Tertiary Treatment of Effluent from Holston AAP (Army Ammunition Plant) Industrial Liquid Waste Treatment Facility. 3. Ultraviolet Radiation and Ozone Studies. TNT, RDX, HMX, TAX, and SEX

Abstract

Destruction of TNT, RDX, HMX, TAX, and SEX by ultraviolet (UV) radiation and by ozone has been studied in the batch mode. Ultraviolet radiation alone is effective for removal of the nitramines, but not TNT, while ozone alone does not react readily with any of the munitions. Combined UV-ozone treatment is effective for destruction of TNT. An analysis of power requirements suggests that UV treatment in the tertiary mode may be useful for destruction of nitramines in wastewater, while combined UV-ozone may be suitable for removal of TNT from small, clean process streams.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137672

Entities

People

  • W. D. Burrows

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Decomposition
  • Equations
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Liquids
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen Compounds
  • Organic Compounds
  • Organic Nitrogen Compounds
  • Radiation
  • Rdx
  • Ultraviolet Radiation
  • Waste Treatment

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  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Environmental Engineering.