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Key Words: Long Length C o n t a m i n a t i o n Equipment (LLCE) B u r i a l C o n t a i n e r , H i g h D e n s i t y P o l y e t h y l e n e (HDPE), P o l y e t h y l e n e , LLCE Chemical C o m p a t i b i l i t y .

A b s t r a c t : An independent chemica l c o m p a t i b i l i t y r e v i e w o f LLCE HDPE p o l y e t h y l e n e b u r i a l c o n t a i n e r s was conducted t o e v a l u a t e t h e c o n t a i n e r r e s i s t a n c e t o t h e c h e m i c a l s and c o n s t i t u e n t s t h o u g h t t o r e s i d e w i t h i n t h e Tank Farms. The s t u d y conc luded t h a t t h e LLCE B u r i a l C o n t a i n e r f a b r i c a t e d f r o m HDPE P o l y e t h y l e n e was a good c h o i c e f o r t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n . c o n t a i n e r s r e q u i r e 2 - 3% f i n e l y d i s p e n s e d c a r b o n b l a c k w h i c h a l l o w s l o n g t e r m s t o r a g e o u t s i d e .

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cc: W . A . IkCornick 61-11 LDB File/LB

References : ( 1 ) Ryan Hwco Flu id Flo;.r S o l u t i o n , Burbank, C a l i f o r n i a , 1995 Product Guide.

( 2 ) Cole-Palmer Instrur ient Company, Chicago, I l l i n o i s , 1085-86 Cata log .

(3 ) Engineering Mate r i a l s and T h e i r A p p l i c a t i o n s , Second Ed i t ion , Richard A. F l inn and Paul K . T ro jan , Boston, Mass a c h u s e t t s , 1 98 1 .

Rajha, New J e r s e y , 1089.

NHC-EP-0437, Polye thylene L ine r s i n Rad ioac t ive Mixed Waste Packages: An Engineer ing S tudy , da t ed May 1992.

h'HC-SD-NM-71-7 14, Hi,oh-Dens i ty Po lye thy lene L i n e r Chemical Compa t ib i l i t y f o r Rad ioac t ive Mixed Waste Trenches, da t ed August 1995.

Comparabili ty f o r t h e Environmental R e s t o r a t i o n Disposa l F a c i l i t y , da t ed J u l y 1995.

( 4 ) The Merck Index, Eleventh Ed i t ion , Martha Windholz,

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(7 ) BHI-00359, Evalua t ion o f Liner /Leachate Chemical

Th i s l e t t e r p rov ides a chemical c o m p a t i b i l i t y rev iew f o r h igh -dens i ty po lye thy lene (HDPE) with the a t t ached l i s t o f c o n s t i t u e n t s . s e l e c t e d a s a waste con ta ine r ma te r i a l f o r t a n k farms equipment contaminated wi th these c o n s t i t u e n t s . equ ipven t w i l l be d ra ined t o t h e maximum e x t e n t p o s s i b l e and p r e s s u r e washed wi th wa te r . As a r e s u l t , t h e a m o u n t of contaminates will be reduced o r d i l u t e d and t h e concern f o r chemical a t t a c k i s g r e a t l y reduced .

HDPE has been

I t i s my unders tanding t h a t a l l p i e c e s o f

The f i r s t t a s k was t o d e t ~ r n i n e what, i n g e n e r a l , i s compat ib le wi th or e t t a c k s HDPE.

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Ryan Herco :

HDPE - R e s i s t a n t t o w a t e r s o l u t i o n s o f a c i d , a l k a l i s and s a l t s as \ve l1 as t o a l a r g e number o f o r g a n i c s o l v e n t s . U n s u i t a b l e f o r c o n c e n t r a t e d o x i d i z i n g a c i d .

Co le -Pa lmer I n s t r u m e n t Company:

HDPE - E x c e l l e n t a g a i n s t a c i d s ( s t r o n g and weak), a l c o h o l s , and bases . Good a g a i n s t a ldehydes, e s t e r s , a l i p h a t i c hyd roca rbons a r o m a t i c hyd roca rbons . h a l o g e n a t e d hydrocarbons, and s t r o n g o x i d i z i n g agen ts .

F a i r (may e x p e r i e n c e some s o f t e n i n g o r s w e l l i n g ) w i t h

E n g i n e e r i n g t l a t e r i a l s and T h e i r A p p l i c a t i o n s :

P o l y e t h y l e n e ( h i g h d e n s i t y ) - R e s i s t a n t t o weak a c i d , s t r o n g and weak a l k a l i s . Good a g a i n s t o r g a n i c s o l v e n t s . A t t a c k e d b y o x i d i z i n g a c i d s .

Merck I n d e x :

P o l y e t h y l e n e - S t a b l e t o wa te r , n o n o x i d i z i n g a c i d s and a l k a l i s , a l c o h o l s , e t h e r s , ketones, e s t e r s a t o r d i n a r y temps. A t t a c k e d b y o x i d i z i n g a c i d s , such as n i t r i c a c i d and p e r c h l o r i c a c i d , f r e e ha logens , benzene, p e t r o l e u m e t h e r , g a s o l i n e and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l s , a r o m a t i c and c h l o r i n a t e d hyd roca rbons .

