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US 9,409,216 B1Granted
Chemical oxidation method and compounds
AssigneeOxytec LLC
InventorRaymond G. Ball
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Abstract
A method and system for the reduction of contamination in soil and groundwater is provided. Cyclic oligosaccharides can be used, for example, to carry oxidants, carry activators, solubilize organic contaminants and promote biodegradation.
Claims15
A method of reducing the concentration of organic contaminants in a contaminated material, the method comprising:
- introducing an oligosaccharide to the contaminated material wherein the contaminated material comprises at least one of soil, sediment, rock, water, and groundwater;
- introducing a persulfate to the contaminated material;
- at least partially oxidizing the oligosaccharide with the persulfate to form a partially oxidized oligosaccharide;
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- oxidizing at least a portion of the organic contaminants present in the contaminated material, wherein oxidizing occurs without addition of a transition metal.
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