Invention report: use of sugar to neutralize nitric acid waste liquors

Technical Report · Sun Nov 11 04:00:00 EST 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6892501· OSTI ID:6892501

Bray, L A; Martin, E C

A process is described for the use of sugar in the destruction of nitric acid in waste solutions. The efficiency of the denitration is found to be a function of temperature and moles of dissolved metal cations. The sugar may be used either in batch of continuous processes, does not require addition of anti-foam agents, and was estimated to reduce the chemical costs of present denitration operations by 50%.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (USA). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-1350
• OSTI ID: 6892501
• Report Number(s): HW-75565
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

052001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CARBOHYDRATES
CATIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COST
DENITRATION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
IONS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
NITRIC ACID
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
SACCHARIDES
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES