Abstract: What is disclosed is a novel toxic waste remediation system designed to provide on-site destruction of a wide variety of hazardous organic volatile hydrocarbons, including but not limited to halogenated and aromatic hydrocarbons in the vapor phase. This invention utilizes a detoxification plenum and radiation treatment which transforms hazardous organic compounds into non-hazardous substances.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 8, 1992
Date of Patent:
June 7, 1994
Assignees:
Schonberg Radiation Corp., The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
Stephen M. Matthews, Russell G. Schonberg, David R. Fadness