Cleaning of Residues from Equipment Surfaces After Demilitarization of Arsenical-Based Munitions and Fill Materiels

Abstract

This report summarizes efforts to select and validate a cleaning reagent to be used in demilitarization operations. In demilitarization operations involving the chemical neutralization of arsenic-containing chemical warfare agents with sodium permanganate, the equipment becomes coated with deposits which are primarily manganese dioxide. These deposits must be removed from the equipment on a regular basis to prevent leaks and maintain operational tempo. An oxidative aqueous-based reagent identified as HPO2(tm) reagent (U.S. Patent Number 6,960,701; all rights reserved) was found to be the best cleaning reagent in these demilitarization operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474404

Entities

People

  • Aaron K. Flowers
  • H. D. Durst
  • Janet C. Fouse
  • Jill L. Ruth
  • Kevin M. Morrissey
  • Richard L. Cheicante

Organizations

  • Leidos

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arsenicals
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Chemistry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Manganese
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Munitions
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Weapons

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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Economics
  • Environmental Engineering.