CA2498404C - Apparatus and method for vitrification of contaminated soil or waste - Google Patents
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F27M2001/05—Waste materials, refuse
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Soil Sciences (AREA)
- Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
- Furnace Charging Or Discharging (AREA)
- Waste-Gas Treatment And Other Accessory Devices For Furnaces (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| PCT/US2001/042321 WO2003038361A1 (en) | 2001-09-25 | 2001-09-25 | Apparatus and method for vitrification of contaminated soil or waste |
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| CA2498404A1 CA2498404A1 (en) | 2003-05-08 |
| CA2498404C true CA2498404C (en) | 2011-03-22 |
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| CA2498404A Expired - Lifetime CA2498404C (en) | 2001-09-25 | 2001-09-25 | Apparatus and method for vitrification of contaminated soil or waste |
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| EP (1) | EP1451515A4 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2005507494A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2498404C (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2003038361A1 (enExample) |
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| US7211038B2 (en) * | 2001-09-25 | 2007-05-01 | Geosafe Corporation | Methods for melting of materials to be treated |
| DE102004052514B4 (de) * | 2004-10-21 | 2009-03-26 | Schott Ag | Verfahren und Form zum Gießen von Glasblöcken |
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| DE3204204C2 (de) * | 1982-02-08 | 1986-05-07 | Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim | Verfahren zur Konditionierung radioaktiver Abfälle |
| DE3247349C1 (de) * | 1982-12-22 | 1984-05-24 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH, 3000 Hannover | Schmelzofen zur Verglasung von hochradioaktivem Abfall |
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- 2001-09-25 CA CA2498404A patent/CA2498404C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-09-25 JP JP2003540588A patent/JP2005507494A/ja active Pending
- 2001-09-25 WO PCT/US2001/042321 patent/WO2003038361A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2001-09-25 EP EP01975789A patent/EP1451515A4/en not_active Withdrawn
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| EP1451515A1 (en) | 2004-09-01 |
| EP1451515A4 (en) | 2011-08-10 |
| WO2003038361A1 (en) | 2003-05-08 |
| CA2498404A1 (en) | 2003-05-08 |
| JP2005507494A (ja) | 2005-03-17 |
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