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Evaluation of filter media for clarification of partially dissolved residues containing plutonium

Description: A common process in the chemical industry employs the leaching of a desirable component from an insoluble substrate, followed by filtration to produce a clarified solution of the desirable component and a discardable residue. The work described here involved evaluating sintered metal filter media for separating dissolved plutonium from undissolved residues generated at various locations owned by the Department of Energy throughout the United States. The work was performed during a six-week assi… more
Date: October 9, 1989
Creator: Foley, E.S.
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Control of indoor radon and radon progeny concentrations

Description: There are three general categories of techniques for the control of radon and radon progeny concentrations in indoor air - restriction of radon entry, reduction of indoor radon concentrations by ventilation or air cleaning, and removal of airborne radon progeny. The predominant radon entry process in most residences appears to be pressure driven flow of soil gas through cracks or other openings in the basement, slab, or subfloor. Sealing these openings or ventilation of the subslab or subfloor … more
Date: May 1, 1985
Creator: Sextro, R.G.
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Water chemistry and phytoplankton field and laboratory procedures

Description: The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide for persons using these techniques in water quality studies and as a written record of the methods used in this laboratory at this time. It is anticipated that the manual will be updated frequently as new methods are added and the present ones are further refined. The present methods are all used routinely and have been in regular use for a year or longer. This manual is specifically written as a guide for the collection and analysis of lake wat… more
Date: December 1, 1979
Creator: Davis, C.O. & Simmons, M.S. (eds.)
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Fire protection countermeasures for containment ventilation systems

Description: The goal of this project is to find countermeasures to protect High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters, in exit ventilation ducts, from the heat and smoke generated by fire. Initially, methods were developed to cool fire-heated air by fine water spray upstream of the filters. It was recognized that smoke aerosol exposure to HEPA filters could also cause disruption of the containment system. Through testing and analysis, several methods to partially mitigate the smoke exposure to the HEPA… more
Date: August 25, 1980
Creator: Alvares, N.; Beason, D.; Bergman, V.; Creighton, J.; Ford, H. & Lipska, A.
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Development of the chemical and electrochemical coal cleaning process

Description: Studies concerning the use of flotation as an alternative method of separating liberated mineral matter from chemical/electrochemical coal cleaning (CECC) treated coal were continued using Elkhorn No. 3 coal. The results obtained using different methods of recovering the clean product after CECC treatment showed trends similar to those observed previously with Pittsburgh No. 8 coal. The use of flotation after CECC treatment of the Elkhorn No. 3 coal was found to be more efficient than wet-scree… more
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Basilio, C.I. & Yoon, Roe-Hoan.
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Potential application of a single-particle aerosol spectrometer for monitoring aerosol size at the DOE filter test facilities

Description: At each of the three Department of Energy (DOE) filter test facilities (FTF), a commercial single particle aerosol spectrometer, the LAS-X, was used to demonstrate that the test aerosol produced by each of the Q107 high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter test systems was polydisperse with a geometric standard deviation greater than 1.35, and a geometric mean diameter less than 0.2 ..mu..m. These results confirm the work of others that the OWL (mechanical analyzer) is inadequate for assuri… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Salzman, G.C.; Ettinger, H.J.; Tillery, M.I.; Wheat, L.D. & Grace, W.K.
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Biological conversion of organic refuse to methane. Final report, July 1, 1973--November 30, 1976

Description: In order to predict accurately the cost of producing methane from urban refuse, studies were initiated on the dewatering of the fermentor residue and the disposal of the residue from the system. Results of the research are reported under the following subject headings: fermentation system; rheological properties of reactor slurry; filterability of reactor effluent; residue dewatering--vacuum filtration; settleability of solids in the reactor effluent; settleability of sludges from centrate trea… more
Date: November 1, 1976
Creator: Brown, J W; Pfeffer, J T & Liebman, J C
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Biological conversion of biomass to methane. Final report, June 1, 1976-January 31, 1980

Description: An experimental methane fermentation system was constructed for the purpose of evaluating the processng requirements and conversion efficiencies associated with production of methane from various organic feed stocks. The fermentation reactors had an operating volume 0.775 m/sup 3/. This permitted operation with an approximate continuous feed of milled organics including beef feedlot manure, corn stover, wheat straw and alfalfa hay. A thermochemical pretreatment was applied to the corn stover an… more
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Pfeffer, J T
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Effect of particle-size variation on filtration efficiency measured by the HEPA-filter quality-assurance test

Description: A theoretical model has been used to calculate the filtration efficiency that would be indicated by the photometer for challenge aerosols of different size distributions and HEPA filters with different efficiencies as functions of particle size. The model compares the calculated overall efficiency indicated by the photometer with efficiencies calculated with respect to particle number and mass. This calculation assumes three aerosol distributions previously measured at the Filter Test Facilitie… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Tillery, M.I.; Salzman, G.C. & Ettinger, H.J.
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Integrated loading rate determination for wastewater infiltration system sizing

Description: One of the principal parameters used in wastewater system design is the hydraulic loading rate. Historically the determination of the loading rate has been a straight forward process involving selection of a rate based on soil texture or water percolation rate. Research and experience over the past decade has provided additional insight into the complex processes occurring within wastewater-amended soil systems and has suggested the fallacy of this approach. A mean grain size vs. sorting (MESO)… more
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Jenssen, P.D. (Norges Landbrukshoegskole, Aas (Norway). Centre for Soil and Environmental Research) & Siegrist, R.L. (Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States))
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Improving the performance of brine wells at Gulf Coast strategic petroleum reserve sites

