EM-31 ALTERNATIVE AND ENHANCED CHEMICAL CLEANING PROGRAM FOR SLUDGE HEEL REMOVAL - 11220 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title EM-31 ALTERNATIVE AND ENHANCED CHEMICAL CLEANING PROGRAM FOR SLUDGE HEEL REMOVAL - 11220

Creator

  • Author: King, W.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Hay, M.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Wiersma, B.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Author: Pennebaker, F.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: Savannah River Site (S.C.)
    Place of Publication: United States
    Additional Info: SRS

Date

  • Creation: 2010-12-10

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Mixtures of oxalic acid with nitric acid have been shown to be superior to oxalic acid alone for the dissolution of iron-rich High Level Waste sludge heels. Optimized conditions resulting in minimal oxalate usage and stoichiometric iron dissolution (based on added oxalate ion) have been determined for hematite (a primary sludge iron phase) in oxalic/nitric acid mixtures. The acid mixtures performed better than expected based on the solubility of hematite in the individual acids through a synergistic effect in which the preferred 1:1 Fe:oxalate complex is formed. This allows for the minimization of oxalate additions to the waste stream. Carbon steel corrosion rates were measured in oxalic/nitric acid mixtures to evaluate the impacts of chemical cleaning with these solutions on waste tank integrity. Manageable corrosion rates were observed in the concentration ranges of interest for an acid contact timescale of 1 month. Kinetics tests involving hematite and gibbsite (a primary sludge aluminum phase) have confirmed that {ge}90% solids dissolution occurs within 3 weeks. Based on these results, the chemical cleaning conditions recommended to promote minimal oxalate usage and manageable corrosion include: 0.5 wt. % oxalic acid/0.175 M nitric acid mixture, 50 C, 2-3 week contact time with agitation.

Subject

  • Keyword: Gibbsite
  • Keyword: Minimization
  • STI Subject Categories: 36 Materials Science
  • Keyword: Wastes
  • Keyword: Solubility
  • Keyword: Nitric Acid
  • Keyword: Cleaning
  • Keyword: Tanks
  • STI Subject Categories: 12 Management Of Radioactive Wastes, And Non-Radioactive Wastes From Nuclear Facilities
  • Keyword: Hematite
  • Keyword: Oxalic Acid
  • Keyword: Corrosion
  • Keyword: Oxalates
  • Keyword: Kinetics
  • Keyword: Iron
  • Keyword: Aluminium
  • Keyword: Dissolution
  • Keyword: Removal
  • Keyword: Sludges
  • Keyword: Carbon Steels
  • Keyword: Waste Management
  • Keyword: Mixtures

Source

  • Conference: Waste Management Conference 2011

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Article

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Report No.: SRNL-STI-2010-00736
  • Grant Number: DE-AC09-08SR22470
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 1001185
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc837624

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