Alternative Technologies for the Destruction of Chemical Agents and Munitions (1993) / Chapter Skim
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Although this report does not offer recommendations for specific processes that the Army should pursue, it does suggest some general strategies. The committee identified two broad strategies that could be used to achieve demilitarization of agent and weapons, eliminate risks to surrounding communities from continued storage of agent, and dispose of waste streams appropriately and safely.
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High-pressure, wet air oxidation and high-pressure supercritical water oxidation can detoxify and demilitarize agent; however, some organic compounds remain. The waste gas stream contains organic chemical compounds and may require further treatment.
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One-step approaches for complete oxidation of agent include the following: the current baseline system plus charcoal-filter adsorption of flue gas; the current baseline system plus storage and certification of flue gas; low-temperature, liquid-phase oxidation; medium-temperature, high-pressure, wet air or supercritical water oxidation plus follow-up oxidation (chemical, biological, or with an At, ~ ~ afterburner) ; fluidized-bed or molten salt oxidation with the use of an afterburner; plasma arc or molten metal pyrolysis with an afterburner; and steam gasification with an afterburner.
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The baseline technology uses two internally fired kilns. There are several alternatives to this approach: the baseline kilns plus charcoal adsorption or gas storage and certification; externally heated kilns plus a new afterburner (types of afterburners that would not require internal firing include electncally heated catalytic combustion and supercritical water oxidations; and molten metal or plasma arc melting furnaces plus a new afterburner.
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