Ecologically safe destruction of the detoxification products of mustard-lewisite mixtures from the Russian chemical stockpile
| Autor: | I. T. Ermakova, Valentin G Sakharovsky, Galina M Grechkina, I. I. Starovoitov, Robin L. Autenrieth, James R. Wild, Alexander M. Boronin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Lewisite
Waste management Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Chemistry General Chemical Engineering Organic Chemistry Arsenate chemistry.chemical_element Sulfur mustard Chemical industry Biodegradation Alkaline hydrolysis (body disposal) Pollution Inorganic Chemistry chemistry.chemical_compound Fuel Technology Detoxification business Waste Management and Disposal Arsenic Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 75:82-88 |
| ISSN: | 1097-4660 0268-2575 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(200001)75:1<82::aid-jctb178>3.0.co;2-m |
| Popis: | An integrated chemical/biological method has been developed to create an environmentally safe technology for the destruction of the detoxification products of mustard–lewisite mixtures (MLM) from the Russian Stockpile of Chemical Warfare (CW) Agents. This method includes three sequential steps: (1) detoxification by alkaline hydrolysis, (2) electrochemical treatment of detoxification products including electrolysis and electrocoagulation for removing arsenic salts and for converting all organic components to bioutilized substances, and (3) bioutilization of the electrochemical products by a selected microbial association. This integrated system makes it possible to achieve an environmentally safe destruction of MLM. The approach provided for an effective engineering process that was able to biodegrade the organic materials resulting from the alkaline hydrolysis of sulfur mustard–lewisite mixtures once toxic arsenate was removed by electrochemical means. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry |
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