Landfill Site located in
North Carolina
. BCDP is an innovative treatment technology patented by the Environmental Protection Agency/National Risk Management Research Laboratory (EPA/NRMRL).
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| Client |
USEPA |
| Value |
$50,000 |
| Location |
Warren County, North Carolina |
Relevant KEMRON Service Areas:
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The BCD process is used to remove or detoxify Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and other halogenated compounds from soil and liquid materials using a proprietary catalyst and hydrogen donor in the presence of a strong base. The process replaces chlorine and other halogen atoms present on chlorinated/halogenated molecules with hydrogen. The BCDP treatment process has been used effectively at sites in
Europe
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South America
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Australia
, and several superfund sites in the
United States
.To implement the BCD process, it is first necessary to thermally remove the contaminants of concern from the soil matrix. The desorbed compounds are then captured in scrubber oil prior to BCD treatment. The BCD process is then applied to the oil to dechlorinate the contaminants of concern. KEMRON’s Applied Technologies Group will begin testing in December to evaluate various operating parameters and additives associated with the BCD process. Based on the results of bench-scale testing, full-scale implementation of the process should begin in the Spring of 2005.
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