Molten salt destruction of energetic waste materials
US5434335A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S149/124
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A molten salt destruction process is used to treat and destroy energetic waste materials such as high explosives, propellants, and rocket fuels. The energetic material is pre-blended with a solid or fluid diluent in safe proportions to form a fluid fuel mixture. The fuel mixture is rapidly introduced into a high temperature molten salt bath. A stream of molten salt is removed from the vessel and may be recycled as diluent. Additionally, the molten salt stream may be pumped from the reactor, circulated outside the reactor for further processing, and delivered back into the reactor or cooled and circulated to the feed delivery system to further dilute the fuel mixture entering the reactor.
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