Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In-situ systems and methods for the immobilization of contaminants
- Patent Title (中): 用于固定污染物的现场系统和方法
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Application No.: US12561070Application Date: 2009-09-16
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Publication No.: US08157476B2Publication Date: 2012-04-17
- Inventor: John D. Pugh , James C. Redwine , David W. Morris
- Applicant: John D. Pugh , James C. Redwine , David W. Morris
- Applicant Address: US AL Birmingham
- Assignee: Southern Company Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Southern Company Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AL Birmingham
- Agency: Troutman Sanders LLP
- Agent Ryan A. Schneider, Esq.
- Main IPC: B09C1/00
- IPC: B09C1/00

Abstract:
The various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to remediation of contaminants in the environment, and more specifically to improved chemistries, systems, and methods for in-situ immobilization of contaminants in various media. More particularly, an aspect of the present invention is directed to an in-situ method for immobilizing a contaminant in a medium, comprising: contacting a medium in-situ with a chemical reagent, the medium comprising a contaminant, wherein the contacting the medium in-situ with a chemical reagent does not involve physical mixing of the medium and the chemical reagent; and immobilizing at least a portion of the contaminant in the medium in-situ to yield an immobilized contaminant in the medium, wherein the immobilized contaminant in the medium is neither extracted from the medium nor degraded by the chemical reagent.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100098494A1 IN-SITU SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE IMMOBILIZATION OF CONTAMINANTS Public/Granted day:2010-04-22
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