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Title: Composition and method to remove asbestos

Patent ·
OSTI ID:644368

A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed. The composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of a boron tetrafluoride salt, free of or having only small amounts of an inorganic acid, an inorganic acid salt or a mixture thereof. A method of transforming the asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material using the present composition also is disclosed.

Research Organization:
Associated Universities Inc
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
Assignee:
W. R. Grace and Co.-Conn., New York, NY (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,753,033/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-721,858
OSTI ID:
644368
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 19 May 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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