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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817713003321

Titolo

Using supercritical water oxidation to treat hydrolysate from VX neutralization / / Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program, Board on Army Science and Technology, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998

ISBN

0-309-17399-X

1-280-18679-8

9786610186792

0-309-56255-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (82 p.)

Collana

The compass series

Disciplina

623.4/45

Soggetti

Chemical weapons disposal

Chemical weapons disposal - United States

Chemical agents (Munitions)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-58).

Nota di contenuto

Using Supercritical Water Oxidation to Treat Hydrolysate from VX Neutralization -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction and Background -- SELECTION OF NEUTRALIZATION FOLLOWED BY SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION FOR STOCKPILE DISPOSAL AT NEWPORT, INDIANA -- VX STORAGE AT NEWPORT, INDIANA -- NEUTRALIZATION OF VX -- 2 Process Description and Scientific Principles -- PROCESS OVERVIEW -- SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES -- KINETICS -- PHASE BEHAVIOR -- 3 Technology Status -- PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS OF SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION TECHNOLOGY -- DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR APPLICATION TO VX HYDROLYSATE -- Laboratory-Scale Tests to Establish Methylphosphonic Acid DREs -- Pilot-Scale Testing with Surrogates and VX Hydrolysate -- Toxicity of the Liquid Effluent -- Summary of Solids Management and System Performance -- STATUS OF



EVAPORATOR TECHNOLOGY -- 4 Scale-Up, Stability, and Reliability -- PROCESS SCALE-UP -- SALT MANAGEMENT AND REACTOR DESIGN -- Higher Pressure Systems -- Dissolution in Molten Sodium Hydroxide -- Catalyzed Oxidation -- Transpiring Wall Reactor -- Engineering Control -- Conclusion -- CHOICE OF OXIDANT, MIXING, AND HEAT BALANCE -- CORROSION AND THE MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION -- PRESSURE LET-DOWN SYSTEMS -- SUMMARY -- 5 Full-Scale Process Design -- PROCESS DESCRIPTION -- PROCESS START-UP AND SHUTDOWN -- PROCESS MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES -- PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL -- MANAGING UPSETS AND MAINTENANCE -- PROCESS SAFETY -- PROCESS EFFLUENT REQUIREMENTS -- TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE -- ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A Process Flow Diagrams for the Supercritical Water Oxidation and Evaporation Process Steps.

Appendix B Mass Balance for the Newport Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (NECDF) Process.