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ampEPA A Citizens Guide To Solvent Extraction

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PCBs(polychlorina~biphcnyls)Who lo Solvent Extroctlon concenuaampe in the contarninaampcd solventCOHTINTS miuue while metals are left behind in the soids and wa~~r Each frxlioa can

SolventextiICtionisa~t

teehnolOIY lhlt uses a tolvent (a fluid Lhatcandissolveanothersubltlnce)ID

__ theabeindividuallytrealedordisposed olnKRCdTottivdy A simpUficd

ccncaminanu from lludfcstodimeMI - 5qW1IlC or mnove haWCbls ltrprl6c dnwinJ of the solvent eltBttion

oriDil(SkldampeisanMidmiddotlikt-w proces~isilluslriKdiiiFIIRIOOpaae-aWrortt__ producedfromindultriljor~ 2 The solYent exution process involvesfivessqx

and minenll frqments which ve scakdwthtboaomola body

llldiCdiment is (IIICmiddotpUied rock

Prqlnlion (S~n~eninJ the conllmimiddot Mledmuerial) - ucrDoa doll not delaoy

tcn~m lt~--10 -- tbeycnbeftlt)dodor~ltis

suchasariverorlampe) Solyeneat

SepmUon ol ooncenttaled conumimiddot -middot-WllwtiMi Ullld irl combiftlliofl with odtet_ MniJfromsolvcntlaquohnokJampieiiO desUoy die~ concenldledconwnirwns

RcmoYai of residual solvent

Wbeft the toil enwn bull exnceor (a _ __ -middot- Concaminlnt recOYery recydinc ortlllkwftcletheCOftllllliftiKidiOilis ntixedwiamptlthesolvent) dleJOilis funhcr trutmenL - ~inlollnecomponeaucw amp~~cion~ solventwi dldlsmlved The5e n explained in the foUowing

CG~C~mnntsIOiidl llld Conwninanu e concenlrlled bull cachoflheefrxdons Foreumple

oontemlnenta bulltty tNY be trend lndtvlcMftrbull

bull nnor101elilcMoDfr tNt bl bntught to

ViDfWM oonampMIIinetM bullIll ) -tnNn 24 to -100 tone or-bull per cUy

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A number of amponconwl the speed wtth whichHow DoN K Work contaminu 1ft cliJmlved liun the soil Scme of Lhese

controllinl KUliS include temperauu-e mois~ content Trcaunent rL conlaminaamped soil will be discusKd in lhis

and the level ofcoacaminMion Each is critical to the design guide bul the method woukt be CSICIIlially the same for

ol the treatment Treaubility swdies performed in a cruunentofsi~Jdcesorscdimenls laboralory are reqwted to dclcnnine how much solvent is

needed and how lqlhemaceriatmustnmain m the The process beiJins by cUampIinc ~the con~~mltwcd soillfld

C1UWIOr in order to assure muimum effectiveness Since movina it to 1 aaaing aru (a piKe where contaminaiCd

3Clme solicb may containconwninants that require morerrwuW is ~cd for muncnt) The soil is then sifled 10

than one cycle in the CXIIKtlr for the solids 10 becomeremove debris and apobjccu such u rncts The soil

nonhawdous this step of he processmay require may be processed in cilha a tch a semimiddotbalth or a

rqJelilionCCIItinUOUS mode In the semimiddotbMch modelhc rnaampcrial is

cycled duouamph the cxlfaetion mit in incnmcniS lflhesoil The exnction process poduces lhrte frKUons

ispruceued continuously it may need 10 be m~ TnOR

Ouid so it Cll1 move euily llvouamph the process by pumping The concamilwed JOtvent miuurc which is removed

l1lb is xxwnplished by adding wucr or in the cueofoily from the miIUlJ Wlk and passed to astpatliUon tank

sludampesaddincsolvcntsiOtbemaamperial

The ttaled soil or siIMJJc (Dependina on theThetoilispacedintheexntor ElltncknCIIlvaryin

cmcentratioruofcontaminlniSpresent inLhc solids the size Some process 24 lOllS per day while 001CQ may treat

solidsmayreqllireatcpcatcyclcorfurthcrtreatmenl by over 100 tons daily The lapri)Siems may require aset

some other tochniquc)upareaolmorelhlno4000squwercct This is about the

lbeolaampennilcoun Themlventispolmiilllolhe middot The water which must be analyud to deurmine if

unut the IDiJ and mhatlft mWd klpdler further trUUDCnt is necessary belcwe disdwp to eithu

CoalaqucaampJy the orpnic contaminlnts dismhoe in10 the_ a publidy-owncd trcauncnt plant or other approved

