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Solucorp Industries, Ltd.

A/s Niro Atomizer

Iu Conversion Systems, Inc.

Iu Technology Corporation

Webster & Assoc. Ltd.

William C Webster

Charles L Smith

Preston L Veltman

Peter J Hurley

L John Minnick

Leonard J Minnick

Ronald F Cotts

Elizabeth L Rasmussen

John C Buschmann

Robert G Hilton

The invention provides polymeric matrices and films comprising fixation reagents that are capable of reacting with solubilized metals to form less soluble metal compounds. The fixation reagenst may include inorganic sulfides and phosphates, as well as adsorbents. The polymeric matrices may be comprised of polyvinyl alcohols and polyvinyl acetates. In some embodiments, the polymeric matrix is selected to be at least as soluble as the selected fixation reagent, particularly under the conditions in which the matrix is expected to come into contact with the solublized metal.

Integrated fixation systems

A process for treating contaminated waste to stabilize environmentally harmful heavy metals. The waste is contacted with a mixture of a sulfide, preferably calcium sulfide, an inorganic phosphate, which prevents oxidation of sulfide, and a base that at least includes calcium hydroxide. The process stabilizes harmful, heavy metal materials in the waste but avoids the prior art disadvantage of emitting hydrogen sulfide.

Treatment process for contaminated waste

A method for stabilizing wet, oily petroleum refinery wastes and other similar wastes without the need for Portland cement. The waste is combined with at least 5 weight percent of a novel cementitious reagent composition comprised of Powder River Basin fly ash and circulating fluid bed combustion ash in weight ratios ranging from 1:9 to 9:1.

Method of stabilizing industrial wastes and fly ash compositions useful

Strong dense shaped articles such as pellets suitable for use as gravel substitutes are produced by the described method from solid fly ash-containing water materials obtained by a lime based dry scrubbing flue gas desulfurization operation. In this method the dry ash-containing waste powder, which also contains calcium sulfite or sulfate reaction products and unreacted lime, is first uniformly contacted with a critical amount of water and then immediately compacted at a critical compaction ratio to provide a handleable green body in which the fly ash particles are positioned with respect to one another so that the interstitial spaces are sufficient to accommodate the volumetric changes in wthe cementitious materials without any deleterious expansion of the article as the article is cured.

Shaped cementitious products

Cured compacted products suitable for use as landfill materials, embankments, roadbase compositions and the like are produced by the described method from fly ash-containing waste materials obtained by a lime based dry scrubbing flue gas desulfurization operation. In this method the dry fly ash-containing waste powder, which also contains calcium sulfite or sulfate reaction products and unreacted lime, is contacted with a predetermined amount of water and mixed under critical mixing conditions to provide a powder/water mixture which is placed at a suitable utilization site, e.g., a landfill disposal site, and compacted under sufficient load to achieve at least about 70% of the laboratory dry density. The resulting products have compressive strengths after curing of at least about 25 psi and permeabilities of less than 1.times.10.sup.-5 cm/sec.

Utilization of dry scrubber waste materials

Improved method for making generally spherical particulate shot-like product comprising permitting a siliceous-aluminous composition of specified characteristics onto a rotating squirrel cage rotor near top dead center thereof and causing said impinging molten material to be projected in droplet form and cooled while suspended in a gaseous cooling medium, such as air, into an amorphous generally spherical product, suitable for use as an abrasive or filler material.

Method of making shot from molten siliceous-aluminous composition

Methods of making finely divided product from fly ash compositions, including both dry fly ash compositions and aqueous suspensions of fly ash in combination with alkaline earth metal compounds. The fly ash composition, preferably including 10 to 50% combined alkaline earth metal oxides, is heated to molten condition while collecting gases evolving therefrom, including sulfur oxide gases. The top portion of the melt is then poured in a manner causing a molten stream thereof to be divided into a multiplicity of fractions and cooled to solid form while encompassed by a fluid cooling medium in a manner to produce either a shot or a granulated aggregate product. The bottom portion of the melt is nearly pure metallic iron which is recovered, as such, for other uses. Preferably, the molten stream impinges on a rotating member in a manner to produce shot, or is quenched in a water bath to form a granulated type product.

Products from molten fly ash and scrubber sludge including fly ash

Digested sewage sludge resulting from sewage plant treatment of municipal sewage is disposed of and used in an ecologically acceptable manner by the incorporation of such sludge in hardenable compositions further including, for example, lime, fly ash and, in some cases, alkaline earth metal sulfates and/or soil or other inert or complimentary additives. These hardenable compositions may be emplaced in an area open to the atmosphere and permitted to cure over a period of time to act as land fill or as road base materials.

Disposal method and use of sewage sludge

Improved cementitious composition results from a process comprised of mechanical size reduction and activation of a mixture of lime and fly ash and the addition thereto of fly ash and aggregate, as needed, to make a mix of the desired proportions. A quicker and more complete reaction between the lime and fly ash results from deagglomeration of lime particles caused by interaction with the fly ash and/or by the increased availability of reactant materials due to particle size reduction of both the lime and the fly ash. The mechanical size reduction and activation process may be carried out, for example, in a ball mill or centrifugal impact mill.

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Norristown, PA, United States of America

William C Webster