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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ping Luo, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
588-2 ; 588 13 ; 588256 ; 264-05 ;
Abstract
Methods are provided for treating liquid hazardous waste containing anionic radioactive or heavy metal materials by binding the hazardous waste to hydroxyapatite powder, drying and then cold or hot pressing the hydroxyapatite powder into a solid mass for storage or disposal. The methods are useful for treatment and storage of radioactive waste, anions, and heavy metals. Methods are also provided for treating high concentration liquid hazardous waste and liquid hazardous waste which does not contain materials known to decompose at high temperatures.