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Criteria for Evaluating Technologies
Pages 20-22

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... from the following sources: · recent NATO reviews, which include many general descriptions · previous studies by the National Research Council of the destruction of chemical agents · current programs by the Army and Army contractors for the destruction of agents or neutralent · commercial experience with the destruction of other waste streams TEMPERATURE CLASSIFICATIONS The technologies were classified into four categories according to operating temperature: low temperature, moderate temperature, high temperature, and very high temperature. The technologies classified as low temperature operate at temperatures of less then 100°C (boiling point of water)
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... under normal operating conditions could lead to serious worker, community, or environmental damage. The following factors were considered: · minimal storage and transportation of hazardous materials · minimal toxicity and flammability of all materials · temperatures and pressures below the threshold values that challenge reliable containment Technical Effectiveness Technologies were evaluated for their consistency in achieving a standard (in this case, destruction)
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... DISPOSAL OF NEUTRALENT WASTES minimal toxicity of emissions, wastes, or other Practical Operability material that require treatment, disposal, regeneration, recycling, or other handling3 operating temperatures and pressures as close to ambient as possible minimal corrosion, plugging, sensitive process-control parameters, and other operating difficulties minimal high-temperature vapor streams that require high-quality treatment The following factors related to practicality were considered: · minimal training for operators (average skill levels for the chemical industry) · use of standard instrumentation for monitoring and process controls Continuity Two factors were considered in this category: · likelihood of finding a vendor · likelihood that supplies of raw materials will be available Space Efficiency The main factor in space efficiency was the weight, area, and volume of operating equipment per volume of material processed.
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