Process for the destruction of chemical agents and munitions
AssigneeExide Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Bitler, John P. Baranski, Harold R. Larson
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Abstract
Chemical agents, such as chemical munitions, are decomposed by bringing them into contact with a plasma arc of a DC plasma arc furnace operated at a temperature of greater than about 30,000.degree. F.
Claims11
A process for destroying chemical agents comprising forming a plasma arc in a DC plasma arc furnace between a terminal end of a hollow electrode and an electrically conductive heel, and introducing a chemical agent into the hollow of the electrode so that the chemical agent is brought into contact with, and destroyed by, the plasma arc at the electrode's terminal end thereof.
A process for the destruction of chemical munitions comprising bringing said chemical munitions into contact with a plasma arc of a DC plasma arc furnace operated at a temperature greater than about 30,000.degree. F.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.