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Microbial aspects of gas generation from low level radioactive waste simulant

Abstract

This report details the experimental work undertaken to further the understanding of the kinetics of methanogenesis associated with radioactive LLW disposal. A series of treatments were established by inoculating a LLW simulant and investigating the kinetics of methanogenesis in small Wheaton bottles. Treatments were set up to study the effects of waste compaction, the addition of metal to the simulant, the initial aerobic phase, pH and temperature on gas production. A separate experiment was also established to determine whether cellulose in the simulant acted as a biogas precursor. Results are presented from the head space gas analysis and the solid and liquid phase analyses undertaken over a 600 day period. (Author).
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
DOE-HMIP-RR-92/087; AEA-D and R-0422.
Reference Number:
SCA: 052002; PA: AIX-24:030589; SN: 93000956031
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; BIODEGRADATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; AEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; GAS ANALYSIS; PH VALUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; 052002; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
Sponsoring Organizations:
Department of the Environment, London (United Kingdom). Her Majesty`s Inspectorate of Pollution
OSTI ID:
10132191
Research Organizations:
AEA Environment and Energy, Harwell (United Kingdom)
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93619582; CNN: Contract PECD-7/9/511; TRN: GB9204606030589
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
[79] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Kidby, D W, and Billington, R S. Microbial aspects of gas generation from low level radioactive waste simulant. United Kingdom: N. p., 1992. Web.
Kidby, D W, & Billington, R S. Microbial aspects of gas generation from low level radioactive waste simulant. United Kingdom.
Kidby, D W, and Billington, R S. 1992. "Microbial aspects of gas generation from low level radioactive waste simulant." United Kingdom.
@misc{etde_10132191,
title = {Microbial aspects of gas generation from low level radioactive waste simulant}
author = {Kidby, D W, and Billington, R S}
abstractNote = {This report details the experimental work undertaken to further the understanding of the kinetics of methanogenesis associated with radioactive LLW disposal. A series of treatments were established by inoculating a LLW simulant and investigating the kinetics of methanogenesis in small Wheaton bottles. Treatments were set up to study the effects of waste compaction, the addition of metal to the simulant, the initial aerobic phase, pH and temperature on gas production. A separate experiment was also established to determine whether cellulose in the simulant acted as a biogas precursor. Results are presented from the head space gas analysis and the solid and liquid phase analyses undertaken over a 600 day period. (Author).}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}