Table 6 Mass balance for treatment of 1 m3 various wastes in a mobile wet-oxidation plant, data taken from13.

From: Fenton and Fenton-like wet oxidation for degradation and destruction of organic radioactive wastes

Inputs (kg)

 

Waste

Water

H2O2 (50%)

Acid/alkali

Additivesa

Scrubber liquor

PWR IX resin

1100

700

4000

1302

44

200

Spent IX resin (mixed decon)

1100

1551

4600

1451

44.2

200

SGHWR sludge

1200

559

3171

1938

35.53

71

Lewatit DN KR cation resin (inactive only)

1150

1820

5260

1637

141.5

0

Outputs (kg)

 

Treated product total

Largest components of treated product

Aqueous distillate

Off gas

Scrubber liquor

PWR IX resin

601.22

391 water

122 sulfate

54 calcium

11 carbon

5538

1026

208

Spent IX resin (mixed decon)

581.77

378 water

102 sulfate

66 calcium

11 carbon

7007

1171

208

SGHWR sludge

848.10

551 water

159 sulfate

98 calcium

25 other ions

5172

814

74

Lewatit DN KR cation resin (inactive only)

1116.00

725 water

259 sulfate

64 calcium

44 sodium

7624

1396

0

  1. aAdditives largely comprising water, anti-foaming agents and catalysts (Fe, Cu sulfates).