Cyanide Disposal by Ozone Oxidation.
Abstract
Aqueous cyanide and complexed metal cyanide wastes from the Air Force's routine electroplating operations and color photographic film processing require extensive treatment to satisfy stringent water quality standards. A process was developed by laboratory experimentation using ozone for the total destruction of cyanide and metal cyanide complexes. Mass transfer and kinetic rate constants were determined by experimentation. A pilot scale prototype was designed, fabricated, and operated to destroy actual Air Force cyanide wastes. In all cases, cyanide concentration in the effluent was reduced to below the detectable limit. A conceptual design of a full scale system to treat electroplating waste is included. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0775152
Entities
People
- Charles E. Mauk
- H. William Prengle Jr.
- Richard L. Garrison