Title |
Treatment of Waste by the Molten Salt Oxidation Process at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Creator |
Crosley, Sladjana M.; Gay, Richard L. |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date |
1992 |
Spatial Coverage |
presented at Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Abstract |
Molten Salt Oxidation (MSO) process technology has been under development by Rockwell International to treat hazardous, radioactive, and mixed waste. To demonstrate technical feasibility of the process, the system has been tested on a number of types of waste including simulated intermediate level waste (ILW) from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The intermediate level waste streams consisted of a slurry of concentrated aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide and sodium nitrate, with the a amount of miscellaneous combustible components such as poly-vinyl chloride (PVC), tn-butyl phosphate (TBP), kerosene, and ion exchange resins. The purposes of these tests were to destroy the organics, evaporate the water, and convert the hazardous salts (hydroxide and nitrate) into non·hazardous sodium carbonate. Results of the tests and the future possibilities for applying the MSO process to different waste streams at ORNL are discussed. |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the American Flame Research Committee. |
Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, 16.7 megapixel digital camera and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF, 16 bit depth. |
Scanning Technician |
Cliodhna Davis |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s64j0hqw |
Setname |
uu_afrc |
ID |
11224 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64j0hqw |