Integrated Technology for Disposal of Chemical Waste
Nedyalko Ivanov *
Institute of System Engineering and Robotics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Here a new decision how to convert hazardous substances into less harmful compounds is provided - an integrated technological scheme that will help to prevent from the risk of negative impact of the hazardous substances on the environment and people. Article concerns the probability of occurrence of environmental problems that may arise as a result of the storage in warehouses of chemicals classified as waste due to the occurrence of natural disasters such as flooding and earthquakes. These chemicals have an expiring date after which they are classified as hazardous waste. It is unacceptable to keep chemicals in landfills or sewage network as they may react with each other, and this would lead to irreversible consequences on the environment. After the chemical conversion by this integrated technological scheme the resultant compounds are salts that are safe. Spectral analysis of the products was carried out by IR spectrophotometer Hazmat, demonstrating the conversion of the hazardous materials into new chemical compounds. This new technological development can be used for chemical transformations of many other substances that are not mentioned in this article. The resulting compounds can be used as raw materials in many industries such as chemical, metallurgical, glass, textile and other industries.
Keywords: Neutralization, hazardous chemicals, inorganic substances, organic substances