Benzene/nitrous oxide flammability in the precipitate hydrolysis process
Description:
The HAN (hydroxylamine nitrate) process for destruction of nitrite in precipitate hydrolysis produces nitrous oxide (N2O) gas as one of the products. N2O can form flammable mixtures with benzene which is also present due to radiolysis and hydrolysis of tetraphenylborate. Extensive flame modeling and explosion testing was undertaken to define the minimum oxidant for combustion of N2O/benzene using both nitrogen and carbon dioxide as diluents. The attached memorandum interprets and documents the …
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Date:
September 18, 1989
Creator:
Jacobs, R A
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department