Description: At the request of the Department of Energy, field techniques were developed to evaluate and improve the injection of brine into wells at Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sites. These wells are necessary for the disposal of saturated brine removed from salt domes where oil is being stored. The wells, which were accepting brine at 50 percent or less of their initial design rates, were impaired by saturated brine containing particulates that deposited on the sand face and in the geologic formatio… more
Date: November 5, 1979
Creator: Owen, L.B. & Quong, R. (eds.)
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Removal of silica from spent geothermal brine

Description: Preliminary survey experiments conducted at the LLL Salton Sea Geothermal Test Site in April and May, 1977 are reported. The addition of caustic to raise the brine pH to approximately 6 precipitated silica and other materials. The addition of flocculating agents, such as ferric hydroxide, aids settling and filtration. Small-scale pilot plant studies are recommended.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Ryon, R.W. & Hill, J.H.
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Membrane-controlled processes for the energy-efficient conversion of sludges to fuels and marketable chemicals

Description: Studies were carried out on the concentration of primary and secondary sludges by ultrafiltration, and the operation of a membrane-assisted anaerobic digester to treat these sludges. Auxiliary devices including water-spilling and membrane solvent extraction were tested for their feasibility in the ehhancement of digester operations and the recovery of valuable byproducts. It was shown that membrane-facilitated digestion can increase the rate of these processes by a factor of ten, together with … more
Date: March 1, 1982
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Examination of DEHP filter test methods and alternative methods in light of suspected DOP carcinogenicity

Description: The QA test could be simplified and possibly provide more information about filter performance if a polydisperse aerosol is used. There are several difficulties associated with the monodisperse generator. The generator used to produce large quantities of monodisperse aerosol is an expensive part of the equipment required for QA tests. The generator also requires diligent operation to provide consistent performance. The generation of a consistent polydisperse aerosol would be an easier task. Mod… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Tillery, M.I.
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Flow of particle suspensions through porous media

Description: A new attempt is made to study the mechanisms of particle invasions into porous media. The following subjects are described: A critical survey of the literature indicating that the mechanism of particle invasions is not known in sufficient detail. The pros and cons of existing particle measuring devices are briefly described. Results from a new laboratory study on particle characterizations are given. The results of the laboratory studies on the flow of particle suspensions through porous media… more
Date: June 22, 1982
Creator: Vetter, O.J.; Kandarpa, V. & Harouaka, A.
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State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment

Description: An attempt is made to identify the main sources of low-level radioactive wastes that are generated in the United States. To place the waste problem in perspective, rough estimates are given of the annual amounts of each generic type of waste that is generated. Most of the wet solid wastes arise from the cleanup of gaseous and liquid radioactive streams prior to discharge or recycle. The treatment of the process streams and the secondary wet solid wastes thus generated is described for each type… more
Date: September 1, 1980
Creator: Kibbey, A. H. & Godbee, H. W.
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F/H Effluent Treatment Facility filtration upgrade alternative evaluations overview

Description: The F/H Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) was designed to treat process wastewater from the 200-F/H Production Facilities (routine wastewater) as well as intermittent flows from the F/H Retention Basins and F/H Cooling Water Basins (nonroutine wastewater). Since start-up of the ETF at SRS in 1988, the treatment process has experienced difficulties processing routine and nonroutine wastewater. Studies have identified high bacteria and bacterial decomposition prod… more
Date: January 1, 1992
Creator: Miles, W.C. Jr.; Poirier, M.R. & Brown, D.F.
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Assessment of the injectability of conditioned brine produced by a reaction clarification: gravity filtration system in operation at the Salton Sea geothermal field, Southern California

Description: A Demonstration Reaction Clarifier - Gravity Filtration System with a 1600 GPM throughput capability was in operation at the joint DOE-SDG and E-MAGMA test facility located in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, southern California, during the summer of 1979. The system, which was designed to condition spent effluent from a 10 MWe-size geothermal power plant, removes supersaturated dissolved species and residual suspended solids from brine prior to subsurface brine disposal via injection wells. Th… more
Date: November 28, 1979
Creator: Owen, L.B.; Raber, E.; Otto, C.; Netherton, R.; Neurath, R. & Allen, L.
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Technical studies on a composite groundwater sample from F- and H-Area

Description: A composite sample of groundwater from F- and H-Areas was collected by Waste Management Tech and delivered to the Savannah River Laboratory to use in preliminary experiments that would test three remediation technologies under consideration. The three technologies are pH adjustment and filtration, decontamination with a strong acid ion exchange resin, and decontamination with a chelating ion exchange resin.
Date: August 15, 1990
Creator: Bibler, J. P.
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Improving the injectability of high-salinity brines for disposal or waterflooding operations

Description: This work is part of a study conducted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to improve the performance of brine injection wells at Gulf Coast Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sites. Our involvement established that granular media filtration, when used with proper chemical pretreatments, provides an effective and economical method for removing particulates from hypersaline brines. This treatment allows for the injection of 200,000 B/D with significantly increased well half-lives of 30 yea… more
Date: July 25, 1981
Creator: Raber, E.; Thompson, R.E. & Smith, F.H.
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