Waste Acid Detoxification and Reclamation

Abstract

A prototype Waste Acid Detoxification and Recovery System (WADR(TradeMark)), originally developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for Tinker Air Force Base, was tested at the Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York. The unit demonstrated the ability to concentrate waste acids produced by plating operations at the Arsenal so that they may be recycled. Currently, waste acids at the Arsenal are not concentrated enough to be recycled and must be disposed of. The WADR(TradeMark) unit typically produced recycled acids at a concentration 8% higher than the incoming waste acid allowing the acid to be recycled back to process. Economic analysis on the installation of the WADR(TradeMark) system at the Arsenal indicates that over $100,000 per year may be saved over the current method of waste acid handling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADP017704

Entities

People

  • Evan Jones
  • Jason Modrell
  • Philip Darcy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Boiling
  • Boiling Point
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detoxification
  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Models
  • Heavy Metals
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • New York
  • Plating
  • Reclamation
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.