EP0098811A1 - Verfahren zur Dekontamination von mit Polychlorbiphenyl verunreinigter Elektro-Mechanikvorrichtung - Google Patents

Verfahren zur Dekontamination von mit Polychlorbiphenyl verunreinigter Elektro-Mechanikvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP0098811A1
EP0098811A1 EP83830130A EP83830130A EP0098811A1 EP 0098811 A1 EP0098811 A1 EP 0098811A1 EP 83830130 A EP83830130 A EP 83830130A EP 83830130 A EP83830130 A EP 83830130A EP 0098811 A1 EP0098811 A1 EP 0098811A1
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Mario Coppo
Vittorio Colombini
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/04—Cleaning involving contact with liquid
    • B08B3/08—Cleaning involving contact with liquid the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
    • C10G21/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by extraction with selective solvents
    • C10G21/006—Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by extraction with selective solvents of waste oils, e.g. PCB's containing oils

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  • the present invention generally relates to a method of decontaminating from polychlorobiphenyl electro-mechanic apparatus.
  • PCB polychlorobiphenyl
  • the PCB absorbed by materials such as paper and wood which are normally present in most apparatus and the PCB adsorbed by the inner portion of the magnetic lamination pack or the electric windings cannot be totally removed, at least in a short time, because of its aggressiveness and therefore a portion thereof remains attached to these apparatus so that, with the passing of time, it can be dissolved in the new liquid used in substitution thereof, thereby forming a contaminating element for the latter.
  • the solvent vapours are generated in the sealed chamber by associated heating means.
  • the solvent vapours are generated in the sealed chamber by heating means and condensed at the top of the sealed chamber so as to perform a reflux washing of the apparatus.
  • the solvent vapours are generated outside the sealed chamber and then injected therein to wash the apparatus.
  • the solvent is suitably choosen so as to have, in addition to a dissolving power with respect to the polycnlo- robiphenyl, also a chemical inertia thereto so as not to give rise to compounds or combinations therewith.
  • the solvent has preferably an inherent non toxicity to the contact and the inhalation of its vapours and is also compatible with the apparatus materials.
  • the solvent has a distillation temperature well lower than that of PCB in order that the PCB can be readily recovered for its reuse and possible PCB entrainments during the washing can be avoided.
  • the distillation temperature of the solvent is lower than the maximum temperature tolerable by the apparatus to be decontaminated.
  • the distillation temperature of the solvent is suitably higher than the room temperature for handling and conservation facility thereof and in order to have the possibility of simply using water at room temperature for the solvent condensation and moreover the solvent can be destil- led without rests.
  • dearomated heptane or trichloroethane is employed as solvent.
  • the condensing temperature of the solvent vapours is set stepwise as a function of the average temperature of the apparatus to be decontaminated.
  • the apparatus under treatment is put in a box B which is heated on the bottom and on the four lateral walls by means of jackets E through which a suitable heating fluid passes, which is fed through an inlet G, through a valve I and is dischargel through an outlet H.
  • a condenser L is arranged through which water flows, the temperature of which is controlled by a thermostat M controlling a water discharge valve N.
  • the temperature is controlled by a thermostat F controlling the valve I and the pressure is controlled by a vacuostat 0 controlling a solvent discharge valve P, everything so as to keep constantly the apparatus A submerged in the solvent vapours under vacuum and to cause the solvent vapours to be always condensed on the walls thereof and to flow down-wardly thereon thereby developing their flooding action accordin to the plot of Fig.4, where Tl designates the vapour condensation temperature and T2 designates the average temperature of the apparatus A under treatment.
  • the solvent used in this case is dearomated eptane which exhibits all of the above mentioned features for performing the washing operation.
  • the temperature T1 is stepwise controlled as a function of the temperature T2 taken over by the apparatus A, i.e. as the temperature T2 of the apparatus A approaches to vapour condensation temperature Tl, the latter is increased of a step A T, and this operation is repeated until the washing is ended.
  • the box B is further provided with a solvent inlet S, a thermometer V for measuring the solvent vapour temperature and an inert gas source R connected to the box through a valve Z, a non-return safety valve Q calibrated so as to assure that the pressure inside the box B does not exceed the safety values and a drainage tube o for the gravity discharge of the polychlorobiphenyl.
  • the inert gas source R during the solvent discharge operation is connected to the box B in order to avoid the air to enter therein, which could give rise to possible combustion of the hot solvent.
  • the described embodiment shows a washing method with solvent reflux
  • the same method could be carried out without the top condenser, or it could be otherwise carried out by providing outside the box B a solvent vapour source and then injecting the solvent vapours into the box B following the requirements for performing the washing operation.
  • Figs.2 and 3 diagrammatically show the action of the solvent on the PCB during a liquid phase washing operation and during a vapour phase washing operation, respectively.
  • the area A is static and therefore there is a poor solvent substitution which, when it is saturated, stops its penetration, whereas in Fig.3 there is a continuous solvent substitution with resulting higher penetrability into the components of the apparatus to be decontaminated.
  • an automatic washing without the intervention of operators in contact with the PCB occurs.
  • all the necessary equipment does not come into contact with PCB and, once the washing operation is ended, it is fully cleaned and deconturaimated, with the exception of the lower PCB collecting zone.
  • any possibility of environmental contamination is avoided since the system does not provide circuits for the PCB containing solvent (pumps, pipes, connectors etc.), wchich could give rise to contamination problems.
  • the washing efficiency is very good since the solvent retains always its dissolving capacity without ever reaching the saturation and moreover the solvent can completely penetrate within interstices also of capillary nature.
  • Another advantage of this invention is the very low amount of solvent required for the decontamination and easy recovery thereof since it is sufficient an amount less than 1% of the amount required for carrying out the liquid phase washing, which results in a lower cost of solvent recovery, as this can be recovered by taking advantage of the heat supplied by the heaters by simply evacuating the box ouce the washing is ended and the PCß has been separated therefrom.
  • the so decontaminated apparatus can than be recovered and reused by substituting for the PCß an usnal oil or a silicone oil or a liqaid usually employed to this end.

