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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1997
Bhupendra K Soni, Westmont, IL (US);
Kevin Kayser, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert L Kelley, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Vipul J Srivastava, Woodridge, IL (US);
Institute of Gas Technology, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A process for remediation of contaminated solid materials comprising polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated solid materials, polychlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated materials, and mixtures thereof by sequential biological/chemical/biological treatment in which the contaminated solid materials are biodigested under suitable conditions by a first aerobic or anaerobic digestion, producing a first biodigestion product. The first biodigestion product is then contacted for chemical treatment with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of ferrous ion in amounts and under conditions suitable for chemical oxidation, forming a mixture and oxidizing the first biodigestion product, producing biodegradable hydrocarbon product materials having enhanced biodegradability. The product materials are then biodigested under suitable conditions by a second aerobic or anaerobic digestion.