Abstract: Systems and methods for treating hazardous materials are disclosed. One exemplary implementation provides a system for rendering chemical weapons materiel less hazardous. This system includes a detonation chamber, an expansion chamber, and an emission treater adapted to treat gas from detonation of the chemical weapons materiel. The emission treater yields a substantially dry residual waste stream and a treated gas suitable for venting to atmosphere. The emission treater may treat the gas with an alkaline powder that interacts with the gas, producing the residual waste stream.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 20, 2010
Assignees:
CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc., CH2M Demilitarization, Inc., CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.
Inventors:
Jay M. Quimby, Richard A. Johnson, Alan T. Edwards, John L. Donovan, McRea B. Willmert