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EP83830130A 1982-07-02 1983-06-23 Verfahren zur Dekontamination von mit Polychlorbiphenyl verunreinigter Elektro-Mechanikvorrichtung Expired - Lifetime EP0098811B2 (de)

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IT22207/82A IT1157287B (it) 1982-07-02 1982-07-02 Procedimento per il disinquinamento di apparecchiature elettriche-meccaniche da poli-cloro-difenile
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EP0221028A1 (de) * 1985-10-24 1987-05-06 ECOLSIR S.r.l. Verfahren zur Entseuchung von Vorrichtungen oder anderen Stoffen, vergiftet durch PCB oder andere Gift- und Schadstoffe
DE3540425A1 (de) * 1985-11-14 1987-05-21 Transformatoren Union Ag Verfahren zur dekontaminierung von transformatoren
EP0270928A2 (de) * 1986-11-29 1988-06-15 Asea Brown Boveri Aktiengesellschaft Reinigungsverfahren für ein elekrisches Isolierteil
EP0290098A1 (de) * 1987-05-07 1988-11-09 Micafil Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Extrahieren von Oel oder polychloriertem Biphenyl aus imprägnierten elektrischen Teilen mittels eines Lösungsmittels sowie Destillation des Lösungsmittels
DE3715235A1 (de) * 1987-05-07 1988-11-24 Micafil Ag Verfahren und vorrichtung zum extrahieren von oel oder polychloriertem biphenyl aus impraegnierten elektrischen teilen mittels eines loesungsmittels sowie zur destillation des loesungsmittels
WO1988009225A1 (fr) * 1987-05-27 1988-12-01 Pioch Rene Procede de decontamination de transformateurs au pcb
FR2617724A1 (fr) * 1987-07-06 1989-01-13 Vigneron Andre Procede de decontamination des appareils electriques renfermant des residus de polychlorobiphenyls et dispositif de decontamination
FR2626582A1 (fr) * 1988-02-03 1989-08-04 Sepulcre Patrick Procede de regeneration d'huiles minerales et de fluides dielectriques au silicone souilles par des polychlorobiphenyls et dispositif de decontamination
FR2634674A1 (fr) * 1988-08-01 1990-02-02 Sepulcre Patrick Procede de revalorisation des composants d'appareils electriques renfermant des residus de polychlorobiphenyles et dispositifs de traitement
EP0371239A1 (de) * 1988-10-31 1990-06-06 Asea Brown Boveri Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtungen zum Entfernen von chlorierte organische Verbindungen enthaltender Flüssigkeit aus flüssigkeitsgetränkten Bestandteilen eines Gerätes
US5607514A (en) * 1995-03-16 1997-03-04 Chugai Ro Company, Ltd. Cleaning apparatus
CN1080147C (zh) * 1995-04-27 2002-03-06 中外炉工业株式会社 清洁装置
FR2961722A1 (fr) * 2010-06-29 2011-12-30 Aprochim Procede et dispositif pour la decontamination de materiaux pollues
ITMI20120073A1 (it) * 2012-01-24 2013-07-25 D E L Co S R L Procedimento e relativo impianto per la decontaminazione sicura e veloce di materiali porosi e non contaminati da pcb
CN103272797A (zh) * 2013-05-31 2013-09-04 陈春 工件清洗方法及装置
JP2018083155A (ja) * 2016-11-24 2018-05-31 株式会社シー・シー・アイ 真空脱脂洗浄装置、及びその洗浄方法

