Environmental Fate of Hydrazine Fuels in Aqueous and Soil Environments
Abstract
The fate of chemicals in aqueous environments is determined by diverse processes: chemical degradation, physical phase transfer, and dilution or dispersion. The study focused on the uncatalyzed aqueous decomposition (distilled, sea, and pond water) of hydrazine fuels. Despite their hypergolic nature, these fuels are remarkably stable in uncatalyzed aqueous solutions. Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) were found to be extremely stable in distilled water, and had slow half-lives (10-14 days) in ponds and seawaters. As this study minimized biological decomposition and phase transfer losses, the aqueous half-lives of 10-14 days are very conservative figures and represent worst case situations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA125813
Entities
People
- Barbara A. Braun
- Joseph A. Zirrolli