Abatement of asbestos using fluorinated metal compounds
AssigneeU.S. Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsFerdinando F Bruno, Manuele Bernabei, LTC Andrea Chiappa, David Ziegler, Nicole F Farhadi
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Abstract
The disclosed subject matter relates to a method of treating of asbestos or asbestos-containing material, comprising applying to the asbestos or asbestos-containing material a composition including a treatment compound comprising at least one of hexafluoro titanium di-ammonium, potassium hexafluoro zirconate. ammonium hexafluoro phosphate. ammonium hexafluoro stannate, ammonium hexafluoro germanate, ammonium tetrafluoro borate or ammonium heptafluoro tantalite; and a fluorine scavenger compound.
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A method of treating of asbestos or asbestos-containing material, comprising:
- applying to the asbestos or asbestos-containing material a composition including a treatment compound comprising at least one of hexafluoro titanium di-ammonium, potassium hexafluoro zirconate, ammonium hexafluoro phosphate, ammonium hexafluoro stannate, ammonium hexafluoro germanate, ammonium tetrafluoro borate or ammonium heptafluoro tantalite;
- and a fluorine scavenger compound.
A method of treating of asbestos or asbestos-containing material including chrysotile, comprising:
- applying to the asbestos or asbestos-containing material a composition including a treatment compound comprising hexafluoro titanium di-ammonium;
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- a fluorine scavenger compound comprising boric acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.