| abstract |
What is disclosed is a novel toxic waste remediation system designed to provide on-site destruction of a wide variety of hazardous organic volatile hydrocarbons, including but not limited to halogenated and aromatic hydrocarbons in the vapor phase. This invention utilizes a detoxification plenum (31) and radiation treatment which transforms hazardous organic compounds into non-hazardous substances. Said plenum is shielded by surrounding earth. An accelerator electron (32) is coupled to said plenum with a window (35, 36). Vapor passes through the plenum where it is exposed to an electron beam and exits through outlets (42, 43). |