| BMP ID: |
6188 |
| Title: |
Thermal Desorption |
| Text: |
"Thermal desorption uses a non-oxidizing process to vaporize volatiles and semi-volatiles through the application of heat. Because thermal desorption depends on volatilization, treatment efficiency is related to the volatility of the contaminant. Thus, thermal desorption easily removes light hydrocarbons, aromatics, and other volatile organics, but heavier compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are less easily removed." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Waste Management Information System |
| Citation Section: |
Technology Descriptions: Fact Sheet - Thermal Treatment Technologies |
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| Supplemental Documents: |
Exploration and Production Operations - Waste Management A Comparative Overview: US and Indonesia Cases
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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National Energy Technology Laboratory |
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| Categories: |
Other
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
“Capital equipment costs for a thermal desorption plant that processes between 3 to 10 tons/hour range from $3 to $5 million dollars. Contractor operator treatment costs range from $75 to $150/ton (Bansal and Sugiarto 1999). [see supplemental document attached] |
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| Date Entered: |
2009-08-19 12:13 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:29 UTC |
