Survey of Currently Available Non-Incineration PCB Destruction

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Technologies

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UNEP Chemicals

2000

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CONTENTS

I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND OVERVIEW

I. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND OVERVIEW. 1

1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY 1

3. THE QUESTIONNAIRE 2

4. THE SCOPE OF THE SURVEY 3

5. OVERVIEW OF THE OCCURRENCE OF PCBs. 3

5.1 CLOSED APPLICATIONS.3

5.2 PARTIALLY CLOSED APPLICATIONS 4

5.3 OPEN APPLICATIONS .4

6. OVERVIEW OF CURRENT PCB DESTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 4

7. PCB CONTAINING MATERIALS 5

7.1 TRANSFORMERS .5

7.2 CAPACITORS .6

7.3 TRANSFORMER OILS.7

7.4 WASTE OILS.7

8. THE SPECIAL CASE OF CONTAMINATED SOILS 8

II. ANALYSIS OF AVAILABLE PCB DESTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES . 9

Table 1: PCB Destruction Technologies for OILS 10

Table 2: PCB Destruction Technologies for TRANSFORMERS .11

Table 3: PCB Destruction Technologies for CAPACITORS .12

A. NON-DEDICATED ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGIES13

B. PROCESSES FOR DECONTAMINATING TRANSFORMERS 13

C. PROCESSES FOR DECONTAMINATING PCB OILS15

1. Dechlorination with sodium .15

2. Plasma related technology .16

3. Other processes .16

D. PROCESSES FOR DECONTAMINATING CAPACITORS .17

E. GENERAL OVERALL COMMENTS .18

F. CONCLUSIONS18

ANNEX 1 21

QUESTIONNAIRE 21

ANNEX 2 27

REPLIES FROM COMPANIES . 27

ABB Service (Germany)29

AMEC GeoMelt (Australia, United Kingdom, USA) .30

Aprochim (Brazil, France, Spain)32

Bilger (France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom)34

Cintec (Canada)35

Cleanaway (United Kingdom) .37

Eco Logic (Australia, Canada, Japan) 38

ELF Atochem (France) 40

Fluidex (Australia, South Africa).41

Grosvenor Power (United Kingdom).42

Manitoba Hydro (Canada, USA).43

S D Myers (Brazil, USA).44

Ontario Power (Canada)46

Orion BV (Netherlands)48

Papusha Rocket Technology (Russian Federation).50

Petrochimtekhnologii (Russian Federation)51

Powertech (Canada, Japan) 53

Safety-Kleen (USA).54

Sanexen (Canada).56

Shinko Pantec (Japan)59

TASSCO (Canada)61

Tredi (Canada, France)62