The Dow Chemical Company

Keith Roberson

Harold E Filter

Don L Stevens

John J Plomer

Gerald R Staudacher

A method is disclosed for encapsulating and solidifying spent ion exchange beads contained in a container to form an ion exchange bed with a solidification resin without the necessity for applying shear in the bed by an external force such as by a mixing impeller. A solidification resin is flowed through the ion exchange bed by plug flow to intermix with and encapsulate each ion exchange bead therein. The resin is cured to form a uniform, solidified monolith of said ion exchange beads in said container. When the ion exchange bed contains free water, the process also effects the removal of substantial portions of the free water and also emulsifies and solidifies free water remaining in the bed.

In situ solidification of ion exchange beads

An improvement in the process of encapsulating waste materials in aqueous liquid or finely divided, dry solid form, in liquid thermosettable resins of the group consisting of vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins, and mixtures thereof, which comprises increasing the amount of waste material incorporated in a given amount of resin by adding thereto a water-soluble polymeric substance containing a carbon chain having a plurality of --COOH groups or derivatives thereof.

Process for waste encapsulation

Borate-containing radioactive waste waters are treated by the addition of an alkali metal hydroxide and/or ammonium hydroxide (including non-detrimentally substituted ammonium hydroxides) in an amount effective to prevent precipitation of the borates at temperatures at or near the ambient temperature range, herein meaning about 60.degree. F.-90.degree. F. The invention is ideally practiced in conjunction with the disposal of such wastes by encapsulation wherein an encapsulating binder material or monomer is polymerized in situ with the waste under exothermic reaction conditions.

Process for handling and solidification of radioactive wastes from

A solid double base propellant comprising from about 5 to about 60 per cent of a specific nitramine oxidizer, from about 5 to about 60 per cent of triaminoguanidinium azide, triaminoguanidinium hydrazinium diazide or mixtures thereof, and from about 35 to about 60 per cent of a plasticized nitrocellulose binder.

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Freeland, MI, United States of America

Keith Roberson