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Process for solidification of strongly acidic or akaline liquid wastes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-05-02
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Granted: 1985-10-15
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Expires: 2004-05-02
Abstract
Abstract According to the process, a clay material is first dispersed with stirring in the waste (or vice versa) between 0° and 150° C. then, in particular in the case of acidic wastes, it is neutralized to an approximately neutral pH by a product preferably with a lime base and, in a third phase, a hydraulic and/or calcium binder is added to the mixture. Application to petrification of all types of wastes of industrial, mining, urban and other origins.
Inventors
- 👤 Philippe Pichat
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:05
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F11/00; C02F11/008; C04; C04B; C04B28/00; C04B28/02; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00767; C04B2111/00784; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/91; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/918; Y10S210/919
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A process for the solidification of very acidic liquid wastes having a pH of less than or equal to about 2 or strongly basic liquid wastes having a pH of greater than or equal to about 12, into stable non-poluting solids which are resistant to leaching by water, consisting essentially of the steps of: mixing the very acidic or strongly basic waste liquid with a clay material; and then solidifying the mixture by adding hydraulic and/or calcium binder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A process for the solidification of very acidic liquid wastes having a pH of less than or equal to about 2 or strongly basic liquid wastes having a pH of greater than or equal to about 12, into stable non-poluting solids which are resistant to leaching by water, consisting essentially of the steps of: mixing the very acidic or strongly basic waste liquid with a clay material; and then solidifying the mixture by adding hydraulic and/or calcium binder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, further including the step of, after said mixing step and prior to said solidifying step, neutralizing the mixture to approximately neutral pH.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein the waste liquid is very acidic, with a pH of less than or equal to about 2.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process in accordance with claim 3, wherein said neutralizing step is accomplished by adding a mixture of basic waste material and clay.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein said neutralizing step is accomplished by the addition of an agent selected from the group consisting of quicklime, slacked lime, ground limestone, calcium carbonate base residues, calcium silicates and calcium aluminates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
49 words
A process in accordance with claim 2, wherein the waste liquid is strongly basic, with a pH of greater than or equal to about 12, and said neutralizing step is accomplished by adding acidic waste material or a mixture of acidic waste material with clay or coal fly ash.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the waste liquid is strongly basic, with a pH of greater than or equal to about 12.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said mixing step takes place at a temperature of about 0 to about 150° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein said clay material is selected from the group consisting of pure clay, a mixture of clays of the main mineralogical groups, technical clay wastes, wastes from quarries, wastes from the wash of clay sands, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process in accordance with claim 1, wherein the binder used in said solidifying step is selected from the group consisting of quicklime, slacked lime, Portland cement, blast-furnace slag, slag cement, coal or lignite fly ash and plaster.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process in accordance with claim 10, wherein the amount of calcium binder added is such that there is a ratio of clay to Ca(OH) 2 of about 4 to about 25.
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