Processes For Reducing Environmental Availability Of Environmental Pollutants
AssigneeAlbemarle Corporation
InventorsQunhui Zhou, Se H. Kim, Jon E. Miller, Sascha J. Welz, Zhongxin Ge
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Abstract
This invention provides processes for reducing the environmental availability of one or more environmental pollutants in solids, liquids, and combinations of solids and liquids.
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A process for reducing environmental availability of at least a portion of one or more environmental pollutants in a substance comprising one or more environmental pollutants, which process comprises
- adding and/or applying an inorganic halide compound or an inorganic sulfide compound to said substance, wherein the inorganic halide compound comprises one or more inorganic fluorides, inorganic chlorides, inorganic bromides, and/or inorganic iodides, and
- adding and/or applying a sorbent to said substance,
- thereby reducing environmental availability of at least a portion of one or more environmental pollutants in the substance.
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A process for reducing environmental availability of at least a portion of one or more environmental pollutants in a substance comprising one or more environmental pollutants and bromide ions, which process comprises
- adding and/or applying a bromine-containing carbonaceous material to said substance,
- thereby reducing environmental availability of at least a portion of one or more environmental pollutants in the substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.