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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bryan D Sparks, Gloucester, CA;
F Weldon Meadus, Ottawa, CA;
David H McNabb, Vegreville, CA;
C Edward Capes, Ottawa, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 251 ; 134 10 ; 134 26 ; 134 40 ; 134 42 ; 208390 ; 208391 ;
Abstract
The invention disclosed relates to a process for removing contaminants, such as hydrocarbons, from soil. The process involves contacting the contaminated soil with a suitable solvent for the contaminant, in the presence of a bridging liquid which is immiscible with the solvent, while agitating. The amount of the bridging liquid and the degree of agitation are balanced to control the particle size of the substantially contaminant- and solvent-free soil agglomerates so formed.