摘要 |
A safely encapsulated hazardous waste product free of unwanted leaching of contaminated metal constitutents and process therefor wherein a quantity of hazardous waste and a quantity of shale material characterized by having an aluminosilicate content containing at least 9.35% by weight of Fe2O3, wherein the shale is reduced to a fine mesh before mixing, and defines a brick-like form as fired at about 1,150 DEG C. for a period of time to change the shale material into a semi-molten state and thereafter cooled to safely encapsulate the waste within the shale as a unit-handled product. The product of the invention satisfies and exceeds RCRA and LDR (EPA) requirements as shown by Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) results.
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