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DEMONSTRATION BULLETIN: AOSTRA-SOILTECH ANAEROBIC THERMAL PROCESSOR: WIDE BEACH DEVELOPMENT SITE
Citation:
Newton, J. DEMONSTRATION BULLETIN: AOSTRA-SOILTECH ANAEROBIC THERMAL PROCESSOR: WIDE BEACH DEVELOPMENT SITE. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/540/MR-92/008, 1992.
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Description:
The anaerobic thermal processor (ATP) was developed by UMATAC Industrial Processes under the sponsorship of the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority (AOSTRA) and is licensed by SoilTech ATP Systems, Inc., a U.S. corporation. The ATP technology involves a physical separation process that thermally desorbs organics such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from soil and sludge. The ATP process was used in conjunction with optional dehalogenation reagents to chemically treat over 42,000 tons of PCB-contaminated soils at the Wide Beach Development site in Brant, New York. For this demonstration, the contaminated soils are sprayed with a diesel fuel and oil mixture containing alkaline polyethylene glycol (APEG) reagents before entering the preheat zone. The oil mixture acts as a carrier for the dehalogenation reagents.