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Bench scale silver recovery unit for the MEO system

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/250509· OSTI ID:250509
Mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO) is a process for treating low-level radioactive, organic, mixed wastes. When treating chlorinated organic compounds, MEO generates AgCl which needs to be recovered, converted into AgNO{sub 3}, and sent back to MEO for reuse. A silver recovery process developed in the lab-scale unit has been scaled up to bench scale 30 times bigger; conversion efficiencies are 98% for both. This paper reports the operational experience of the bench scale unit.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
250509
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID--123602; ON: DE96012237
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English