Eco Logic Gas Phase Chemical Reduction Process
The Eco Logic Gas Phase Chemical Reduction
process treats organic hazardous waste in a non-oxidative
hydrogen rich atmosphere at approximately
165O0F (9OOOC) and ambient pressure to produce a
fuel gas as reaction products from the wastes [31. The
process also employs steam reforming to enhance the
hydrogenation reactions. The fuel gas which is produced
contains mostly carbon monoxide, methane and
hydrogen [3]. The fuel gas is either burned on-site in a
boiler associated with the Eco Logic process, used in
the reactor or transported off-site for use as a fuel gas.
Aqueous and organic liquid wastes are treated in the
reactor. Organic contaminants in drums or bulk solid
wastes are vaporized in a pretreatment operation such
as the Eco Logic Thermal Reduction Batch Processor
(TRBP). The TRBP is a high temperature chamber in
which hot recirculation gases from the reactor, at up to
about 1000°F (540’0, desorb organic contaminants
and sweep them into the reactor “91. Contaminated
soils are treated in a Thermal Reduction Mill (TRM)
which is a ball mill heated by the reactor gas. The hot
reactor recirculation gas desorbs organic contaminants
and sweeps them into the reactor 1101.