Integrated ion-exchange disposal and treatment system
AssigneeGeoRoc International, Inc.
InventorsSalvatore Moricca, Paul Heath, Martin William Alexander Stewart
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Abstract
There is disclosed a canister for interim storage and subsequent consolidation of waste materials via hot pressing. In an embodiment, the canister comprises at least one ion exchange material, and is configured to: house the ion exchange material after it is exchanged with a contaminating ion without releasing the contaminating ion; and consolidate via hot-isostatic pressing. There is also disclosed a contacting a fluid waste with an ion exchange material, wherein the ion exchange material is located in a canister; evacuating the canister; and hot isostatically pressing (HIP) the canister until it collapses under HIP conditions.
Claims34
A canister for interim storage and subsequent consolidation of waste materials via hot isostatic pressing, the canister comprising at least one ion exchange material therein, the canister configured to:
- house the ion exchange material after it is exchanged with a contaminating ion without releasing said contaminating ion;
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- consolidate said ion exchange material via hot-isostatic pressing.
A method of immobilize waste in a dense monolith, the method comprising:
- contacting a fluid waste with an ion exchange material, wherein the ion exchange material is located in a canister;
- evacuating the canister;
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- hot isostatically pressing (HIP) the canister until it collapses under HIP conditions, said conditions comprise heat and pressure that are sufficient to consolidate the ion exchange material containing said waste into a dense monolith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.