Laboratory Study of Pyrolysis of Explosive Contaminated Waste

Abstract

Army ammunition plants dispose of large quantities of neat explosives and chemical and explosive contaminated waste by either open air burning or incineration. These disposal techniques do not take advantage of the potential fuel value (7000 BTU/lb (15.7 MJ/kg)) of these wastes. This laboratory study was conducted to investigate the feasibility of utilizing a pyrolytic process to convert explosive contaminated waste into a useable, storable fuel. The study consisted of a series of laboratory scale pyrolysis runs on explosive contaminated waste. The data points for the runs were 0, 0.5, 1, and 2% explosive contamination by weight. The results of the study indicate that AAP waste can be safely processed with no adverse environmental impact, to produce a storable fuel having a heat content of 14,000 BTU/lb (31.3 MJ/kg) with an energy conversion efficiency of approximately 70%.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA066973

Entities

People

  • J. A. Knight
  • L. W. Elston
  • R. Scola

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Calorific Value
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Energy
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fluids
  • Fuels
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • New York
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Solid Waste
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.