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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Huizhen Gao, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Yifeng Wang, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Mark A. Rodriguez, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Denise N. Bencoe, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/00 (2006.01); G21F 9/16 (2006.01); G21F 1/00 (2006.01); G21F 9/20 (2006.01); G21F 9/06 (2006.01); B01J 20/06 (2006.01); B01J 20/08 (2006.01); B01J 20/10 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); C03C 1/00 (2006.01); G21F 9/30 (2006.01); G21F 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21F 9/06 (2013.01); B01J 20/06 (2013.01); B01J 20/08 (2013.01); B01J 20/10 (2013.01); B01J 20/28057 (2013.01); B01J 20/28069 (2013.01); B01J 20/2808 (2013.01); B01J 20/3085 (2013.01); C03C 1/002 (2013.01); G21F 9/305 (2013.01); G21F 9/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A waste form for and a method of rendering hazardous materials less dangerous is disclosed that includes fixing the hazardous material in nanopores of a nanoporous material, reacting the trapped hazardous material to render it less volatile/soluble, and vitrifying the nanoporous material containing the less volatile/soluble hazardous material.