| IPC 7 English version |
| B09C-B09C10100 |
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| SECTION B – PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING |
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| B 09 | DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL (treatment of waste water, sewage or sludge C02F; treating radioactively contaminated solids G21F 9/28) [3,6] |
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| B 09 C | RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL (gatherers for removing stones or the like from the soil A01B 43/00; sterilising soil by steam A01G 11/00; separation in general B01D; cleaning beaches E01H 12/00; removing undesirable matter, e.g. rubbish, from the land E01H 15/00) [6] |
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| Notes |
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| (1) | In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: [6] |
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| – | "reclamation" means the partial or total elimination or the fixing of contaminants in soil. [6] |
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| (2) | Processes using enzymes or micro-organisms in order to: [6] |
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| (i) | liberate, separate or purify a pre-existing compound or composition, or to [6] |
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| (ii) | treat textiles or clean solid surfaces of materials [6] |
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| are further classified in subclass C12S. [6] |
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| Note |
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| In groups B09C 1/00 to B09C 1/10, it is desirable to add the indexing code of group B09C 101:00. The indexing code should be unlinked. [6] |
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1/ | 00 | Reclamation of contaminated soil [6] |
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1/ | 02 | . | Extraction using liquids, e.g. washing, leaching [6] |
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1/ | 04 | . | Flotation [6] |
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1/ | 06 | . | thermally (incinerators for contaminated soil F23G 7/14) [6] |
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1/ | 08 | . | chemically (chemical means for combatting harmful chemical agents A62D 3/00) [6] |
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1/ | 10 | . | microbiologically or by using enzymes [6] |
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| Indexing scheme associated with groups B09C 1/00 to B09C 1/10, relating to the reclamation of contaminated soil. The indexing code should be unlinked. [6] |
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| Attention is drawn to Chapter IV of the Guide which sets forth the rules concerning the application and presentation of the different types of indexing code. [6] |
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101: | 00 | in situ [6] |
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