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Treatment of mercury containing waste

Patent ·
OSTI ID:874488
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Wading River, NY
  2. Gaithersburg, MD
  3. Elmhurst, NY
  4. Babylon, NY
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A process is provided for the treatment of mercury containing waste in a single reaction vessel which includes a) stabilizing the waste with sulfur polymer cement under an inert atmosphere to form a resulting mixture and b) encapsulating the resulting mixture by heating the mixture to form a molten product and casting the molten product as a monolithic final waste form. Additional sulfur polymer cement can be added in the encapsulation step if needed, and a stabilizing additive can be added in the process to improve the leaching properties of the waste form.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates LLC (Upton, NY)
Patent Number(s):
US 6399849
OSTI ID:
874488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Final disposal options for mercury/uranium mixed wastes from the Oak Ridge Reservation report August 1994

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