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Un modelo cinético para la degradación catódica de explosivos en un reactor electroquímico de flujo
Nazli Rafei Dehkordi1, Michael Knapp1, Patrick Compton1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Resumen
Este estudio demuestra que un reactor electroquímico degrada efectivamente explosivos como el RDX y el TNT. El diseño optimizado del reactor y la comprensión de la cinética de degradación son claves para un tratamiento eficiente de las aguas residuales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Química del medio ambiente
- La electroquímica
- Ingeniería Química
Sus antecedentes:
- Los explosivos disueltos presentan riesgos ambientales significativos.
- Se necesitan tecnologías eficaces de tratamiento de las aguas contaminadas por explosivos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar un reactor electroquímico para la degradación de diversos explosivos.
- Desarrollar un modelo cinético para la degradación de explosivos.
- Proporcionar datos para ampliar el diseño del reactor.
Principales métodos:
- Reactor electroquímico de flujo a escala de laboratorio.
- Cátodo de malla de acero inoxidable y ánodo Ti/MMO.
- Modelado cinético de reducción catódica, hidrólisis y transferencia de masa.
Principales resultados:
- Se ha logrado una eliminación del 80 al 100% de RDX, NQ, DNAN, MNA, 2,4-DNT, HMX, TNT y NTO.
- La eficiencia de degradación dependía de la corriente aplicada y de un tiempo de retención de ~5,5 minutos.
- Coeficientes de velocidad de reacción intrínseca derivados, que muestran que los nitroaromáticos se degradan más rápido que las nitraminas.
Conclusiones:
- El tratamiento electroquímico es eficaz para una variedad de explosivos.
- El modelo cinético proporciona información sobre las vías y las tasas de degradación.
- Los resultados apoyan el diseño de reactores electroquímicos a mayor escala para el tratamiento de aguas residuales explosivas.
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