Surface remediator
AssigneeTerranalysis Corporation
InventorsFrank E. Manchak, III, Peter J. Manchak
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Abstract
A soil surface remediation apparatus useful for decontamination of oil or chemical spill sites and toxic waste containing sites comprises a soil treatment apparatus mounted on a mobile trenching machine tractor which excavates trenches in a contaminated site to remove contaminated soil to the surface apparatus where the soil is decontaminated and is immediately replaced into the excavated trench in a continuous operation. Hydrocarbons or other useful by-products such as precious metals may be recovered from the soil. Both deep trenching and shallow trenching embodiments are disclosed.
Claims17
A surface soil processing apparatus comprising a mobile trenching machine, said trenching machine having a digging boom which is movable relative to the trenching machine, said digging boom extending from one end thereof and having a leading portion and a trailing portion and moveable soil elevators for removing soil from a trench;
- a process conveyor on said apparatus for receiving excavated soil and for conveying said soil through a processing station;
- means on said apparatus for processing said excavated soil at said process station;
- and said process conveyor having a discharge end arranged at said one end of the trenching machine and movable with said digging boom during adjustment thereof for extruding processed soil from said process conveyor to refill said trench adjacent to and behind said digging boom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.