Controlled air incineration of hazardous chemical waste at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. [Polychlorinated biphenyl, pentachlorophenol]
An incineration system, originally demonstrated as a transuranic (TRU) waste volume-reduction process, is described. The production-scale controlled air incinerator using commercially available equipment and technology was modified for solid radioactive waste service. The same incinerator and offgas treatment system has been modified further for use in evaluating the destruction of hazardous liquid wastes such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hazardous solid wastes such as pentachlorophenol (PCP)-treated wood. Results of a PCP-treated wood incineration test show a PCP destruction efficiency of greater than 99.99% in the primary chamber for the operating conditions investigated. Conditions and results for this test are described.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5230139
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-82-571; CONF-820303-30; ON: DE82011974; TRN: 82-016099
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste management conference, Tucson, AZ, USA, 8 Mar 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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