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In order for plastics recycling to be a viable alternative in the long term, the recycled resins must be competitive with virgin resins both in terms of economics and purity. Current processing technologies utilize either hand sorting or automated sorting on the bottle level. However, there are many sources of contamination other than whole bottles, which will remain in the stream using whole bot ...

The U.S. demand for chlorinated hydrocarbons exceeds 15 million tons annually. The production of these chemicals requires chlorine (Cl2) and produces HCl as an unavoidable by-product. Stringent environmental regulations limit the shipment of hazardous wastes like HCl, and the disposal of HCl by neutralization is costly. A consortium of 15 companies is developing an in-process recycling system t ...

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SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT REQUIREMENTS WILL SOON MANDATE IMPROVED PERFORMANCE IN DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION PLANTS NATIONALLY FOR BOTH TURBIDITY (POTENTIAL DISEASE TRANSMITTING PARTICLES) AND FOR DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS CONTROL (POTENTIAL CARCINOGENS). IMPROVED CHEMICAL COAGULATION DOSE AND OPTIMIZATION ARE THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR ACHIEVING BOTH OF THESE OBJECTIVES SIMULTANEOUSLY IN EXISTING ...

THE PHASE I RESEARCH WILL COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL AND CONDUCT CONTINUOUS FLOW BENCH-SCALE STUDIES TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY AND APPLICABILITY OF A PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE OFFGAS VOC CONTROL STRATEGY. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM UTILIZED OFFGAS CAPTURE FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND STORAGE UNITS FOR RECYCLE TO AN AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS. THE RECYCLED GAS PHASE WILL INCREASE ...