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THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE ORIENTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL SURFACTANT FLUSHING AND WASHING AS A LOW-COST, LOW-IMPACT, LOW-RISK, EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR THE REMOVAL AND ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION OF THE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL. THESE OBJECTIVES ARE: DEMONSTRATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN IONIC SURFACTANT SOLUTION AT CONCENTRATIONS ABOVE THE CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION ...

A MODIFICATION OF THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ELIMINATE SLUDGE BULKING, MINIMIZE REACTOR VOLUMES, AND ENHANCE NUTRIENT REMOVALS. THE FLOW SHEET UTILIZES TWO SEGMENTS IN SERIES. THE FIRST EMPLOYS A 10 MINUTE MIXED LIQUOR CONTACTOR TO ADSORB 50-60% OF THE SOLUBLE CARBON SUBSTRATE. CONTACTOR MIXED LIQUOR IS FLOTATION SEPARATED AND DISCHARGED TO A SEPARATE AERATION REACTOR FOR M ...

THE MTIC INDIRECT STEAM REFORMING PROCESS OFFERS A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE EXISTING WASTE-TO-ENERGY INCINERATION OF MUNICIPAL SLUDGE WASTE (MSW) OR REFUSE- DERIVED FUEL (RDF). THE PROCESS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR RESOLVING MANY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH INCINERATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTROL OF CHLORINATED DIOXINS AND FURANS AS WELL AS EMISSIONS OF TOXIC METALS; PARTICULA ...