Zero-valent iron treatment of RDX-containing and perchlorate-containing wastewaters from an ammunition-manufacturing plant at elevated temperatures

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Oh, S Y ^a   Cha, D K ^a   Chiu, Pei C ^a   Kim, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b US Army Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammunition wastewater; Perchlorate; RDX; Reduction; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; IRON; OXIDATION; REMOVAL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMMUNITION WASTEWATER; PERCHLORATE; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACID; BUFFER; CYCLONITE; IRON; PERCHLORATE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; IRON; OXIDATION; REMOVAL; THERMAL EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; PERCHLORATE; PRESSURE EFFECT; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADDITION REACTION; ARMY; BATCH REACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEATING; INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; PH; PRESSURE; REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WEAPON;

EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERCHLORIC ACID; TEMPERATURE; TRIAZINES; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845308290     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.886     Document Type: Conference Paper

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