Effluents from Alternative Demilitarization Technologies
By: edited by Francis W. Holm
Series: NATO Science Series, 1. Disarmament Technologies, 1389-1820 -- 22; NATO science series -- 22.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint; Springer
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9789401153102
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Prague, Czech Republic, October 13-15, 1997
Description: The book assesses a broad range of effluents (process residues) from a selection of worldwide technologies that have been proposed as alternatives to incineration for the remediation and destruction of chemical warfare agents and associated <em>matériel</em>. Treatment of metal parts and explosive or energetic materials are considered. The alternative technologies are grouped into three categories, based on process bulk operating temperature: low (0-200°C), medium (200-600°C) and high (600-3500°C). Reaction types considered include neutralisation, biodegradation, hydrolysis, electrochemical oxidation, supercritical water oxidation, wet air oxidation, plasma reactions, gasification, hydrogenation, pyrolysis, and many more. These categories include a broad spectrum of processes, some of which have been studied only in the laboratory and some of which are in commercial use for the destruction of hazardous and toxic wastes. The book will provide engineers and decision makers with an understanding of the waste management issues and environmental permit status of alternative technologies.