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Title: DENITRATION OF PUREX WASTES WITH SUGAR

Abstract

A process was developed for the destruction of HNO/sub 3/ in Purex-type waste solutions using sugar. Polyhydroxy compounds such as sucrose, fructose, glucose, and crude syrups such as black strap molasses rapidly and controllably decompose HNO/sub 3/ in aqueous solutions at temperatures above approximately 85 deg C. The number of moles of HNO/sub 3/ destroyed per mole of sugar fed is a function of the temperature of reaction and the moles of dissolved multivalent metal cations (such as iron and chromium). The efficiency of HNO/sub 3/ destruction does not vary with acid concentration over the range of 0.5 to 8 M. However, destruction of acid does vary with iron concentration. Approximately 12 to 20 moles of HNO/sub 3/ are destroyed per mole of sucrose fed as the iron concentration increases from 0 to 1 M. Products of the denitration reaction are all gaseous, consisting of oxides of carbon and nitrogen. The process was successfully tested in the high level hot cells, the cold pilot plant denitration unit, and in the Purex plant. (P.C.H.)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
4021182
Report Number(s):
HW-76973(Rev.)
NSA Number:
NSA-18-019445
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(45-1)-1350
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
WASTE DISPOSAL AND PROCESSING; CARBON OXIDES; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; PUREX PROCESS; SUGARS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE SOLUTIONS; WATER

Citation Formats

Bray, L A. DENITRATION OF PUREX WASTES WITH SUGAR. United States: N. p., 1963. Web. doi:10.2172/4021182.
Bray, L A. DENITRATION OF PUREX WASTES WITH SUGAR. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/4021182
Bray, L A. 1963. "DENITRATION OF PUREX WASTES WITH SUGAR". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/4021182. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4021182.
@article{osti_4021182,
title = {DENITRATION OF PUREX WASTES WITH SUGAR},
author = {Bray, L A},
abstractNote = {A process was developed for the destruction of HNO/sub 3/ in Purex-type waste solutions using sugar. Polyhydroxy compounds such as sucrose, fructose, glucose, and crude syrups such as black strap molasses rapidly and controllably decompose HNO/sub 3/ in aqueous solutions at temperatures above approximately 85 deg C. The number of moles of HNO/sub 3/ destroyed per mole of sugar fed is a function of the temperature of reaction and the moles of dissolved multivalent metal cations (such as iron and chromium). The efficiency of HNO/sub 3/ destruction does not vary with acid concentration over the range of 0.5 to 8 M. However, destruction of acid does vary with iron concentration. Approximately 12 to 20 moles of HNO/sub 3/ are destroyed per mole of sucrose fed as the iron concentration increases from 0 to 1 M. Products of the denitration reaction are all gaseous, consisting of oxides of carbon and nitrogen. The process was successfully tested in the high level hot cells, the cold pilot plant denitration unit, and in the Purex plant. (P.C.H.)},
doi = {10.2172/4021182},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4021182}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1963},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1963}
}