Kinetics experiments and bench-scale system: Background, design, and preliminary experiments

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6082644· OSTI ID:6082644

Rofer, C K

The project, Supercritical Water Oxidation of Hazardous Chemical Waste, is a Hazardous Waste Remedial Actions Program (HAZWRAP) Research and Development task being carried out by the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Its objective is to obtain information for use in understanding the basic technology and for scaling up and applying oxidation in supercritical water as a viable process for treating a variety of DOE-DP waste streams. This report gives the background and rationale for kinetics experiments on oxidation in supercritical water being carried out as a part of this HAZWRAP Research and Development task. It discusses supercritical fluid properties and their relevance to applying this process to the destruction of hazardous wastes. An overview is given of the small emerging industry based on applications of supercritical water oxidation. Factors that could lead to additional applications are listed. Modeling studies are described as a basis for the experimental design. The report describes plug flow reactor and batch reactor systems, and presents preliminary results. 28 refs., 4 figs., 5 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400; W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6082644
• Report Number(s): LA-11106-MS; DOE/HWP-42; ON: DE88000818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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