Photochemical oxidation: A solution for the mixed waste dilemma
- Vulcan Peroxidation Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (United States); and others
Numerous technologies are available to remove organic contamination from water or wastewater. A variety of techniques also exist that are used to neutralize radioactive waste. However, few technologies can satisfactorily address the treatment of mixed organic/radioactive waste without creating unacceptable secondary waste products or resulting in extremely high treatment costs. An innovative solution to the mixed waste problem is on-site photochemical oxidation. Liquid-phase photochemical oxidation has a long- standing history of successful application to the destruction of organic compounds. By using photochemical oxidation, the organic contaminants are destroyed on-site leaving the water, with radionuclides, that can be reused or disposed of as appropriate. This technology offers advantages that include zero air emissions, no solid or liquid waste formation, and relatively low treatment cost. Discussion of the photochemical process will be described, and several case histories from recent design testing, including cost analyses for the resulting full-scale installations, will be presented as examples.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 240895
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951209-; ON: DE96005882; TRN: 96:013554
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 17. low-level radioactive waste management conference, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 12-14 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: 17th annual US Department of Energy low-level radioactive waste management conference; Lake, D. [ed.]; PB: 480 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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