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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2022
University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees, Kingston, RI (US);
Jimmie Oxley, Narragansett, RI (US);
James L. Smith, Narragansett, RI (US);
Robert Ichiyama, Kingston, RI (US);
Gerald Kagan, Foxboro, MA (US);
University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees, Kingston, RI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a unique, two-part, water-soluble polymer matrix material and a method of application that immobilizes a wide variety of loose powder or crystalline hazardous materials and renders them 'safe' or at least “safer” for handling and transport. The polymer matrix material is a two-part polymer material comprising a liquid cross-linking polymer and a cross-linking agent, initiator, or biocide contained in a solution. The cross-linking agent functions to cross-link the polymer and cause it to harden in place.