Kamath Roopa,Smith Schaun Malcolm,Kong Deyuan,Dieckmann Gunther H.,Ovalles Cesar
申请号：
US201815906175
公开号：
US10137486(B1)
申请日:
2018.02.27
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
2018
代理人:
DiDomenicis Karen R.
摘要：
Contaminant-containing soil can be remediated by subjecting the soil to microwave irradiation to heat the soil to a combustion temperature of from 150° C. to 1200° C. to initiate combustion. A target amount of the contaminant in the soil is destroyed. An oxidizer gas can be flowed through the soil using a gas blower and at least one gas injection line and controlled at a rate such that a self-sustaining smoldering combustion front is formed that moves through the soil. A microwave absorber additive can be added to the soil to accelerate the heating of the soil. At least one waveguide connected to a source of microwave energy directs microwaves into the soil.
