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Title: Effect of pH on the destruction of complexants with ozone in Hanford nuclear waste

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OSTI ID:6075895

Chemical processing of nuclear waste at Hanford has generated some waste solutions with high concentration (0.1 to 0.5M) of N-(hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and other organic complexing agents. These complexants must be destroyed bacause they affect radionuclide migration in soils, waste concentration, radionuclide removal, and other waste storage and processing considerations. Previous studies on actual waste solutions demonstrated that preozonation of the alkaline waste significantly improved radionuclide removal. A series of bench-scale experiments using synthetic waste has been performed to determine the optimum pH for most efficient ozone destruction of EDTA. Ozonation of EDTA in synthetic waste was carried out over the pH range of 1 to 14. Potential catalytic materials were examined at different pH levels. The EDTA-ozone reaction rates and stoichiometric requirements were compared and evaluated for the varying conditions.

Research Organization:
Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Energy Systems Group
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-77RL01030
OSTI ID:
6075895
Report Number(s):
RHO-SA-203; CONF-8106119-2; ON: DE81029493; TRN: 81-015885
Resource Relation:
Conference: Northwest regional American Chemical Society meeting, Bozeman, MT, USA, 17 Jun 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English