Determining the treatment process
Controlling the physico-chemical treatment of waste
Practical sheet REF: FIC1486 V1
Determining the treatment process
Controlling the physico-chemical treatment of waste

Author : Nicolas KIEFER

Publication date: January 10, 2025 | Lire en français

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3. Determining the treatment process

The treatment method depends on the nature of the waste and its liquid or solid state.

If the waste is liquid, it is generally treated by a physico-chemical process, i.e. neutralization, possibly preceded by dechromatization and/or decyanidation.

If the waste is solid, such as metal hydroxide sludge, metallurgical slag or mineral salts, it can either be recycled or sent to a hazardous waste landfill.

3.1 Laboratory waste

PCL (laboratory chemicals) is the name given to waste from R&D activities in the laboratories of companies and research organizations. This waste necessarily undergoes a sorting phase carried out by the chemist of the service provider in charge of waste collection.

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