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Title: Integrated chemical/biological treatment of paint stripper mixed waste: Metals toxicity and separation

Abstract

The DOE complex has generated vast quantities of complex heterogeneous mixed wastes. Paint stripper waste (PSW) is a complex waste that arose from decontamination and decommissioning activities. It contains paint stripper, cheesecloth, cellulose-based paints with Pb and Cr, and suspect Pu. Los Alamos National Laboratory has 150--200 barrels of PSW and other national laboratories such as Rocky Flats Plant have many more barrels of heterogeneous waste. Few technologies exist that can treat this complex waste. Our approach to solving this problem is the integration of two established technologies: biodegradation and metals chelation.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
88819
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-95-1390; CONF-950877-13
ON: DE95012055; TRN: 95:017611
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 3. American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) biennial mixed waste symposium, Baltimore, MD (United States), 7-11 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; BIODEGRADATION; METALS; CHELATING AGENTS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; DECONTAMINATION; DECOMMISSIONING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT

Citation Formats

Vanderberg-Twary, L, Grumbine, R K, Foreman, T, Hanners, J L, Brainard, J R, Sauer, N N, and Unkefer, P J. Integrated chemical/biological treatment of paint stripper mixed waste: Metals toxicity and separation. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Vanderberg-Twary, L, Grumbine, R K, Foreman, T, Hanners, J L, Brainard, J R, Sauer, N N, & Unkefer, P J. Integrated chemical/biological treatment of paint stripper mixed waste: Metals toxicity and separation. United States.
Vanderberg-Twary, L, Grumbine, R K, Foreman, T, Hanners, J L, Brainard, J R, Sauer, N N, and Unkefer, P J. 1995. "Integrated chemical/biological treatment of paint stripper mixed waste: Metals toxicity and separation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/88819.
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title = {Integrated chemical/biological treatment of paint stripper mixed waste: Metals toxicity and separation},
author = {Vanderberg-Twary, L and Grumbine, R K and Foreman, T and Hanners, J L and Brainard, J R and Sauer, N N and Unkefer, P J},
abstractNote = {The DOE complex has generated vast quantities of complex heterogeneous mixed wastes. Paint stripper waste (PSW) is a complex waste that arose from decontamination and decommissioning activities. It contains paint stripper, cheesecloth, cellulose-based paints with Pb and Cr, and suspect Pu. Los Alamos National Laboratory has 150--200 barrels of PSW and other national laboratories such as Rocky Flats Plant have many more barrels of heterogeneous waste. Few technologies exist that can treat this complex waste. Our approach to solving this problem is the integration of two established technologies: biodegradation and metals chelation.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/88819}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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