Review of treatment for hazardous-waste streams (Chapter 21). Book chapter

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5608517

Grosse, D W

The publication will examine some of the practices being used or considered for use at on-site or commercial hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDF). Options for managing hazardous wastes containing heavy metals and/or cyanide compounds involve conventional treatment processes, recycle/reuse applications and waste minimization. Some of the technologies to be reviewed in this section include: precipitation applications such as hydroxide (e.g. lime, magnesium and iron oxyhydroxide), sulfide and carbonate systems; reduction techniques employing chromium, mercury and selenium reducing agents; adsorption/selection techniques using activated carbon ion exchange and hydrous solids; stabilization/fixation with discussion on applications, interferences and landfill design; cyanide destruction, including chemical oxidation (e.g. alkaline chlorination, ozonation/photolysis), electrolytic decompostion and incineration; and pollution prevention measures such as source reduction, recycling and reuse. Each of these options will be described in terms of effectiveness of treatment in removing the hazardous constituents of interest and characterization of the generated treatment residuals or in the case of waste minimization practices, the degree to which the constituents of concern are eliminated at the point of waste generation.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5608517
• Report Number(s): PB-91-191163/XAB; EPA--600/D-91/088
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADSORPTION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CYANIDES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
ION EXCHANGE
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
MINIMIZATION
OXIDATION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
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RECYCLING
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