{"product_id":"9789401063630","title":"Demilitarisation of Munitions: Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDemilitarisation of Munitions: Reuse and Recycling Concepts for Conventional Munitions and Rocket Propellants\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBar'yakhtar, Victor G.; Rosendorfer, T.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eHitherto the disposal of munitions was mostly concerned with  obsolete stocks, but the political developments in the states of the  former Soviet Union have necessitated the disposal of vast quantities  of current and obsolete stocks. Obviously, open burning\/open  detonation cannot be used on such a large scale, not least for  environmental considerations. \u003cbr\u003e  There are two main technical problems associated with the disposal of  munitions on the scale required. First, the materials are not simple  wastes or rubbish. Their handling, storage, packaging and  transportation are subject to very rigid regulation, and justifiably  so, for obvious reasons. Second, they are very valuable goods, for  which a high price has been paid by the holding states' economic  systems. Mere destruction would mean the irretrievable loss of the  value invested. But therein lies the problem. Goods like steel or  brass scrap can easily be reclaimed, but hypergols and other rocket  fuels (for instance) represent a true chemical challenge, while, under  certain conditions, explosives may be diverted to civilian use. This,  in summary, is the problem that the present book deals with: the  two-pronged attack involving demilitarization and recycling  technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9789401063630\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401063630\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-5604-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 151\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359139819660,"sku":"9789401063630","price":153.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401063630.jpg?v=1755102222","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789401063630","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}