Claims
- 1. A method for converting asbestos to a nonhazardous form comprising:
- mixing said asbestos with a sufficient amount of flux selected from the group consisting of trona, sodium oxide, sodium carbonate, sodium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, borax and mixture thereof; and heating within the temperature range of about 815.degree. to about 1000.degree. C. until said asbestos reacts with said flux to form a different crystalline structure containing sodium.
- 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said flux consists essentially of trona.
- 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said asbestos further comprises selection from the group of chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, and mixtures thereof.
- 4. The method according to claim 3 wherein said asbestos consists essentially of chrysolite.
- 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said asbestoform material and said alkaline flux further comprises a weight ratio of approximately 1:1.
- 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the pressure during said heating is at about or below ambient.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/356,893, filed May 25, 1989, now abandoned, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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