Preparation of asbestos fibers

摘要

A process of separating fibres from asbestos-bearing material which process comprises the steps by treating said asbestos-bearing material with a chemical agent capable of reacting with, or adsorbing on, asbestos fibres to form a dispersion, and agglomerating said dispersion, and wherein effluents containing said chemical agent are subjected to ultrafiltration prior to re-use in the process. The process given high yields of novel fibres characterized in that the said fibres provide reinforcement in cementitious compositions.