Sintered Wave Multi-Media Polarity Conversion Treatment Apparatus and Process for Nondestructive Removal and Condensation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Dangerous Compounds

2) A Vapor Conversion Tank to condense the majority of PFAS from hot treatment gas comprising of:

• a) A Cooling Chase and Mist Chamber that rapidly cools the gases through direct injection of a Cooling Fluid into the treatment gas.
• b) Cooling Fluid containing a mixture of water, salts, oil, urea and organic matter designed to create amphiphilic PFAS pre-micellular aggregate, PFAS micelles and liquid crystals upon rapid cooling, which are continuously filtered out of the recycled temperature-controlled Cooling Fluid.
• c) Cooling Fluid spray droplets designed to maximize surface area creating an evaporative environment for water vapor while maximizing PFAS amphiphilic condensation reaction surface area.
• d) Cooling Fluid temperature regulated to remain above ambient temperatures to prevent water vapor condensation within the Cooling Fluid and Vapor Conversion Tank.
• e) Upon entry to the Vapor Conversion Tank a Gibbs Energy Curtain provides a removable, flow through solid surface area comprised of media that match or closely match the polar and dispersive energies associated with PFAS compounds and associated mixtures facilitating perfect or near perfect wetting, adhesion and condensation on to the removable, disposable solid surfaces.
• f) Provides a mid-tank baffle and a Demisting Tower to remove any residual Cooling Fluid mists through a curved vapor pathway and an elevated exit of large cross section area equipped with a demister screen.

3) Vapor Phase Galvanic Separator for removal of residual monomeric PFAS comprising of:

• a) An adjustable slot configuration to facilitate placement of granular metal of varying galvanic energies (galvanic or impressed currents).
• b) A slot configuration to facilitate placement of granular molecular sieve material/desiccant in between the various granular metals to provide a permeable bridge for galvanic currents.
• c) A means to measure voltage across the galvanic cell to determine the degree of amphiphilic PFAS self-assembly.
• d) An increased cathodic granular metal mass and a decreased anodic granular metal mass increases voltage across the cell, which provides higher energy interfaces for amphiphilic PFAS self-assembly.
• e) A rechargeable galvanic media;
• lowering voltage across the galvanic cell indicates amphiphilic PFAS self-assembly and the need for recharge
• f) A method for recharge consists of placing the filter media into the Polarity Conversion Unit where surface polarity is thermally disorganized releasing PFAS into the physiochemical emissions treatment system.
• g) A galvanic filter media unreactive to classic organic contaminants.

4) A Polarity Conversion Unit comprising of:

• a) A vapor tight container that facilitates placement of transportable “flow through” vessels for treatment of soil, sludges, galvanic filter media and objects.
• b) A number of adjustable treatment gas blower and heater units arranged on top of the vapor tight container.
• c) A series of damper valves to isolate treatment gas flow from the treatment gas blowers and heaters.
• d) A modified Sintercraft containing a sectionalized vapor extraction arrangement at the bottom of the vapor tight container.
• e) A series of damper valves to isolate treatment gas flow from the Sintercraft containing a sectionalized vapor extraction arrangement.
• f) A control method to cause the treatment gas blower and heaters to work in tandem with the sectionalize vapor extraction arrangements through the use of the respective damper valves.
• g) An access door providing a means to load and unload “flow through” treatment vessels.

5) A three-element flow through transportable treatment vessel Soil Slip Assembly comprising of:

• a) One Soil Slip Base Framework which provides the transportable “flow through” base and facilitates media retainage for the entire assembly.
• b) One Static Soil Shaping Screen Assembly that shapes the media subject to polarity conversion treatment by creating vertical media beds and vertical air gaps for treatment gases to pass around the shaped beds;
• the Soil Slip Base Framework works in tandem to retain the bottom of the media beds while allowing treatment gas to freely flow around the shaped beds.
• c) One Soil Slip consisting of four walls to retain soil in the assembly;
• open top and bottom. The Soil Slip works in tandem with the other treatment vessel elements for media retainage, transport and treatment.
• d) The entire assembly is used in tandem to facilitate, transport, treatment, top loading and bottom unloading;
• the Soil Slip and Static Shaping Screen connect together and are simply lifted together releasing treated media from the bottom. The base frame work is lifted separately from the resulting pile where the treated media flows through the base completing a safe unloading operation minimizing dust emissions.
• e) The Static Soil Shaping Screen is designed to maximize reactive surface area of the media and maximize treatment gas velocity through air gap geometry.
• f) Static Soil Shaping Screen air gap geometry designed to facilitate reduction of thermal resistivity through treatment gas temperature/velocity modulation and surface design through surface edge turbulent flow features (obstacles placed perpendicular to treatment gas flow direction along the air gap surface).

