Quantitative measurement of cyanide species in simulated ferrocyanide Hanford waste

Conference · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10137423· OSTI ID:10139314

Bryan, S A; Pool, K H; Matheson, J D

Analytical methods for the quantification of cyanide species in Hanford simulated high-level radioactive waste were pursued in this work. Methods studied include infrared spectroscopy (solid state and solution), Raman spectroscopy, Moessbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy-electron dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and ion chromatography. Of these, infrared, Raman, X-ray diffraction, and ion chromatography techniques show promise in the concentration range of interest. Quantitation limits for these latter four techniques were demonstrated to be approximately 0.1 wt% (as cyanide) using simulated Hanford wastes.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10139314
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-21453; CONF-930205-33; ON: DE93009479
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management `93,Tucson, AZ (United States),28 Feb - 4 Mar 1993; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CYANIDES
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
FERROCYANIDES
SIMULATION
OXIDATION
HANFORD RESERVATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INFRARED SPECTROMETERS
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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CHROMATOGRAPHY
TANKS
NITRATES
NITRITES
FLAMMABILITY
EXPLOSIONS
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WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
HEALTH AND SAFETY