Molten salt destruction of energetic waste materials

Details Molten salt destruction of energetic waste materials Molten salt destruction of energetic waste materials

1993-06-23

1995-07-18

Mai, Ngoclan T.

Hazardous or toxic waste destruction or containment

Containment

Solidification, vitrification, or cementation

588202, 588203, 149124, C06B 4300

Patent

active

054343356

ABSTRACT:
A molten salt destruction process is used to treat and destroy energetic waste materials such as high explosives, propellants, and rocket fuels. The energetic material is pre-blended with a solid or fluid diluent in safe proportions to form a fluid fuel mixture. The fuel mixture is rapidly introduced into a high temperature molten salt bath. A stream of molten salt is removed from the vessel and may be recycled as diluent. Additionally, the molten salt stream may be pumped from the reactor, circulated outside the reactor for further processing, and delivered back into the reactor or cooled and circulated to the feed delivery system to further dilute the fuel mixture entering the reactor.

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Upadhye et al., "Destruction of High Explosives and Wastes Containing High Explosives Using the Molten Salt Destruction Process", 23rd International Annual Conference of ICT: Waste Management of Energetic Materials and Polymers, Jun. 30-Jul. 3, 1992, Karlsruhe, Germany, UCRL-JC-109564 (released to OSTI on Oct. 29, 1992).

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