Composition and method to remove asbestos

Patent · Tue May 19 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:871551

Block, Jacob ^[1]

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1. Rockville, MD

A composition for transforming a chrysotile asbestos-containing material into a non-asbestos material is disclosed, wherein the composition comprises water, at least about 30% by weight of a hexafluorosilicate salt, and 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., Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co. -Conn. (New York, NY)
• Patent Number(s): US 5753034
• Application Number: 08/721,863
• OSTI ID: 871551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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disclosed
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30
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salt
free
amounts
inorganic
acid
mixture
acid salt
remove asbestos
non-asbestos material
composition comprises
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chrysotile asbestos
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