The a t t a c h e d l i s t was compared t o t h e s e b a s i c c a t e g o r i e s t o r e d u c e t h e number i t e m s w h i c h may be o f concern . A l l s o u r c e s ag ree o x i d i z e r s a r e f o r HDPE. In many cases, t h e l i s t p r o v i d e d does n o t g i v e comp le te compounds. I n s t e a d , s e v e r a l i o n s a r e g i v e n . There fo re , a more g e n e r i c r e v i e w o f o x i d i z i n g agen t was necessa ry . The t e r m o x i d i z i n g m a t e r i a l i n d u d e s s e v e r a l c h e m i c a l s such as p e r o x i d e s (0-0), c h l o r a t e s (ClO,)? p e r c h l o r a t e s (ClO,), n i t r a t e s (NO,), and permaganates ( t hoA) . O f t h e s e i o n s , o n l y n i t r a t e s appeared.

H a l o g e n a t e d hyd roca rbons , c h l o r i n a t e d hyd roca rbons and . f r e e h a l o g e n s \<ere l i s t e d as a compound t h a t nay cause s o f t e n i n g o r s w e l l i n g . I o n s c h l o r i n e , f l u o r i n e , and b romine appear on t h e l i s t as w e l l as some s p e c i f i c r e f e r e n c e t o 2 , 4 d i c h l o r o p e n t a n e and p e n t a c h l o r o p h e n o l .

A r o m a t i c hyd roca rbons ( s p e c i f i c r e f e r e n c e t o benzene) were a l s o l i s t e d as i t e m s t h a t a t t a c k p o l y e t h y l e n e . The 1 i s t c o n t a i n e d pheno l , n i t r o b e n z e n e , phenan th rene , naph tha lene .

The r f m a i n i n g i t e m s t h a t a t t a c k e d KDPE ( p e t r o l e u m e t h e r , g a s o l i n e and l u b r i c a t i n g o i l ) \:Ere n o t s p e c i f i c a l l y l i s t e d .

I J i i t h a l i s t o f o v e r 100 i o n s and compounds, o n l y a h a n d f u l w a r r a n t e d a more & t a i l e d r s v i w . T h i s r t i ~ c c d 1 i s t :,:?s c c - p ' x d 'io x i ' ? z;Ecii' ic chc:,ic;l c c c p a t i b i ' t i t y i n fo r r , : t i on . S i y e r a l SOLII-css have e v a l u a t e d t t e c h c z i c z l c o m p a t i b i l i t y o f HDPE f o r o t h s r p r o j ~ c t s . ( R e f e r e n c e s 5 , 6 , 7 ) w 2 r e p r o v i a c d t o t h e a u t h o r by t h e r e q u e s t i n g c r c j i n i z a t i o n v : i th i - t ,P FIef?i-e:.cEs E, :r,d 6 j ~ ~ c 1 ~ ? c 8 ~ w. ' i - i . ; l sn;',-C:S ,;:,. t n .

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Severa l n i t r a t e ccrpounds were s p e c i f i c a l l y 1 i s t e d s a t i s f a c t o r y up t o I lO 'F . ! { i t r a t e s d o G o t appear i o pose a problesi a s sun ing t h e waste i s h o t t o bs 2 t an e l e v a t e d t m p e r a t u r e .

I k t a l c h l o r i d e s , f l u o r i d e s and bronides do n o t pose a t h r e a t t o H D P E . Howver, halogenated hydrocarbons (both a1 i p h a t i c and a romat i c ) do p r e s e n t a probl em. Reference 7 1 i s t s recommended mximum c o n c e n t r a t i o n s provided by s e v e r a l manufacturers of H D P E l i n e r s . The v a l u e s ranged f r o 3 50 t o 2000 mg/l f o r a romat i c halogenated hydrocarbons and 100 t o 5000 mg/l f o r a l i p h a t i c halogenated hydrocarbons. One manufacturer s t a t e d the effect o f t h e s e coapounds t o g e n e r a l l y degrade t h e s t r e n g t h of the m a t e r i a l . e f f e c t s a r e inc reased with i n c r e a s e s i n t empera tu re .

As f o r the a romat i c hydrocarbon, Reference 6 s p e c i f i c a l l y l i s t phenol , n i t robenzene , and naphthalene a s r e s i s t a n t up t o 73". a s naphthalene a r e l i s t e d in Reference 7 with a manufacturers maximum c o n c e n t r a t i o n recommendation r ang ing from 200 t o 10,000 mg/l . The o n l y p o t e n t i a l concern a f t e r completing the d e t a i l e d review i s halogenated hydrocarbons. r ega rd ing q u a n t i t i e s o r concen t r a t ions . Seve ra l i n d i v i d u a l s were con tac t ed conce rn ing t a n k farm waste . All sou rce ag ree t h a t t h e r e a r e no t s i g n i f i c a n t q u a n t i t i e s o f halogenated hydrocarbons in the t a n k fa rms . In g e n e r a l , t a n k farm was te i s aqueous con ta in ing many s a l t s .

I n conc lus ion , HDPE i s a good cho ice f o r chemical c o m p a t i b i l i t y . I t should be no ted t h a t most chemical c o m p a t i b i l i t y i n fo rma t ion was temperature dependent . Also , s eve ra l sou rces s t a t e d HDPE i s a t tacke 'd by s u n l i g h t . Extended p e r i o d s ou tdoor s and i n e l eva ted t empera tu res i s undes i r ab le .

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