Effect of Antifoam Agent on Oxidative Leaching of Hanford Tank Sludge Simulants

Rapko, Brian M. ; Jones, Susan A. ; Lumetta, Gregg J. ; Peterson, Reid A.

关键词: AR FACILITIES;    HANFORD RESERVATION;    SLUDGES;    LEACHING;    OXIDATION;    FOAMS;    MITIGATION;    SURFACTANTS;    CHROMIUM;    IRON;    NICKEL;    MANGANESE;    PLUTONIUM;    RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING;   

DOI  :  10.2172/972943
RP-ID  :  PNNL-19015
RP-ID  :  WTP-RPT-206 Rev 0
PID  :  OSTI ID: 972943
Others  :  Other: 830403000
Others  :  TRN: US1001750

学科分类：核能源与工程

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Oxidative leaching of simulant tank waste containing an antifoam agent (AFA) to reduce the chromium content of the sludge was tested using permanganate as the oxidant in 0.25 M NaOH solutions. AFA is added to the waste treatment process to prevent foaming. The AFA, Dow Corning Q2-3183A, is a surface-active polymer that consists of polypropylene glycol, polydimethylsiloxane, octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol, treated silica, and polyether polyol. Some of the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) waste slurries contain high concentrations of undissolved solids that would exhibit undesirable behavior without AFA addition. These tests were conducted to determine the effect of the AFA on oxidative leaching of Cr(III) in waste by permanganate. It has not previously been determined what effect AFA has on the permanganate reaction. This study was conducted to determine the effect AFA has on the oxidation of the chromium, plus plutonium and other criticality-related elements, specifically Fe, Ni and Mn. During the oxidative leaching process, Mn is added as liquid permanganate solution and is converted to an insoluble solid that precipitates as MnO2 and becomes part of the solid waste. Caustic leaching was performed followed by an oxidative leach at either 25?��C or 45?��C. Samples of the leachate and solids were collected at each step of the process. Initially, Battelle-Pacific Northwest Division (PNWD) was contracted by Bechtel National, Inc. to perform these further scoping studies on oxidative alkaline leaching. The data obtained from the testing will be used by the WTP operations to develop procedures for permanganate dosing of Hanford tank sludge solids during oxidative leaching. Work was initially conducted under contract number 24590-101-TSA-W000-00004. In February 2007, the contract mechanism was switched to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) operating Contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. In summary, this report describes work focused on determining the effect of AFA on chromium oxidation by permanganate with Hanford sludge simulant.