Removal of uranium and priority pollutant metals from Fernald Environmental Management Project wastewater utilizing potassium ferrate

Conference · Thu Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5785481

Hampshire, L H ^[1]; Potts, M E ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Environmental Management Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
2. Analytical Development Corp., Colorado Springs, CO (United States)

A side-by-side treatment comparison between calcium hydroxide and TRU/Clear {reg sign} 4'', a potassium ferrate based wastewater treatment chemical, was performed in a process wastewater and stormwater treatment facility. Results from the full-scale plant testing demonstrated that potassium ferrate could achieve the same treatment levels as calcium hydroxide while generating 55% less sludge than the calcium hydroxide treatment. The testing also showed that utilization of potassium ferrate would minimize the volume of sludge generated and assist in the reduction of total waste management costs associated with storage, monitoring, transportation, and final disposition of generated sludge.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Environmental Management Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-86OR21600
• OSTI ID: 5785481
• Report Number(s): FEMP-2244; CONF-920307-9; ON: DE92007310
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management '92, Tucson, AZ (United States), 1-5 Mar 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
FEED MATERIALS PRODUCTION CENTER
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
URANIUM
REMOVAL
WASTE WATER
DECONTAMINATION
FERRATES
WATER TREATMENT
ACTINIDES
CLEANING
ELEMENTS
FEED MATERIALS PLANTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
IRON COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing
053002 - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects- Radioactive Effluents- (1992-)