Thermal treatment technology is highly effective in the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons, gasoline, diesel, bunker fuels, volatile organic compounds, BTEX, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

The process, which can be performed offsite at fixed treatment facilities or onsite using portable high-throughput mobile units, involves heating contaminated soil in an enclosed chamber of temperatures ranging from 300º to 900º Fahrenheit (F).

Negative (vacuum) pressure is applied to the enclosed chamber, extracting the volatilized contaminants. The contaminated vapor stream is filtered and treated using a combination of pollution control equipment, including baghouse, cyclone, thermaloxidizer, catalytic oxidizer, granular activated carbon, heat exchange coolers, and wet or dry scrubber.

The treated soil is then re-used onsite for construction fill or landscape needs.