CA2187910C - Appareil et procede de traitement de dechets dangereux - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2187910C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: gas; processing chamber; waste; carbon; particulate
Prior art date: 1994-04-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA002187910A

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CA2187910A1 (fr

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Marlin D. Springer

William C. Burns

Thomas Barkley

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PEAT International Inc

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PEAT International Inc

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1994-04-18

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1995-03-21

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2006-03-28

1994-04-18 Priority claimed from US08/229,016 external-priority patent/US5534659A/en

1995-03-21 Application filed by PEAT International Inc filed Critical PEAT International Inc

1995-10-26 Publication of CA2187910A1 publication Critical patent/CA2187910A1/fr

2006-03-28 Application granted granted Critical

2006-03-28 Publication of CA2187910C publication Critical patent/CA2187910C/fr

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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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CA002187910A 1994-04-18 1995-03-21 Appareil et procede de traitement de dechets dangereux Expired - Lifetime CA2187910C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/229,016		1994-04-18
US08/229,016 US5534659A (en)	1994-04-18	1994-04-18	Apparatus and method for treating hazardous waste
PCT/US1995/003195 WO1995028371A1 (fr)	1994-04-18	1995-03-21	Appareil et procede de traitement de dechets dangereux

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CA2187910A1 CA2187910A1 (fr)	1995-10-26
CA2187910C true CA2187910C (fr)	2006-03-28

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