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... (This is in contrast to thewet air oxidation case shown previously, where a large excess of NaOH was used for pH control and most of the CO2 ended up in solution as sodium carbonate.) O'ygen-e~ched air (O2/N2 = 1:~)
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From page 282...
... x x >gg.gg~c Benzene x Biphenyl x 99.97 Butanol x Carbon tetrachloride x >96.53c Carbo~ylic acids x Carbo~ymethyl cellulose x Cellulose x Chlonnated dibenzo-p-dio~nns x >99.9999 Chlorobenzene x Chloroform x > 98.83c 2-Chlorophenol x >99.997c o-Chlorotoluene x x > gg.998c Cy~de x Cyclohexane x 99.97 DDT x 99.997 Decachlorobiphenyl x Dextrose x 99.6 Dibenzofurans x 3, 5-Dibromo-N-cyclohexyl-N methyltoluene-~, 2- diamine x Dibutyl phosphate x Dichloroacetic acid x Dichloroanisole x Dichlorobenzene x 4, 4'-Dichlorobiphenyl x 99.993 1, 2-Dichloroethylene x g9.99 Dichlorophenol x Dimethyl sulfoxide x Dimethy~formamide x 4 6-Dinitro - -cresol x 2, ~Dinitrotoluene x 99.9998 /
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From page 283...
... APPENDIX K TAB:LE K-1 Continued 283 Bench Pilot Destruction Organic Compound Scale Scale EfD'ciencyb, % Dipyri~lamole x Ethanol x Ethyl acetate x Ethylene chlorohydrin x Ethylene glycol x >99.ggg8c Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid x Fluorescein x x >99.9gg2c Hexachlorobenzene x Hexachlorocyclohexane x x > 99.9993c Hexachloropyclopentadiene x 99.99 Isooctane x Isopropanol x x Mercaptans x Methanol x x Methyl cellosolve x Methylene chloride x x Methyl ethyl ketone x 99.993 Nitrobenzene x > g9.g98c 2-Nitrophenol x ~Nitrophenol x Nitrotoluene x Octachlorostyrene x Octadecanoic acid magnesium salt x Pentachiorobenzene x Pentachiorobenzonitrile Pentachloropyndine Phenol Sotlium hexanoate Sodium propionate Sucrose Tetrachlorobenzene x x x x x x x
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From page 284...
... 284 TABLE K-1 Continued Organic Compound Bench Pilot Scale Scale Tetrach~loroethylene Tetrapropylene H Toluene Tributyl phosphate Trichlorobenzenes 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane 1, 1, 2-Trichloroethane Trichloroethylene Trichlorophenol Trifluoroacetic add 1, 3, 7-TrimethylxanthiIle Urea o-Xylene ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Destruction Efficient, % x x x x x x x x x x x x x 99.99 99.99 > 99.9999r > 99.981C 99.93 Complex Mixed Wastes/Products (Bench-Scale Tests) Adumbran Bacillus stearot1~ermophilus (heat-resistant spores)
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From page 285...
... C Alumina Ammonium chlorides Ammonium sulfate Boric acid Bromides Calcium carbonated Calcium chlorides Calcium oxides Calcium phosphates Calcium sulfated Fluorides Heavy metal oxides Hydrochloric acids Iron Iron oxides Lithium sulfate Magnesium oxide Magnesium phosphate Magnesium dulfate Mercuric chloride Potassium bicarbonates Potassium carbonated Potassium chlorides Potassium sulfated Silica Sodium carbonated Sodium chlorides Sodium hydroxides Sodium nitrate Sodi~ nitrite Sodium sulfated Soil Sulfite, elemental Titanium dioxide a Sources: Thomason et al.
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Key Terms

  • supercritical water
  • acetic acid
  • water oxidation
  • wet air
  • destruction efficiency

  • air oxidation
  • sodium carbonate
  • organic compound
  • sodium hydroxide


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