Macroencapsulation of hazardous waste
OwnerJames L. Harrell, James S. Hotard, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for hazardous waste disposal whereby a high density polyethylene containment unit is used for immobilizing hazardous waste material. A method for macroencapsulation of hazardous waste material by butt fusion bonding end caps onto a high density containment unit to form an on site integral containment unit. The hazardous waste material, located in 55 gallon drums, is macroencapsulated in a containment unit made of entirely of high density polyethylene.
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A method of encapsulating hazardous waste material, said method including the steps of:
- providing a high density polyethylene unit having a first open end and a second open end;
- positioning said hazardous waste material within said unit by heating said end cap at a lip area, heating an outer edge of the containment unit to a near melting point, reheating the outer edge of the containment unit and the end cap lip area again and pressing the end cap and the containment unit together to form an integral seal and,
- butt fusing a second sealing end cap on said second open end to encapsulate said hazardous material within said unit.
A method of encapsulating hazardous waste material stored in 55 gallon drums, said method comprising:
- providing a high density polyethylene tubular unit,
- filling said apparatus with at least seven drums,
- butt fusion welding an end cap on one end of said unit, and
- butt fusion welding a second end cap on said opposite end of said apparatus by heating said end cap at a lip area, heating an outer edge of the containment unit to a near melting point, reheating the outer edge of the containment unit and the end cap lip area again and pressing the end cap and the containment unit together to form an integral seal to encapsulate said hazardous waste material.
A method of encapsulating hazardous waste comprising:
- providing a tubular high density polyethylene unit, said unit having a first end and a second end,
- filling said apparatus with at least one 55 gallon drum of hazardous waste material,
- sealing said first end of said apparatus by butt fusion welding an end cap onto said first end of said apparatus by heating said end cap at a lip area, heating an outer edge of the containment unit to a near melting point, reheating the outer edge of the containment unit and the end cap lip area again and pressing the end cap and the containment unit together to form an integral seal
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- sealing said second end of said apparatus by butt fusion welding an end cap onto said second end of said apparatus to encapsulate said hazardous waste material.
A method of containing hazardous waste material sealed in metal drums including the steps of:
- providing tubular high density polyethylene unit,
- inserting said drums in said unit,
- sealing one end of said unit by butt fusion bonding an end cap on one end of said unit by heating said end cap at a lip area heating an outer edge of the containment unit to a near melting point, reheating the outer edge of the containment unit and the end cap lip area again and pressing the end cap and the containment unit together to form an integral seal
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- sealing an opposite end of said unit by butt fusion bonding a second end cap on said opposite end of said unit to encapsulate said hazardous waste.
A method of containing hazardous waste material, said method further including the steps of:
- providing a pipe made of high density polyethelyene material,
- providing two end caps made of high density polyethelyene material,
- butt fusion bonding an end cap to a first end of said unit by heating said end cap at a lip area, heating an outer edge of the containment unit to a near melting point, reheating the outer edge of the containment unit and the end cap lip area again and pressing the end cap and the containment unit together to form an integral seal
- filling said unit with hazardous waste material,
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- butt fusion bonding said other end cap to said opposite end of said unit.
A method of macroencapsulating hazardous waste material, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a high density polyethylene containment unit having two ends, said each end having a outer surface,
- providing two high density polyethylene end caps each cap having an inner lip,
- butt fusion bonding one end cap onto a first end of said containment unit by heating said end cap at a lip area, heating an outer edge of the containment unit to a near melting point, reheating the outer edge of the containment unit and the end cap lip area again and pressing the end cap and the containment unit together to form an integral seal
- filling said containment unit with containers of hazardous waste material;
- butt fusion bonding a second end cap onto a second end of said containment unit to macroencapsulate said hazardous material in said containment unit.
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