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... Some catalyst development and pilot plant work would be required. _ OILIER PROCESSES Hydrogenation Processes Technology descnptiow Catalytic hydrogenation is very widely practiced, particularly in the of} industry.
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... Conversion amounts, for example, for sulfur removal, can be high. Test work would be needed to demonstrate the extremely high levels of destruction required for chemical agents.
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... The product streams are small in volume compared with those of oxidation processes; they could be retained easily for certification before release. The major disadvantages are as follows: The three chemical warfare agents would probably require the development of three catalysts; some of the heteroatoms would be expected to be poisons for normal hydrogenation catalysts, nitrogen and phosphorus in particular.
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  • chemical weapons
  • materials containing
  • agent destruction
  • combustion products
  • chemical agents

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  • gas streams
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  • probably require

  • plant work
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  • form ethane
  • catalytic oxidation
  • operating conditions
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  • gaseous waste


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