Abstract
In order to understand better the reaction behaviour of chemical agents of sea-dumped ammunition by thermal destruction in incinerators and plasma arc reactors, thermodynamic calculations have been performed. For this reason the following substances have been calculated at 1500 K:
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Clark I, Clark II, Adamsite and Lewisite
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Mustard such as S-Lost and N-Lost
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Tear gases: Chloroacetophenone and Bromoacetone
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Phosgene, Diphosgene and Chloropicrin
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Nerve gases Tabun, Sarin, Soman
A temperature of 1500 K was applied for the calculations because a plasma arc reactor is being used in Germany for the treatment of soil, contaminated with warfare agents, such as Clark I, Clark II, Adamsite, mustard, and tear gases.
The thermodynamic calculations have been conducted not only for stoechiometric combustion conditions, but also for a negative oxygen balance, which is relevant for partial combustion conditions and for thermal decomposition reactions. In this case, also the behaviour of chemical agents in pyrolysis processes can be determined.
By using an excess of water, also reaction products of a supercritical water oxidation can be forecast.
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Volk, F. (1996). Reaction Products of Chemical Agents by Thermodynamic Calculations. In: Kaffka, A.V. (eds) Sea-Dumped Chemical Weapons: Aspects, Problems and Solutions. NATO ASI Series, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8713-6_15
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