Tunable hybrid plasma decomposition of dilute concentrations of CC14 in air

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6590873

Truex, M J ^[1]; Bromberg, L; Cohn, D R; Koch, M; Patrick, R M; Thomas, P ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Fusion Center

At the Department of Energy Hanford site, a large quantity of the industrial solvent carbon tetrachloride (CC14) was used and subsequently disposed of in leaching fields. Efforts under the Volatile Organic Compound - Arid Integrated Demonstration Program (VOC-Arid ID) are directed at vapor extraction of carbon tetrachloride from the ground and its subsequent decomposition in the contaminated humid air stream. We are developing a mobile electron-beam driven plasma reactor for versatile efficient on-site decomposition of CC14 and other VOCs in carrier gases at atmospheric pressure. The decomposition of the VOCs could result in the generation of CO[sub 2], light hydrocarbons, and reactive chlorine compounds. The latter dissolve and/or dissociate in aqueous solutions.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6590873
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-21710; CONF-930160-7; ON: DE93007993
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. semi-annual Office of Technology Development (OTD) information meeting, Houston, TX (United States), 26-28 Jan 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
DECOMPOSITION
EXTRACTION
SOILS
REMEDIAL ACTION
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
CHEMICAL REACTORS
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRON BEAMS
HANFORD RESERVATION
BEAMS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
LEPTON BEAMS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE BEAMS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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US ERDA
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540250* - Environment
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