Elimination of Water from an Exhaust Air during the Incineration of Liquid Scintillation Cocktail Waste

Abstract

During the incineration of liquid scintillation cocktail waste, the steam of the exhaust air is condensed to water in the duct, thereby causing corrosion and pinholes. To prevent the corrosion of the duct and the degradation of the filter, we designed a condenser and connected it between the incineration system and the duct to remove the condensed water. Upon incineration of about 10Lof liquid scintillation cocktail, about 11Lof water including circulating cooling water was removed by a submerged method. The pH value of the trapped water in the condenser was found to be lower than the original cocktail waste.