Process for preparing wastes for non-pollutant disposal

Patent · Tue Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6685549

Rosentiel, T L; Debus, A A. G.

A method of disposing of wastes, especially wastes containing radioactive or toxic substances, such as the wastes generated in the water associated with nuclear power production is described. A feature of the invention is to incorporate the waste into a hardenable setting mass when mixed with water, comprising calcium sulfate hemihydrate, water soluble melamine formaldehyde resin which when cured is hydrophobic, and a cross-linking agent for curing the resin.

• Assignee: United States Gypsum Co., Chicago, Ill.
• Patent Number(s): US 4424148
• OSTI ID: 6685549
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Feb 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-235052
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BINDERS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CROSS-LINKING
HARDENING
MIXING
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
TOXIC MATERIALS
CALCIUM SULFATES
FORMALDEHYDE
HYDRATES
MELAMINE
PROCESS SOLUTIONS
QUANTITY RATIO
WATER
WATERPROOFING
ALDEHYDES
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
AMINES
AZINES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISPERSIONS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLYMERIZATION
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SOLUTIONS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TRIAZINES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
290300* - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
Health
& Safety
052001 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing