Method of making nanostructured glass-ceramic waste forms
US8772566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21F9/305
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
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.
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