Precipitate hydrolysis process for the removal of organic compounds from nuclear waste slurries
Abstract
A process for removing organic compounds from a nuclear waste slurry comprising reacting a mixture of radioactive waste precipitate slurry and an acid in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a copper (II) catalyst whereby the organic compounds in the precipitate slurry are hydrolyzed to form volatile organic compounds which are separated from the reacting mixture. The resulting waste slurry, containing less than 10 percent of the orginal organic compounds, is subsequently blended with high level radioactive sludge and transferred to a virtrification facility for processing into borosilicate glass for long-term storage.
- Inventors:
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- Elkton, MD
- Augusta, GA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867005
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4840765
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- precipitate; hydrolysis; process; removal; organic; compounds; nuclear; waste; slurries; removing; slurry; comprising; reacting; mixture; radioactive; acid; presence; catalytically; effective; amount; copper; ii; catalyst; whereby; hydrolyzed; form; volatile; separated; resulting; containing; 10; percent; orginal; subsequently; blended; level; sludge; transferred; virtrification; facility; processing; borosilicate; glass; long-term; storage; term storage; comprising reacting; catalytically effective; form volatile; slurry comprising; effective amount; organic compound; organic compounds; radioactive waste; nuclear waste; volatile organic; long-term storage; silicate glass; level radioactive; removing organic; reacting mixture; waste slurry; hydrolysis process; borosilicate glass; /376/210/423/976/
Citation Formats
Doherty, Joseph P, and Marek, James C. Precipitate hydrolysis process for the removal of organic compounds from nuclear waste slurries. United States: N. p., 1989.
Web.
Doherty, Joseph P, & Marek, James C. Precipitate hydrolysis process for the removal of organic compounds from nuclear waste slurries. United States.
Doherty, Joseph P, and Marek, James C. Sun .
"Precipitate hydrolysis process for the removal of organic compounds from nuclear waste slurries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867005.
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title = {Precipitate hydrolysis process for the removal of organic compounds from nuclear waste slurries},
author = {Doherty, Joseph P and Marek, James C},
abstractNote = {A process for removing organic compounds from a nuclear waste slurry comprising reacting a mixture of radioactive waste precipitate slurry and an acid in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a copper (II) catalyst whereby the organic compounds in the precipitate slurry are hydrolyzed to form volatile organic compounds which are separated from the reacting mixture. The resulting waste slurry, containing less than 10 percent of the orginal organic compounds, is subsequently blended with high level radioactive sludge and transferred to a virtrification facility for processing into borosilicate glass for long-term storage.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/867005},
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place = {United States},
year = {1989},
month = {1}
}
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