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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1994
Lillian D Wakeley, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Judy C Tom, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Melvin C Sykes, Vicksburg, MS (US);
William N Brabston, Vicksburg, MS (US);
Philip G Malone, Vicksburg, MS (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method of containing hazardous and toxic wastes includes the steps of irporating the dried waste, in a salt form, in melted polymer, such as asphalt, and forming the waste salt and asphalt blend into aggregate pellets. The pellets are coated with a powdered coating material that is compatible with a portland cement-based mortar or other cementitious material which is used. The coated particles are mixed with mortar to form a polymer-aggregate concrete and cast into wasteforms for storage or burial. If it is desirable to produce a waste form with a continuous layer of mortar on the exterior of the concrete monolith the mold can be placed on a turntable and spun, or otherwise exposed to a centrifugal force to force the mortar to the outside of the mold. Centrifugal separation is possible because the polymer-waste mixture typically has a specific gravity near 1.5 while that of the cementitious mixture is typically greater than 2.0.