Patent ReferencesProcess for disposal of aqueous solutions containing radioactive isotopes Method for encasing waste barrels in a leachproof closed sheath Patent #: 4222889 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 07/188325 filed on 05/04/1988US Classes:588/4, With additional solid material to enhance fixation of radioactivity106/236, With solvent or dispersing medium106/239, Hydrocarbon containing523/129, Composition containing nonresinous organic material derived from municipal solid waste disposal system or process of preparing523/207, Solid polymer or solid polymer-forming system is encapsulated in or impregnated in a nonreactant material523/211, Reactant or catalyst is material encapsulated or impregnated523/375, Radioactive or Group VIIIA atom containing NRM524/2, Water settable inorganic compound as nonreactive material524/650, Inorganic water settable material containing524/8, Solid polymer derived from ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon only588/8Polymer derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomerExaminersPrimary: Locker, Howard J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC04B 41/00 (20060101)G21F 9/16 (20060101) AbstractA process for impregnating cementitious solids with polymeric materials by blending polymeric materials in a grout, allowing the grout to cure, and contacting the resulting solidified grout containing the polymeric materials with an organic mixture containing a monomer, a cross-linking agent and a catalyst. The mixture dissolves the polymerized particles and forms a channel for distributing the monomer throughout the network formed by the polymeric particles. The organic components are then cured to form a substantially water-impermeable mass. | |