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The sepamion process occun nelL The coolamiOd IOlYCnt mbIWC flows to the~ Wlk Hue tbe pras~n and ICmptflliR are chMampcd caaasins die orpQc conaaminanls 10 scparaac from the solvent or tbe solveDt is tllniCredwithlnOther mlvenL Atdlecompkdonoftbis aep concenuwd conamilwus resuL Concenltaled conaninants e nmoYCd from lhc sc~ Wile and IDe IOlventissenttothemilungtankfornusc Tbesc conwninants n tben anal)lOd 10 delermine their suitability forllltycltlreuJearnecdforfurthcrcreauncntbefore

middot Solvent eJIniCiion units are desiped to operu without air tmiuions However at 50mC siltS volalile air emissions couldoccurdurinaexcavationorprtpar11lionof contaminaled soil If air emisoons exceed applicable nIIIUOIY sandarcls then wwe prepuaoon and handlin1 proceduresmustbemodificd tomccttheSiandards

Why Conoidar SOlvent Exlrac11on

SoJventextnctionisbodlaneffectiveandcosteffiCienc process for seplrampdna hazardous con~aminanu from nonmiddot hlurcious lnllerials lftd cCIItaltrltiaa tbe hu-doul malerialsforfurdler~Ja~me~UBecaialclbcCOIICIIIIiniDa lftl 5Cplnled tbe lnameRt decltd C111 be carped 1D IDe COllUm Maraultofsolwntexoxtionlllll)ollbe ~mayberecycledornUICidinwampalrinamp -llliaiuzinamp~requiremeauTheprocea beeaetrectivela~orpDitconWUfrollllrDt --J)dcrubberpraeaWMiel coMtlf-- ckiltiDaralldslltOild_wasapellicidtllatOCiicide - llld oily wanes

What Colll8ml- c nTrMt

Solyenent ucnction has been shown to be effective in Uellin1 Jedimal11 sJudps and soils concainina prmily crpaic contaillaaU such bull potycbkDIMed bipbeayls (PCBI) ~orplliccompoundri(VOCs)~IOI~ (IOivena conrininamp haqcns wllich are bromine cldoriae or iodlne) -1 pevoleum IleS These contllllinlntl l)pically come from rncuiPinlmiddot prinltd circuit bMd canifta JIIOline and wood p-acrvinamp manufxnrina proceues TIMe I lisu the IOlvrJ~ts tt an used This laquolwloloiJ is pnenlly not lllecl for removing inorpnics (ie11ids bues salts and heavy mells) as Ibex mucrials do no~ fQdily dissolve in IIIOSliOivents Other ueaunent methods can be applied 10 theseconwninnu

Will R Wortlt AI Every Silo

Solventexuwrion is effective lllq)lnlinJiwardow orptit conwnirnu from soils sludp and Jedimen11 It doel no1 reduce the IOlicity ollheconwmnants and thuefCNe Dtitional UeatmcntiCIChrdqucs must be used durinamp the ckanmiddotup Some rJ the limhations of th is ~eehnoiOI)inchMit

If the waste contains dettlgenu or SUOIII acids or bMesIOiventuuwDon may not be effective

Their presence can reduce the amount of contaminalion removed and 111hbullbillhe speed with which the conwninants can be removed

The prtSCTICe of lead and Olller morgamcs may inlafere wilt the nmoval of organic materials

lmplemcnlation can nqu~ complex engineering considcndons For eumple some systems include com~ buwe and propane which requiresrnctmanaaementtoprevcntlhemfrom vaporiliOJandbeconunaflanublc

Whllt bull An lnnovbullIve Ttment T_f

~tlchncNogJ prom-bull 1pplled to the of -dou8 wute ot

nil to permanently aiW theM- conclttlon through chemka~ blolofiliCIIII or pfty rMIM Tollnoloi INI Mw NM 0 -or u- fror utmentof Of~edbut _ ONIIM_ bullRrilerof~oonclllone ~~----

Wllarela SOlvent Extr8CIIon Baing Solacl8d

SolYCDtexUWtion hM been sebudua ~mabod It several SupafWMI siiCS Table 2 on paae 4 lists DDe

a-DeirlocaUonslndthetypeSoff~eiliticsInlddition tOusinllhisleellnolosYaSuperfund siteSsolvent uuwtion is also commonly used by m1nufarturer1 ill lhtir dayfO-dly~SinceIIHveats-eexpebulliveiIW maeerials thlt can be reused manufactunrs such bull the dl)cleanina and perfwnc indwttics n1ularly myde the soJyenqIIICdintheitmlflufarIWinlprocesscs

