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AssigneesUniversity of South Carolina, Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
InventorsFabio Matta, Mohammed Baalousha, Steven M. Serkiz, Jay Gaillard, Shohana Iffat
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Described herein are cementitious composite materials incorporating carbon nanostructures (e.g., nanotubes, nanoplatelets, nanoribbons) that are employed as amendments (i.e., admixtures or additives) to cementitious waste forms as a means to enhance radionuclide and hazardous waste (e.g., heavy metals, toxic organics) retention wherein the incorporation of well-dispersed carbon nanostructures yields more effective waste forms through the resulting modification of the cementitious composite nano-, micro-, and meso-structure (e.g., hindering the infiltration of oxygen and the leaching of waste), and the chemical interactions between chemically-affine waste molecules and the amended cementitious composite.
A cement waste form for radionuclide or hazardous constituent (e.g., heavy metals) retention comprising:
A method for making a cement waste form for radionuclide or hazardous constituent retention comprising:
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