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Scientific Advances in Alternative Demilitarization Technologies

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  • © 1996

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  1. Francis W. Holm

    1. Science Applications International Corporation, Chevy Chase, Aberdeen, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1 (ASDT, volume 6)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Fundamental Chemistry of Chemical Warfare Agents and Interrelationships in Technologies

    • Marian MikoÅ‚ajczyk
    Pages 1-13

  3. Prospects for Chemical Weapon Destruction in Molten Slag and Metal of Airtight Furnace

    • A. M. Gonopolsky, S. A. Panfilov, G. S. Sakulin, L. I. Seleznev
    Pages 15-23

  4. High-Temperature Detoxification of Chemical Weapons

    • Anatoly Ivanovitch Papusha
    Pages 25-28

  5. Oxidation in Molten Salts and Catalysts

    • Z. R. Ismagilov, M. A. Kerzhentsev, M. Adamson
    Pages 29-48

  6. Oxidation in a Catalytic Fluidized Bed

    • Z. R. Ismagilov, M. A. Kerzhentsev
    Pages 49-66

  7. A Two-Stage Method of the Destruction of Toxic Agents

    • Zbigniew Wertejuk, MieczysÅ‚aw Koch
    Pages 67-76

  8. On Using Hydrogenation Processes for Creating CW Destruction Technology

    • Yu. A. Kolbanovskii
    Pages 77-85

  9. Alternative Ways of Destruction of Supertoxic Chemicals within the Framework of the Multi-Purpose Conversion of Military Industries

    • Nicolai A. Platé
    Pages 87-100

  10. Demilitarization of Chemical Agents by SCWO

    • Theo Rosendorfer
    Pages 101-110

  11. Wet Air Oxidation

    • Walter G. May
    Pages 111-128

  12. Applications of Biodegradation in Chemical Demilitarization

    • George W. Parshall
    Pages 129-139

  13. The Silver II Process for the Destruction of CW Munitions

    • R. J. Soilleux
    Pages 141-150

  14. Process for Chemical Destruction of Chemical Weapons Applying Sodium-Technology

    • Edgar Bilger
    Pages 151-167

  15. Problems of Selecting a Method for Destruction of Adamsite Abandoned on the Territory of Poland during World War II

    • Mieczyslaw Sokolowski
    Pages 169-172

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 173-175
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FRANCIS W. HOLM Science Applications International Corporation 7102 Meadow Lane, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) sponsored an Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) in Warsaw, Poland on April 24-25, 1995, to collect and study information on alternative and supplemental demilitarization technologies. The conference included experienced scientists and engineers, who delivered presentations and provided written reports oftheir findings. Countries describing their technologies included: Poland (pre-processing, thermal oxidation, and instrumentation), Russia (molten salt oxidation, plasma, catalytic oxidation, supertoxicants, molten metal, fluid bed reactions, and hydrogenation), Germany (supercritical water oxidation and detoxification), the United Kingdom (electrochemical oxidation), the United States (wet air oxidation, detoxification and biodegradation), and the Czech Republic (biodegradation). The technologies identified for assessment at the workshop are alternatives to incineration technology for chemical warfare agent destruction. Treatment of metal parts and explosive or energetic material were considered as a secondary issue. The treatment of dunnage and problems associated with decontamination, while recognized as an element of demilitarization, received only limited discussion. The alternative technologies are grouped into three categories based on process bulk operating temperature: low (O-200°C), medium (200-600°C), and high (600-3,500°C). Reaction types considered include hydrolysis, oxidation, electrochemical, hydrogenation, and pyrolysis. These categories represent a broad spectrum of processes, some of which have been studied only in the laboratory and some of which are in commercial use for destruction of hazardous andtoxic wastes. Some technologies have been developed and used for specific commercial applications.

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  • Science Applications International Corporation, Chevy Chase, Aberdeen, USA

    Francis W. Holm

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