Uquid Carbon Dioxide _ Butane

Triethylarnne

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The sepamion process occun nelL The coolamiOd IOlYCnt mbIWC flows to the~ Wlk Hue tbe pras~n and ICmptflliR are chMampcd caaasins die orpQc conaaminanls 10 scparaac from the solvent or tbe solveDt is tllniCredwithlnOther mlvenL Atdlecompkdonoftbis aep concenuwd conamilwus resuL Concenltaled conaninants e nmoYCd from lhc sc~ Wile and IDe IOlventissenttothemilungtankfornusc Tbesc conwninants n tben anal)lOd 10 delermine their suitability forllltycltlreuJearnecdforfurthcrcreauncntbefore

middot Solvent eJIniCiion units are desiped to operu without air tmiuions However at 50mC siltS volalile air emissions couldoccurdurinaexcavationorprtpar11lionof contaminaled soil If air emisoons exceed applicable nIIIUOIY sandarcls then wwe prepuaoon and handlin1 proceduresmustbemodificd tomccttheSiandards

Why Conoidar SOlvent Exlrac11on

SoJventextnctionisbodlaneffectiveandcosteffiCienc process for seplrampdna hazardous con~aminanu from nonmiddot hlurcious lnllerials lftd cCIItaltrltiaa tbe hu-doul malerialsforfurdler~Ja~me~UBecaialclbcCOIICIIIIiniDa lftl 5Cplnled tbe lnameRt decltd C111 be carped 1D IDe COllUm Maraultofsolwntexoxtionlllll)ollbe ~mayberecycledornUICidinwampalrinamp -llliaiuzinamp~requiremeauTheprocea beeaetrectivela~orpDitconWUfrollllrDt --J)dcrubberpraeaWMiel coMtlf-- ckiltiDaralldslltOild_wasapellicidtllatOCiicide - llld oily wanes

What Colll8ml- c nTrMt

Solyenent ucnction has been shown to be effective in Uellin1 Jedimal11 sJudps and soils concainina prmily crpaic contaillaaU such bull potycbkDIMed bipbeayls (PCBI) ~orplliccompoundri(VOCs)~IOI~ (IOivena conrininamp haqcns wllich are bromine cldoriae or iodlne) -1 pevoleum IleS These contllllinlntl l)pically come from rncuiPinlmiddot prinltd circuit bMd canifta JIIOline and wood p-acrvinamp manufxnrina proceues TIMe I lisu the IOlvrJ~ts tt an used This laquolwloloiJ is pnenlly not lllecl for removing inorpnics (ie11ids bues salts and heavy mells) as Ibex mucrials do no~ fQdily dissolve in IIIOSliOivents Other ueaunent methods can be applied 10 theseconwninnu

Will R Wortlt AI Every Silo

Solventexuwrion is effective lllq)lnlinJiwardow orptit conwnirnu from soils sludp and Jedimen11 It doel no1 reduce the IOlicity ollheconwmnants and thuefCNe Dtitional UeatmcntiCIChrdqucs must be used durinamp the ckanmiddotup Some rJ the limhations of th is ~eehnoiOI)inchMit

If the waste contains dettlgenu or SUOIII acids or bMesIOiventuuwDon may not be effective

Their presence can reduce the amount of contaminalion removed and 111hbullbillhe speed with which the conwninants can be removed

The prtSCTICe of lead and Olller morgamcs may inlafere wilt the nmoval of organic materials

lmplemcnlation can nqu~ complex engineering considcndons For eumple some systems include com~ buwe and propane which requiresrnctmanaaementtoprevcntlhemfrom vaporiliOJandbeconunaflanublc

Whllt bull An lnnovbullIve Ttment T_f

~tlchncNogJ prom-bull 1pplled to the of -dou8 wute ot

nil to permanently aiW theM- conclttlon through chemka~ blolofiliCIIII or pfty rMIM Tollnoloi INI Mw NM 0 -or u- fror utmentof Of~edbut _ ONIIM_ bullRrilerof~oonclllone ~~----

Wllarela SOlvent Extr8CIIon Baing Solacl8d

SolYCDtexUWtion hM been sebudua ~mabod It several SupafWMI siiCS Table 2 on paae 4 lists DDe

a-DeirlocaUonslndthetypeSoff~eiliticsInlddition tOusinllhisleellnolosYaSuperfund siteSsolvent uuwtion is also commonly used by m1nufarturer1 ill lhtir dayfO-dly~SinceIIHveats-eexpebulliveiIW maeerials thlt can be reused manufactunrs such bull the dl)cleanina and perfwnc indwttics n1ularly myde the soJyenqIIICdintheitmlflufarIWinlprocesscs

Uquid Carbon Dioxide _ Butane

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