A system for breaking down a PFA (perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl) compound includes a reactor vessel, a heater, and a catalyst. The reactor vessel is operable to hold influent that includes a PFA compound, an alkali, and water, while alkaline hydrolysis separates a fluorine atom from the PFA compound in the influent. The heater is operable to heat the influent to a temperature within the range of 100? Celsius to 700? Celsius. And the catalyst is operable to increase the rate at which alkaline hydrolysis separates a fluorine atom from a PFA compound. The catalyst includes a body that includes a transition metal, which is a d-block metal or a metal from any of the periodic table's groups 4-11. The body also has a shape configured to multiply a surface-area-to-volume ratio by at least 1.5 when the body is disposed in an influent experiencing alkaline hydrolysis.

A system for breaking down a PFA (perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl) compound includes a reactor vessel, a heater, and a catalyst. The reactor vessel is operable to hold influent that includes a PFA compound, an alkali, and water, while alkaline hydrolysis separates a fluorine atom from the PFA compound in the influent. The heater is operable to heat the influent to a temperature within the range of 100? Celsius to 700? Celsius. And the catalyst is operable to increase the rate at which alkaline hydrolysis separates a fluorine atom from a PFA compound. The catalyst includes a body that includes a transition metal, which is a d-block metal or a metal from any of the periodic table's groups 4-11. The body also has a shape configured to multiply a surface-area-to-volume ratio by at least 1.5 when the body is disposed in an influent experiencing alkaline hydrolysis.

A device for storage and disposal of embalming procedure waste from an embalming procedure of an animal or human corpse. The device includes an inlet for receiving the embalming procedure waste and an encapsulate storage unit configured for holding absorbent encapsulate. The device further includes a mixing unit fluidly connected to the inlet and the encapsulate storage unit, a diverter device connected to the mixing unit and at least one storage unit configured to receive and store the embalming procedure waste from the diverter device.

A device for storage and disposal of embalming procedure waste from an embalming procedure of an animal or human corpse. The device includes an inlet for receiving the embalming procedure waste and an encapsulate storage unit configured for holding absorbent encapsulate. The device further includes a mixing unit fluidly connected to the inlet and the encapsulate storage unit, a diverter device connected to the mixing unit and at least one storage unit configured to receive and store the embalming procedure waste from the diverter device.

In one embodiment, a hydrogel-enzyme construct for performing high temperature enzymatic reaction on paraoxon, and/or for performing enzymatic reaction on paraoxon following exposure to high temperature, includes a hydrogel having multiple layers of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) and a plurality of dPTE2 enzyme molecules. Individual dPTE2 enzyme molecules are embedded between adjacent PMAA layers and are covalently bonded with respective individual PMAA layers. The hydrogel-enzyme construct is capable of performing enzymatic reaction on the paraoxon when the paraoxon is exposed to the hydrogel-enzyme construct under a temperature condition of up to above 99? C. and below 100? C. or when the paraoxon is exposed to the hydrogel-enzyme construct after the hydrogel-enzyme construct has been heated to a temperature condition of up to 550? C., where the enzymatic reaction on the paraoxon by individual dPTE2 molecules embedded within the hydrogel occurs at a residual activity of between 20% and 100%.

A processing apparatus for removing dioxin in fly ash from domestic waste incineration by using a ball mill includes a grinder as well as a feeding body and a discharging body that are separately arranged at both ends of the grinder. In the present disclosure, an induction coil is electrified by arranging a heating body to generate an alternating magnetic field such that eddies generate on an inner wall of a grinding cylinder in the induction coil, the grinding cylinder is heated by the energy of these eddies, making a grinding ball thermally desorb and decompose a harmful component, that is, dioxin in the fly ash through a high temperature when grinding the fly ash from the domestic waste incineration since a temperature in the grinding cylinder reaches 300-500 C. during grinding.

A processing apparatus for removing dioxin in fly ash from domestic waste incineration by using a ball mill includes a grinder as well as a feeding body and a discharging body that are separately arranged at both ends of the grinder. In the present disclosure, an induction coil is electrified by arranging a heating body to generate an alternating magnetic field such that eddies generate on an inner wall of a grinding cylinder in the induction coil, the grinding cylinder is heated by the energy of these eddies, making a grinding ball thermally desorb and decompose a harmful component, that is, dioxin in the fly ash through a high temperature when grinding the fly ash from the domestic waste incineration since a temperature in the grinding cylinder reaches 300-500 C. during grinding.

A process for cleaning non-condensable pollutant fumes, produced by a combustion; said system comprises: concentrating the non-condensable polluting fumes; mix the contaminating fumes with an alkaline mixture and water vapor; injecting the above mixture into a post-combustion furnace; incinerating said mixture into the oven; conducting the resulting combustion flow by means of a reaction duct without heat, wherein the solid particles will be joined to the solid particles of the alkaline mixture, leaving the air free; separating the formed agglomerates from the gaseous part; and recovering the precipitated agglomerates.

A process for cleaning non-condensable pollutant fumes, produced by a combustion; said system comprises: concentrating the non-condensable polluting fumes; mix the contaminating fumes with an alkaline mixture and water vapor; injecting the above mixture into a post-combustion furnace; incinerating said mixture into the oven; conducting the resulting combustion flow by means of a reaction duct without heat, wherein the solid particles will be joined to the solid particles of the alkaline mixture, leaving the air free; separating the formed agglomerates from the gaseous part; and recovering the precipitated agglomerates.

Disclosed herein are methods for mineralizing a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), the method comprising heating a solution comprising the PFAS, a base, and a polar aprotic solvent to an effective mineralization temperature.