Method and apparatus for treating perfluoroalkyl compounds
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B09C-001/08
C02F-001/02
C02F-001/72
C02F-001/78
B09C-001/00
C02F-103/06
출원번호
US-0783701
(2013-03-04)
등록번호
US-9694401
(2017-07-04)
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/ 주소
Kerfoot, William B.
출원인 / 주소
KERFOOT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Lathrop & Gage LLP
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A method of treating a site containing perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) is described. The method and apparatus treats the site with fine oxygen/ozone gas bubbles delivered with a hydroperoxide coating and solution which is activated by self-created temperature or applied temperature to raise the oxid
A method of treating a site containing perfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) is described. The method and apparatus treats the site with fine oxygen/ozone gas bubbles delivered with a hydroperoxide coating and solution which is activated by self-created temperature or applied temperature to raise the oxidation potential above 2.9 volts. Once begun, the reaction is often self-promulgating until the PFC is exhausted, if PFC concentrations are sufficiently elevated.
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1. A method of degrading perfluoroalkyl compounds in a site, the method comprising the steps of: forming a mixture comprising a plurality of bubbles having a diameter less than 10 μm, wherein the bubbles have an oxidation potential greater than or equal to 2.9 volts and less than or equal to 3.6 vol
1. A method of degrading perfluoroalkyl compounds in a site, the method comprising the steps of: forming a mixture comprising a plurality of bubbles having a diameter less than 10 μm, wherein the bubbles have an oxidation potential greater than or equal to 2.9 volts and less than or equal to 3.6 volts and a solution comprising a hydroperoxide, wherein the bubbles contain gas phase ozone at a concentration greater than or equal to 1000 ppmV; andproviding the mixture to the site,thereby degrading perfluoroalkyl compounds in the site, wherein the site is a groundwater or soil treatment site. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of bubbles comprises a plurality of ozone molecules positioned such that a negative charge is directed toward a surface of a bubble. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of bubbles comprises a plurality of ozone molecules oriented such that a positive charge is directed toward an interior of a bubble. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of bubbles have a negative surface charge, thereby providing a repulsive force between adjacent bubbles. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of bubbles form an emulsion. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein a number density of bubbles provided at the site is greater than or equal to 106 per liter. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the site comprises soil having one or more contaminants and the method comprises a method of cleaning up the one or more contaminants. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises oxidizing at least a portion of the one or more contaminants, reducing at least a portion of the one or more contaminants or both oxidizing and reducing at least portions of the one or more contaminants. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the site comprises one or more contaminants selected from the group consisting of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA), perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS), perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDoA), perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluoroctane sulfonamide (PFOSA), perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) and any combination of these. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the site comprises one or more contaminants selected from the group consisting of a liquid hydrocarbon, a petroleum distillate, gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, iso-octane, heptane, benzene, toluene, naphthalene, trimethylbenzene, ethanol, methanol, methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl tert-butyl ether, dimethyl ether, kerosene, methylnaphthalene, freons, chlorinated alkyls, chlorinated and fluorinated alkyls and any combination of these. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydroperoxide comprises hydrogen peroxide. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein a concentration of the hydroperoxide is greater than or equal to 5%. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydroperoxide is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, formic peracid, hydroxymethyl hydroperoxide, 1-hydroxylethyl peroxide, peroxyformic acid, isopropoxide any derivative thereof and any combination thereof. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydroperoxide forms a coating on a plurality of the bubbles. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein reactions between ozone and hydroperoxide form one or more of O2−, O2−., HO2−, OH. and HO2. at the site. 16. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of bubbles each have a diameter of 1 μm or less. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of providing the mixture to a site comprises delivering the mixture to the site through a diffuser. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the mixture is delivered through the diffuser in a pulsed manner. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the mixture is delivered into soil and groundwater at the site. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the diffuser comprises a porous material having a pore size selected from the range of about 1 μm to about 50 nm. 21. The method of claim 17, wherein the step of providing the mixture to a site comprises maintaining a shear rate of about 50 cm per second or greater across a surface of the diffuser. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of forming the mixture comprises providing ozone gas to an inner surface of a diffuser at a pressure selected from the range of about 10 psi to about 30 psi. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the step of forming the mixture further comprises providing the solution comprising a hydroperoxide at an outer surface of the diffuser. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises preheating at least a portion of the solution to a temperature greater than an ambient temperature at the site. 25. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture is heated to 40° C. or greater. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the site is heated to 40° C. or greater. 27. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of different mixtures are provided to the site in sequence. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the plurality of mixtures comprises said mixture comprising a plurality of bubbles having a diameter less than 10 μm and one or more of a solution comprising a hydroperoxide and mixture of ozone and oxygen bubbles in a peroxide solution wherein said ozone and oxygen bubbles have a diameter of 20-50 microns. 29. The method of claim 27, wherein the plurality of mixtures are sequenced to a plurality of inlets to provide a plurality of mixture streams to the site. 30. The method of claim 27, wherein the plurality of mixtures are provided to the site in a desired sequence to complete a treatment of the site. 31. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture further comprises iron or wherein the solution further comprises iron. 32. The method of claim 1, wherein a concentration of the hydroperoxide is greater than or equal to 8%. 33. The method of claim 1, wherein a concentration of the hydroperoxide greater than or equal to 10%. 34. The method of claim 1, wherein a concentration of the hydroperoxide greater than or equal to 15%. 35. The method of claim 1, wherein a concentration of the hydroperoxide greater than or equal to 20%. 36. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of bubbles wherein the plurality of bubbles each have a diameter of 500 nm or less.
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