US 5,536,897 A · Beneficial use of energy-containing wastes

Abstract

A process and composition for the beneficial utilization of waste materials which contain energetic materials are disclosed. Predetermined quantities of the waste material containing energetic materials are placed in admixture with commercial blasting agents causing the energetic materials to participate in the detonation process thereby utilizing energetic materials which would otherwise enter the waste stream. The waste material, in particulate form, that contains the energetic materials is introduced into the blasting agent when the latter is in a relatively fluid state. The modified blasting agent is suitable for use in the normal manner such as in bulk or packaged form.

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Dependent claims

A process for the beneficial utilization of waste material which contains energetic material comprising the steps of:

providing a waste material which contains a composite solid propellant as an energetic material, the waste material being in a particulate form and of a particle size such that the waste material participates in a detonation process;
mixing a detonation blasting agent with a predetermined quantity of the waste material, the quantity being sufficient to assure participation of the waste material in the detonation process;
and
using the mixture as a blasting agent to thereby dispose of the waste material contained therein.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

08/249,328Filed 26 May 1994 · division

Priority

29 Jun 1992

Granted

16 Jul 1996

Term ends

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Classification5 codes

C06B 47/00
Compositions in which the components are separately stored until the moment of
C06B 21/0091
Apparatus or methods for working-up explosives, e.g. forming, cutting, drying: elimination of undesirable or temporary components of an…
C06B 31/285
The salt being ammonium nitrate: with fuel oil, e.g. ANFO-compositions
C06B 47/14
Compositions in which the components are separately stored until the moment of burning or explosion, e.g. "Sprengel"-type explosives;…

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Abstract

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