Nitrous oxide production from radiolysis of simulted high-level nuclear waste solutions [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1992.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- 10 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- Nitrous oxide gas (N₂O) is produced by the radiolysis of aqueous nitrate or nitrite solutions in the presence of organic compounds. When ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or N- (2-hydroxyethyl)-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) is present, the G-value for hydrogen increases and N₂O become the major gaseous product (G=0.54). A survey of organic compounds indicates the amount of N₂O formed depends on the structure of the organic. With highly oxidized organics (carbonate, formate, acetate and oxalate), little or no N₂O is formed. Aromatic and aliphatic organics (sodium tetraphenylborate, benzene, phenol, n-paraffin, and tributylphosphate) produce small amounts of N₂O. Water soluble, easily oxidized organics (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, acetone, and ethylene glycol) produce large amounts of N₂O relative to the previous two categories. Nitrous oxide production is not greatly affected by pH between neutral and pH=13, but increases significantly in acid solution. The G-value for N₂O production in 10 wt% potassium tetraphenylborate slurries has been measured under process conditions important at the Savannah River Site.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:wsrc-ms--91-446
E 1.99: conf-920307--78
conf-920307--78
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
07/01/1992.
"wsrc-ms--91-446"
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Waste management `92,Tucson, AZ (United States),1-5 Mar 1992.
Walker, D.D.; Hobbs, D.T.; Bibler, N.E.; Meisel, D.; Tiffany, J.B. - Funding Information:
- AC09-89SR18035
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