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EP0221028A1 (de) * 1985-10-24 1987-05-06 ECOLSIR S.r.l. Verfahren zur Entseuchung von Vorrichtungen oder anderen Stoffen, vergiftet durch PCB oder andere Gift- und Schadstoffe
DE3540425A1 (de) * 1985-11-14 1987-05-21 Transformatoren Union Ag Verfahren zur dekontaminierung von transformatoren
EP0270928A2 (de) * 1986-11-29 1988-06-15 Asea Brown Boveri Aktiengesellschaft Reinigungsverfahren für ein elekrisches Isolierteil
EP0270928A3 (en) * 1986-11-29 1989-09-06 Asea Brown Boveri Aktiengesellschaft Cleaning method for an insulating part
US5082535A (en) * 1987-05-07 1992-01-21 Micafil, Ag Apparatus for the extraction of oil or polychlorinated biphenyl from electrical parts through the use of solvents and for distillation of the solvents
EP0290098A1 (de) * 1987-05-07 1988-11-09 Micafil Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Extrahieren von Oel oder polychloriertem Biphenyl aus imprägnierten elektrischen Teilen mittels eines Lösungsmittels sowie Destillation des Lösungsmittels
DE3715235A1 (de) * 1987-05-07 1988-11-24 Micafil Ag Verfahren und vorrichtung zum extrahieren von oel oder polychloriertem biphenyl aus impraegnierten elektrischen teilen mittels eines loesungsmittels sowie zur destillation des loesungsmittels
US4879004A (en) * 1987-05-07 1989-11-07 Micafil Ag Process for the extraction of oil or polychlorinated biphenyl from electrical parts through the use of solvents and for distillation of the solvents
WO1988009225A1 (fr) * 1987-05-27 1988-12-01 Pioch Rene Procede de decontamination de transformateurs au pcb
FR2617724A1 (fr) * 1987-07-06 1989-01-13 Vigneron Andre Procede de decontamination des appareils electriques renfermant des residus de polychlorobiphenyls et dispositif de decontamination
FR2626582A1 (fr) * 1988-02-03 1989-08-04 Sepulcre Patrick Procede de regeneration d'huiles minerales et de fluides dielectriques au silicone souilles par des polychlorobiphenyls et dispositif de decontamination
FR2634674A1 (fr) * 1988-08-01 1990-02-02 Sepulcre Patrick Procede de revalorisation des composants d'appareils electriques renfermant des residus de polychlorobiphenyles et dispositifs de traitement
CH676084A5 (de) * 1988-10-31 1990-12-14 Asea Brown Boveri
EP0371239A1 (de) * 1988-10-31 1990-06-06 Asea Brown Boveri Ag Verfahren und Vorrichtungen zum Entfernen von chlorierte organische Verbindungen enthaltender Flüssigkeit aus flüssigkeitsgetränkten Bestandteilen eines Gerätes
US5607514A (en) * 1995-03-16 1997-03-04 Chugai Ro Company, Ltd. Cleaning apparatus
CN1080147C (zh) * 1995-04-27 2002-03-06 中外炉工业株式会社 清洁装置
FR2961722A1 (fr) * 2010-06-29 2011-12-30 Aprochim Procede et dispositif pour la decontamination de materiaux pollues
WO2012001247A2 (fr) 2010-06-29 2012-01-05 Aprochim Procédé et dispositif pour la décontamination de matériaux pollués
WO2012001247A3 (fr) * 2010-06-29 2012-03-22 Aprochim Procédé et dispositif pour la décontamination de matériaux pollués
ITMI20120073A1 (it) * 2012-01-24 2013-07-25 D E L Co S R L Procedimento e relativo impianto per la decontaminazione sicura e veloce di materiali porosi e non contaminati da pcb
CN103272797A (zh) * 2013-05-31 2013-09-04 陈春 工件清洗方法及装置
CN103272797B (zh) * 2013-05-31 2016-08-31 陈春 工件清洗方法及装置
JP2018083155A (ja) * 2016-11-24 2018-05-31 株式会社シー・シー・アイ 真空脱脂洗浄装置、及びその洗浄方法

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