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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (82 p.)
• Disciplina: 623.4/45
• Soggetto topico: Chemical weapons disposal; Chemical weapons disposal - United States; Chemical agents (Munitions)
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Using supercritical water oxidation to treat hydrolysate from VX neutralization
• ISBN: 0-309-17399-X; 1-280-18679-8; 9786610186792; 0-309-56255-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817713003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)