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Title: Foam composition for treating asbestos-containing materials and method of using same

Patent ·
OSTI ID:644375

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 an acid component, at least about 0.1% by weight of a source of fluoride ions, and a stable foam forming amount of a foaming agent system having both cationic and non-ionic functionality. A method of transforming the asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material using the present composition in the form of a foam also 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 5,743,841/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-721,857
OSTI ID:
644375
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 28 Apr 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English