Download or read book USING THE SULFUR POLYMER STABILIZATION SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS TO TREAT RESIDUAL MERCURY WASTES FROM GOLD MINING OPERATIONS written by B.ADAMS BOWERMAN (J.KALB, P.WAN, R. Y.LEVIER.) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large quantities of mercury are generated as a by-product during the processing of gold ore following mining operations. Newmont Mining Corporation (NMC), which operates some of the world's largest gold mines, sought a method to permanently ''retire'' its mercury by-products, thereby avoiding potential environmental liability. Sulfur Polymer Stabilization-Solidification (SPSS) is an innovative technology developed at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for treatment of mercury and mercury contaminated materials, such as soil, sludge and debris. BNL conducted a treatability study to determine the potential applicability of SPSS for treatment of Newmont mercury, and the treated product passed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test for toxicity. The SPSS process has been shown to be effective on radioactive and nonradioactive mercury and mercury-contaminated materials with a pilot-scale batch system capable of producing 0.03 m{sup 3} (1 ft{sup 3}) per batch. Engineering scale-up issues are discussed and material property tests addressing these issues are described.
Download or read book Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Radioactive and Mixed Wastes written by Roger D. Spence and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-12-28 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of stabilization and solidification techniques in the field of waste treatment reflects the efforts to better protect human health and the environment with modern advances in materials and technology. Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Wastes provides comprehensive information including case studie
Download or read book Sulfur Polymer Stabilization written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1,140 yd3 of radioactively contaminated soil containing toxic mercury (Hg) and several liters of mixed-waste elemental mercury were generated during a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) removal action at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science and Technology Mixed Waste Focus Area (DOE MWFA) is sponsoring a comparison of several technologies that may be used to treat these wastes and similar wastes at BNL and other sites across the DOE complex. This report describes work conducted at BNL on the application and pilot-scale demonstration of the newly developed Sulfur Polymer Stabilization/Solidification (SPSS) process for treatment of contaminated mixed-waste soils containing high concentrations ((approximately) 5,000 mg/L) of mercury and liquid elemental mercury. BNL's SPSS (patent pending) process chemically stabilizes the mercury to reduce vapor pressure and leachability and physically encapsulates the waste in a solid matrix to eliminate dispersion and provide long-term durability. Two 55-gallon drums of mixed-waste soil containing high concentrations of mercury and about 62 kg of radioactive contaminated elemental mercury were successfully treated. Waste loadings of 60 wt% soil were achieved without resulting in any increase in waste volume, while elemental mercury was solidified at a waste loading of 33 wt% mercury. Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analyses indicate the final waste form products pass current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowable TCLP concentrations as well as the more stringent proposed Universal Treatment Standards. Mass balance measurements show that 99.7% of the mercury treated was successfully retained within the waste form, while only 0.3% was captured in the off gas system.
Download or read book Stabilization of Mercury in Waste Material from the Sulfur Bank Mercury Mine written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stabilization solidification Treatment of Mercury Containing Wastes Using Reactivated Carbon and Cement written by Jian Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents the study results for a novel stabilization/solidification (S/S) process for high mercury wastes (Hg> 260 ppm). A relatively low-cost powder reactivated carbon (PAC) was used to stabilize mercury in solid wastes. Then the stabilized wastes were subjected to cement solidification. To improve the mercury adsorption capacity, PAC was impregnated with sulfides to obtain sulfurized PAC (SPAC). It was found that sulfurization of PAC by both CS 2 and Na 2 S significantly improved the mercury stabilization efficiency. For a Hg(NO 3) 2 solution with 40 mg/L initial Hg 2+, the equilibrium concentration of Hg 2+ was lowered to 110 æg/L by SPAC, compared with an equilibrium concentration of 4310 æg/L by PAC. The adsorption efficiency was increased by more than one order of magnitude. The mechanism of sulfurization on mercury adsorption was investigated. It is believed that formation of low solubility mercury-sulfide species was the major cause of this phenomenon. The cement-solidified wastes were subjected to TCLP leach testing and constant pH leach testing. For the constant pH leach testing, the wastes were leached at constant pH values of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 for 14 days. From the experimental results, it was found that, once in the solidified waste form, SPAC particles retained most of the adsorbed mercury, even in the presence of high chloride concentration, possibly due to the build-up of a gel-membrane outside the carbon pores as the hydration of cement proceeded. Experimental results from constant pH leaching tests indicated that the stabilized and solidified wastes were quite stable over a wide pH range after 14 days. A model was developed to simulate mercury sorption by reactivated carbon in stirred batch reactors. The model involved the coupling of a pseudo-second order kinetic model, surface equilibrium models, including the Langmuir isotherm and the Freundlich isotherm, and a material balance equation based on batch reactors. The predicted and real carbon dosages match each other very well. It can be concluded that the S/S process by reactivated carbon and cement is a robust and effective technology for immobilization treatment of high mercury wastes.
