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Title: Method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete

Abstract

A method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete is described wherein the phosphoric acid is reacted with Ca(OH)/sub 2/ to form a precipitate of hydroxyapatite and the hydroxyapatite is mixed with Portland cement to form concrete.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6032849
Application Number:
ON: DE83013194
Assignee:
ERA-08-035333; EDB-83-109860
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-77RL01030
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SOLIDIFICATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDES; CONCRETES; LIQUID WASTES; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PORTLAND CEMENT; PRECIPITATION; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CEMENTS; DISPERSIONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROXIDES; INORGANIC ACIDS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MIXTURES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

Citation Formats

Wolf, G A, Smith, J W, and Ihle, N C. Method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Wolf, G A, Smith, J W, & Ihle, N C. Method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete. United States.
Wolf, G A, Smith, J W, and Ihle, N C. Thu . "Method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete". United States.
@article{osti_6032849,
title = {Method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete},
author = {Wolf, G A and Smith, J W and Ihle, N C},
abstractNote = {A method for incorporating radioactive phosphoric acid solutions in concrete is described wherein the phosphoric acid is reacted with Ca(OH)/sub 2/ to form a precipitate of hydroxyapatite and the hydroxyapatite is mixed with Portland cement to form concrete.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {7}
}

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