Engineering-scale destruction of organics at Savannah River Site using the silver(II) ion

Conference · Wed Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5542903

Fleischman, S D; Pierce, R A

Electrochemical destruction of organics to carbon dioxide, water, and inorganic salts using the silver(II) ion as an oxidizer has been demonstrated at the Savannah River Site (SRS) on a laboratory scale. An engineering-scale facility has been constructed at SRS for a process demonstration of the technology using benzene. Organic destruction rates, cell efficiencies and off gas generation will be related to key process variables. Electrocell design, peripheral support equipment, engineering considerations, safety issues, and operating parameters will be discussed. Future test plans and the impact of early results on the direction of the organics destruction program at SRS will also be addressed.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5542903
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-91-192; CONF-911047-18; ON: DE92009776
• Resource Relation: Conference: 180. meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 13-18 Oct 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
BENZENE
DIFFUSION
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
NITRIC ACID
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SILVER IONS
AROMATICS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IONS
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US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
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