Solidification of low-volume power plant sludges. Final report

Abstract

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Encapsulation/Fixation (E/F) Mechanisms.

“…7 It was decided to investigate --on a small scale and with adequate safety precautions --whether NC fines, dispersed or dissolved in a polymerizable organic binder, can be chemically fixed by the binder. It is conceivable that the NC may also become desensitized and less flamnable by this E/F procedure.…”

“…Specifically, the work involved several 6 , 7 , 8 synthetic sludges representative of military waste , sludge types. These were to be treated, preferably, with low-in-cost, * readily available E/F agents and by processes which are practical, safe and not energy intensive.…”