Laboratory Study on Feasibility of Munitions Wastewater Treatment by Adsorption-Oxidation. Supplement
Abstract
This report is a supplement of the main report on the Laboratory Study on feasibility of Munitions Wastewater Treatment by Adsorption-Oxidation. Based on the results of the study, the existence of adsorption-oxidation effect was demonstrated using experimental data on the removal of TNT; it was also concluded that a lack of reactivity of RDX and HMX towards ozone was seemingly responsible for the absence of the adsorption-oxidation effect in their cases. This supplemental report presents the results of a preliminary investigation on the effects of using an advanced adsorption-oxidation technique on munitions waste treatment. The technique is based on the concept of increasing the reactivity of an organic material towards ozone by exposing the material to ultraviolet (UV) radiation during ozonation. Batch experiments were performed on solutions of TNT, RDX, and HMX to demonstrate the increased rate of reaction of an organic with ozone in the presence of ultraviolet radiation; continuous flow experiments were conducted to show the enhanced adsorption-oxidation effect with ultraviolet radiation and ozonation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 31, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA020744
Entities
People
- K. K. Jain
Organizations
- General Electric