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BALLAST, SUBSOIL AND GROUNDWATER DECONTAMINATION
THE CHALLENGE
u In-situ cleaning of railway ballast and decontamination of subsoil and groundwater from Glyphosate and toxic organic leftovers.
u Fast, efficient and cost-effective vegetation control with non-Glyphosate weed killer as a complementary solution.
THE TECHNOLOGY
RBO – Railway Ballast Oxidation technology, is an in-situ physico-chemical technology based on the generation of superoxide radicals with surfactants and phase transfer catalysts that can simultaneously decompose organic leftovers on ballast surface, subsoil and groundwater.
VALUE PROPOSITION
u High efficiency with up to 94% conversion for a wide range of organic contaminants and herbicide leftovers for all railroad layers.
u High efficiency with up to 99% conversion for a wide range of organic contaminants and herbicide leftovers in groundwater.
u In-situ cleaning of railway bed from a wide range of organic contaminants without bed´s removal nor replacement.
BENEFITS OF OUR SOLUTION
One in-situ holistic solution for three challenges of railway maintenance
In-situ cleaning of railway ballast without removal nor replacement of stones
Decontamination of water and groundwater from organic materials and Glyphosate leftovers
Non-disruptive and safe
High efficiency of treatment with up to 99 % conversion for a wide range of organic contaminants
Rapid treatment process (seconds)
Cost effective
Green with low carbon footprint
Low energy requirement
CERTIFICATES AND APPROVALS
SUCCESS STORIES
The team has successfully treated and decontaminated a ballast road in Switzerland.