Molten Salt Oxidation: A Thermal Technology for Waste Treatment and Demilitarization

Conference · Thu Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:15005323

Hsu, P C; Watkins, B; Pruneda, C; Kwak, S

MSO is a good alternative to incineration for the treatment of a variety of organic wastes including obsolete explosives, low-level mixed waste streams, PCB contaminated oils, spent resins and carbon. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has demonstrated the MSO process for the effective destruction of explosives, explosives-contaminated materials, and other wastes on a 1.5 kg/hr bench-scale unit and in an integrated MSO facility capable of treating 8 kg/hr of low-level radioactive mixed wastes. LLNL, under the direction and support of the Joint Demilitarization Technology (JDT) program, is currently building an integrated MSO plant for destroying explosives, explosives-contaminated sludge and explosives-contaminated activated charcoal. In a parallel effort, LLNL also provides technical support to DOE for the implementation of the MSO technology at industrial scale at Richland, Washington. Over 30 waste streams have been demonstrated with LLNL-built MSO systems. In this paper we will present our latest experimental data, our operational experience with MSO and also discuss its process capabilities.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 15005323
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-142013; TRN: US0305355
• Resource Relation: Conference: 19th Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force 30th Propellant Development & Characterization and 19th Safety& Environment Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO (US), 09/24/2001--09/28/2001; Other Information: PBD: 23 Aug 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
MOLTEN SALTS
OXIDATION
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE OILS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
PERFORMANCE