Safe decomposition of asbestos by mechano-chemical reaction

Ryo Inoue, Junya Kano, Kaoru Shimme, Fumio Saito

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Abstract

It is legally demanded that the wastes containing asbestos should be change to harmless substances completely due to the harmful effects of asbestos fiber on health. The purpose of present research was to construct a safe, reliable and facile technique by using mechano-chemical reaction, which is a non-combustion process and operated in a closed system. It was confirmed that the needle crystal of chrysotile asbestos was changed perfectly to amorphous state after grinding by using a planetary ball mill. Furthermore, these products could be remade to useful materials by addition of soil which consists of inorganic materials based on CaO and so one. After the obtained fine powders were mixed with water, pressed and held under the humid condition, the stable hydrates were found in these products after XRD analysis. These inorganic compounds were much useful as a new raw material for cement-like.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSelected, peer reviewed papers from The Sixth Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, PRICM 6
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages2257-2260
Number of pages4
EditionPART 3
ISBN (Print)0878494626, 9780878494620
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Event6th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, PRICM 6 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2007 Nov 52007 Nov 9

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
NumberPART 3
Volume561-565
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

Conference6th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, PRICM 6
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period07/11/507/11/9

Keywords

  • Asbestos
  • Cement raw material
  • Mechano-chemical treatment
  • Planetary ball mill

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