Engineering development and demonstration of DETOX{sup SM} wet oxidation for mixed waste treatment
DETOX{sup SM}, a catalyzed chemical oxidation process, is under development for treatment of hazardous and mixed wastes at Department of Energy sites. To support this effort, developmental engineering studies have been formed for aspects of the process to help ensure safe and effective operation. Subscale agitation studies have been preformed to identify a suitable mixing head and speed for the primary reaction vessel agitator. Mechanisms for feeding solid waste materials to the primary reaction vessel have been investigated. Filtration to remove solid field process residue, and the use of various filtration aids, has been studied. Extended compatibility studies on the materials of construction have been performed. Due to a change to Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) for the mixed waste portion of the demonstration, types of wastes suitable and appropriate for treatment at RFETS had to be chosen. A Prototype unit has been fabricated and will be demonstrated on hazardous and mixed wastes at Savannah River Site (SRS) and RFETS during 1997 and 1998. The unit is in shakedown testing at present. Data validation and an engineering evaluation will be performed during the demonstration.
- Research Organization:
- Delphi Research Inc., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 650180
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/FETC/C-98/73; CONF-9703128-; ON: DE98051217; NC: NONE; TRN: 98:010150
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste Management `97, Tuscon (Azerbaijan), 2-6 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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