Pueblo plant destroys mustard agent projectiles
Staff at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant launched destruction efforts on some of the smaller mustard agent-filled projectiles on Saturday. The first of approximately 380,000 total 105-millimeter projectiles were neutralized, according to Sandra Romero, communications manager for the Bechtel Pueblo Team. The neutralization of mustard agent molecules occurs through a process using hot water and a caustic solution that makes hydrolysate — a common industrial chemical that is readily biodegradable. Hydrolysate is then broken down into salts, water and organics using living ...
Source: chieftain.com