Destruction of toxic organic chemicals

摘要

Toxic chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls and other organic wastes are destroyed by injecting them, together with oxygen, into a metal or slag bath such as is utilized in a steelmaking facility. The metal bath may be melted initially by induction or an electric arc; the desired temperature greater than 2500 DEG F. may be maintained thereafter by the reaction of the oxygen and the organic waste. Various by-products may be obtained from the gas.