6) Brine Pot Evaporator comprising of:

• a) A vapor tight vessel connected to the physiochemical emissions treatment system.
• b) A vapor tight vessel providing isolated connection between the physiochemical emissions system and the fluids treatment system and the Amphiphilic Decontamination Wand apparatus.
• c) A vapor tight vessel providing foam and fluids conveyance from the Surface Excess Concentrator.
• d) A vapor tight vessel, when isolated, using system vacuum to draw hot air through accumulated fluids and foams to facilitate drying into PFAS salt powders.
• e) A vapor tight vessel that can knock down internal foam accumulation with high pressure fluids blast breaking down foam structure and accelerating foam decay.
• f) A vapor tight vessel that is equipped with a demisting tower that provides a large cross-sectional area elevated exit with a demister screen to reduce or eliminate entrained mists or foams upon exit.

7) Surface Excess Separator comprised of:

• a) A vapor tight vessel with a fluids process compartment and a foam/surface excess accumulation compartment with a shared headspace above the fluids where amphiphilic PFAS and associated mixtures are largely removed from the fluids.
• b) A connection with the Brine Pot Evaporator that provides system vacuum and conveyance of vapors, foams and fluids from the foam/surface excess accumulation compartment.
• c) Purge lines open to outside air that draw outside air through fluids in the process compartment using the applied system vacuum.
• d) A means of foam generation to draw long chain PFAS out of the fluids making room for shorter chain PFAS and PFAS micelles to occupy the foam/fluid interface and the area just below the foam/fluid interface creating of a surface excess complex structure.
• e) A means for removal of the surface excess complex structure from the fluids through a rotating belt made of materials that match or closely match the polar and dispersive energies associated with PFAS compounds and associated mixtures facilitating perfect or near perfect wetting, adhesion and condensation on to the belt.
• f) A means for removal of the surface excess complex structure through manipulation of belt rotational speed and depth of penetration into the fluid surface.
• g) A means to remove treated bulk fluids from the bottom of the process compartment, which is a distance away from the surface excess complex.

8) Aqueous Phase Galvanic Separator for removal of residual monomeric PFAS comprised of:

• a) An adjustable slot configuration to facilitate placement of granular metal of varying galvanic energies (galvanic or impressed currents).
• b) A slot configuration to facilitate placement of granular molecular sieve material in between the various granular metals to provide a permeable bridge for galvanic currents.
• c) A means to measure voltage across the galvanic cell to determine the degree of amphiphilic PFAS self-assembly.
• d) An increased cathodic granular metal mass and a decreased anodic granular metal mass increases voltage across the cell, which provides higher energy interfaces for amphiphilic PFAS self-assembly.
• e) A rechargeable galvanic media;
• lowering voltage across the galvanic cell indicates amphiphilic PFAS self-assembly and the need for recharge
• f) A method for recharge consists of placing the filter media into the Polarity Conversion Unit where surface polarity is disorganized releasing PFAS into the physiochemical emissions treatment system.
• g) A galvanic filter media unreactive to classic organic contaminants.

9) Amphiphilic Decontamination Wand to remove amphiphilic PFAS and associated mixtures and films from hard surfaces comprised of:

• a) A means to deliver high velocity hot air to a hard surface, piping system, tankage or other surfaces or apparatus (such as formerly used AFFF deployment or storage systems) under a contained environment.
• b) A means to adjust treatment gas for temperature and velocity.
• c) A means to contain and remove treatment gas after it has contacted the hard surface or surfaces subject to treatment.
• d) A means to connect the apparatus to the system vapor emissions treatment line assembly for treatment gas containment (vacuum) and conveyance.

11) Conventional emissions treatment systems to treat and measure classic contaminants and cleaved hydrocarbons comprised of:

• a) A dust cyclone separator equipped with an air lock dust discharge to remove fugitive dusts from the Polarity Conversion Unit.
• b) An electric catalytic oxidizer that can be isolated to facilitate fractional treatment operations;
• in line treatment at lower concentrations to remove classic contaminants and cleaved hydrocarbon followed by a bypassed PFAS removal treatment at higher application temperatures.
• c) Vapor phase granular activated carbon vessels to remove chlorinated hydrocarbons and serve as a polishing treatment for PFAS.
• d) Use the electric catalytic oxidizer exotherm (temperature rise across the catalyst bed over treatment time) as a means to indirectly measure Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (partially fluorinated PFAS/Dark Matter), which are Perfluoroalkyl Substance (fully fluorinated) precursors that do not have a commercially available analytical methods for compound specific detection;
• a qualitative Macro total oxidizable precursor assay. Supplemental sample analysis for Perfluoroalkyl Substance also provide a relative means to quantify PFAS Dark Matter.
• e) Use laboratory analysis of granular activated carbon as a means to measure residual contaminant mass.