Explosives Removal from Munitions Wastewaters

Abstract

Pilot plant studies conducted at the Iowa Ammunition Plant, Burlington, Iowa, have demonstrated a safe, practical and economical polymeric adsorption process for removing trinitrotoluene (TNT) and other hazardous explosive materials, such as DNT and nitrocresols, from waste streams. The loaded absorbent can be regenerated with solvent. To minimize operating costs, the solvent can be easily recovered for reuse, leaving only a concentrated aqueous sludge of explosive contaminants for ultimate disposal. As a result of the success of this pilot-scale study, full-scale demonstration installations of the process are being planned for several ordnance plants in this country.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015602

Entities

People

  • B. W. Stevens
  • J. M. Nystrom
  • R. K. Andren
  • R. P. Mcdonnell

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electron Microscopes
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Explosives
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Organic Materials
  • Pilot Plants
  • Pilot Studies
  • Polymers
  • Resins
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Waste Products
  • Waste Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design