Elimination of organic contamination in mixed waste without by-product generation using photochemical oxidation
- Vulcan Peroxidation Systems Inc., Tucson, AZ (United States)
- Peroxidation Systeme GmbH, Langen (Germany)
Numerous technologies are available to successfully remove organic contamination from water and wastewater. A variety of techniques also exist that are used to treat radioactive waste. However, few technologies can satisfactorily address the treatment of mixed organic/radioactive waste without creating unacceptable waste products or resulting in extremely high treatment costs. An innovative solution to the mixed waste problem is photochemical oxidation. Liquid-phase photochemical oxidation has a long-standing history of successful application to the destruction of organic compounds. With the application of this technology, the organic contaminants are destroyed on-site leaving the water, with radionuclides, that can be reused or disposed of as appropriate. Photochemical oxidation offers process advantages that include zero air emissions, no solid or liquid waste formation, and relatively low treatment cost. Case histories from design testing, including full-scale cost analyses, are presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 220966
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950917--; ISBN 0-7918-1219-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Treatment of mixed organic/radioactive waste using on-site photochemical oxidation
Destruction of organic contaminants in industrial wastewater using oil coalescence and photochemical oxidation (UV/ozone) technologies