Download or read book Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Radioactive and Mixed Wastes written by T. Michael Gilliam and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Solidification stabilization Resource Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stabilization and solidification of hazardous radioactive and mixed wastes written by T. Michael Gilliam and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1996 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Mercury Containing Waste written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A process is provided for the treatment of mercury containing waste in a single reaction vessel which includes a) stabilizing the waste with sulfur polymer cement under an inert atmosphere to form a resulting mixture and b) encapsulating the resulting mixture by heating the mixture to form a molten product and casting the molten product as a monolithic final waste form. Additional sulfur polymer cement can be added in the encapsulation step if needed, and a stabilizing additive can be added in the process to improve the leaching properties of the waste form.
Download or read book Survey of Solidification stabilization Technology for Hazardous Industrial Wastes written by Environmental Laboratory (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes written by and published by Noyes Publications. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides designers and engineers with general guidance necessary to judge the feasibility of stabilization/solidification (S/S) technology for the control of pollutant migration from land disposed hazardous wastes.
Download or read book Stabilization of Mercury in Waste Material from the Sulfur Bank Mercury Mine written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes written by Daniel C.W. Tsang and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-09-24 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes details sustainable and low-carbon treatments for addressing environmental pollution problems, critically reviewing low-carbon stabilization/solidification technologies. This book presents the latest state-of-the-art knowledge of low-carbon stabilization/solidification technologies to provide cost-effective sustainable solutions for real-life environmental problems related to hazardous wastes including contaminated sediments. As stabilization/solidification is one of the most widely used waste remediation methods for its versatility, fast implementation and final treatment of hazardous waste treatment, it is imperative that those working in this field follow the most recent developments. Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes is a necessary read for academics, postgraduates, researchers and engineers in the field of environmental science and engineering, waste management, and soil science, who need to keep up to date with the most recent advances in low-carbon technologies. This audience will develop a better understanding of these low-carbon mechanisms and advanced characterization technologies, fostering the future development of low-carbon technologies and the actualization of green and sustainable remediation. Focuses on stabilization/solidification for environmental remediation, as one of the most widely used environmental remediation technologies in field-scale applications Details the most advanced and up-to-date low-carbon sustainable technologies necessary to guide future research and sustainable development Provides comprehensive coverage of low-carbon solutions for treating a variety of hazardous wastes as well as contaminated soil and sediment
Download or read book Processes for Stabilization solidification written by Robert B. Pojasek and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Situ Mercury Stabilization written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BNL Royalty Project Internal Status Report. The funds from the allotment of royalty income were used to experimentally explore feasibility of related, potential new techniques based on the Environmental Sciences Department successful technology licensed for the ex situ treatment of mercury. Specifically, this work is exploring the concept of using Sulfur Polymer Cement (SPC) in an in situ application to stabilize and/or remove mercury (Hg) from surficial soil. Patent disclosure forms have been filed for this process. Soil was artificially spiked with 500 ppm Hg and a series of experiments were set up in which SPC rods were placed in the center of a mass of this soil. Some experiments were conducted at 20 C and others at 50 C. After times ranging from 11 to 24 days, these experiments were opened, photographed and the soil was sampled from discrete locations in the containers. The soil and SPC samples were analyzed for Fe and Hg by x-ray fluorescence. The Hg profile in the soil was significantly altered, with concentrations along the outer edge of the soil reduced by as much as 80% from the starting concentration. Conversely, closer to the treatment rod containing SPC, concentrations of Hg were significantly increased over the original concentration. Preliminary results for elevated temperature sample are shown graphically in Figure 2. Apparently the Hg had migrated toward the SPC and reacted with sulfur to form Hg S. This appears to be a reaction between gaseous phases of both S and Hg, with Hg having a greater vapor pressure. The concentration of low solubility HgS (i.e., low leaching properties) developed within 11 days at 50 C and 21 days at 20 C, confirming the potential of this concept.
Download or read book Technologies for the Stabilization of Elemental Mercury and Mercury containing Wastes written by Sven Hagemann and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chemical Fixation and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes written by Jesse R. Conner and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
