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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Noel J Bremer, Kent, OH (US);
Gary V Goeden, Seven Hills, OH (US);
David R Woodbury, Bedford Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Standard Oil Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210750 ; 210763 ; 4232453 ;
Abstract
A process for the destruction of organic contaminants from wastewater streams and solid surfaces, including soil. The process comprises removing volatile organic compounds from the wastewater stream or surface by steam stripping and then contacting a stream comprising steam and the stripped organic compounds with a catalyst at an elevated temperature so as to convert the hydrocarbon portion of the organic compounds to a mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide.