TESTING OF A FULL-SCALE ROTARY MICROFILTER FOR THE ENHANCED PROCESS FOR RADIONUCLIDES REMOVAL

Herman, D; David Stefanko, D; Michael Poirier, M; Samuel Fink, S

doi:10.2172/953475

Title: TESTING OF A FULL-SCALE ROTARY MICROFILTER FOR THE ENHANCED PROCESS FOR RADIONUCLIDES REMOVAL

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Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) researchers are investigating and developing a rotary microfilter for solid-liquid separation applications in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. One application involves use in the Enhanced Processes for Radionuclide Removal (EPRR) at the Savannah River Site (SRS). To assess this application, the authors performed rotary filter testing with a full-scale, 25-disk unit manufactured by SpinTek Filtration with 0.5 micron filter media manufactured by Pall Corporation. The filter includes proprietary enhancements by SRNL. The most recent enhancement is replacement of the filter's main shaft seal with a John Crane Type 28LD gas-cooled seal. The feed material was SRS Tank 8F simulated sludge blended with monosodium titanate (MST). Testing examined total insoluble solids concentrations of 0.06 wt % (126 hours of testing) and 5 wt % (82 hours of testing). The following are conclusions from this testing.

Authors:: Herman, D; David Stefanko, D; Michael Poirier, M; Samuel Fink, S

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009

Research Org.:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 953475

Report Number(s):: SRNL-STI-2009-00183
TRN: US1004020

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC09-08SR22470

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ULTRAFILTRATION; RADIOISOTOPES; REMOVAL; SAVANNAH RIVER; SLUDGES; PERFORMANCE TESTING; FILTERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANATES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING

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                    Herman, D, David Stefanko, D, Michael Poirier, M, and Samuel Fink, S. TESTING OF A FULL-SCALE ROTARY MICROFILTER FOR THE ENHANCED PROCESS FOR RADIONUCLIDES REMOVAL.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Herman, D, David Stefanko, D, Michael Poirier, M, & Samuel Fink, S. TESTING OF A FULL-SCALE ROTARY MICROFILTER FOR THE ENHANCED PROCESS FOR RADIONUCLIDES REMOVAL.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/953475

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                    Herman, D, David Stefanko, D, Michael Poirier, M, and Samuel Fink, S. 2009.  
        "TESTING OF A FULL-SCALE ROTARY MICROFILTER FOR THE ENHANCED PROCESS FOR RADIONUCLIDES REMOVAL".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/953475.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/953475.

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  abstractNote = {Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) researchers are investigating and developing a rotary microfilter for solid-liquid separation applications in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. One application involves use in the Enhanced Processes for Radionuclide Removal (EPRR) at the Savannah River Site (SRS). To assess this application, the authors performed rotary filter testing with a full-scale, 25-disk unit manufactured by SpinTek Filtration with 0.5 micron filter media manufactured by Pall Corporation. The filter includes proprietary enhancements by SRNL. The most recent enhancement is replacement of the filter's main shaft seal with a John Crane Type 28LD gas-cooled seal. The feed material was SRS Tank 8F simulated sludge blended with monosodium titanate (MST). Testing examined total insoluble solids concentrations of 0.06 wt % (126 hours of testing) and 5 wt % (82 hours of testing). The following are conclusions from this testing.},

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