CA2003317A1 - Method of disposal of hazardous particulate solid waste by asphalt emulsion encapsulation - Google Patents

Method of disposal of hazardous particulate solid waste by asphalt emulsion encapsulation

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CA2003317A1
CA2003317A1 CA 2003317 CA2003317A CA2003317A1 CA 2003317 A1 CA2003317 A1 CA 2003317A1 CA 2003317 CA2003317 CA 2003317 CA 2003317 A CA2003317 A CA 2003317A CA 2003317 A1 CA2003317 A1 CA 2003317A1
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asphalt
waste
emulsion
slurry
particulate waste
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French (fr)
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Angus Macneil
Michael T. Mcdowell
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Priority to CA 2003317 priority Critical patent/CA2003317A1/en
Priority to GB9021675A priority patent/GB2238258B/en
Priority to DE4034931A priority patent/DE4034931C2/en
Priority to IT4844590A priority patent/IT1242162B/en
Priority to JP2310099A priority patent/JPH03178387A/en
Publication of CA2003317A1 publication Critical patent/CA2003317A1/en
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01CCONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C7/00Coherent pavings made in situ
    • E01C7/08Coherent pavings made in situ made of road-metal and binders
    • E01C7/35Toppings or surface dressings; Methods of mixing, impregnating, or spreading them
    • E01C7/353Toppings or surface dressings; Methods of mixing, impregnating, or spreading them with exclusively bituminous binders; Aggregate, fillers or other additives for application on or in the surface of toppings with exclusively bituminous binders, e.g. for roughening or clearing
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09BDISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
    • B09B3/00Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
    • B09B3/20Agglomeration, binding or encapsulation of solid waste
    • B09B3/21Agglomeration, binding or encapsulation of solid waste using organic binders or matrix
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04BLIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B26/00Compositions of mortars, concrete or artificial stone, containing only organic binders, e.g. polymer or resin concrete
    • C04B26/02Macromolecular compounds
    • C04B26/26Bituminous materials, e.g. tar, pitch
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08KUse of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
    • C08K11/00Use of ingredients of unknown constitution, e.g. undefined reaction products
    • C08K11/005Waste materials, e.g. treated or untreated sewage sludge
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04BLIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
    • C04B2111/00Mortars, concrete or artificial stone or mixtures to prepare them, characterised by specific function, property or use
    • C04B2111/00474Uses not provided for elsewhere in C04B2111/00
    • C04B2111/0075Uses not provided for elsewhere in C04B2111/00 for road construction
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies
    • Y02W30/91Use of waste materials as fillers for mortars or concrete

Abstract

METHOD OF DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS PARTICULATE SOLID WASTE
BY ASPHALT EMULSION ENCAPSULATION
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention provides a method of disposing of hazardous particulate waste containing hazardous waste by forming an asphalt emulsion slurry and using the slurry as a commercial asphalt emulsion slurry seal. The method comprises;
the steps of:
a) selecting an emulsifying agent suitable to form a stable emulsion of asphalt, water and said particulate waste;
b) mixing the particulate waste and asphaltic emulsion in proportions to form an asphaltic emulsion slurry having safe leaching properties;
c) utilizing said asphaltic emulsion slurry in existing commercial uses.

Description

2~1~3~7 METHOD OF DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS PARTICULATE SOLID WAS~E
BY ASPHALT EMULSION ENCAPSULATION
BACXGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains to the field of solid waste materials and more particularly to a method of disposal of koxic particulate material by encapsulation in an asphalt emulsion.
Certain industrial processes, such as the combustion of waste solids, produce a fly ash which is environmentally hazardous due to the presence of toxic elements such as lead.
Such fly ash cannot be disposed of in a standard landfill due to the leaching of the toxic material into the water table. Even where there is a mate.rial which renders the waste resistant to leaching, landfill sites are becoming scarce and expensive.
One method of disposing of waste fly ash which has been used in the past where the level of toxic elements in the fly ash has been sufficiently low has been the addition of the fly ash as a filler in asphalt concrete pavement or blacktop.
This method of disposal i5 unsuitable for fly ash having high levels of toxic elements since some leaching of the toxic elements still occurs.
United States patent no. 4,623,469 issue November 18, 1986 to Chem-Technics, Inc. discloses a method of disposing of hydrophillic liquid and semi-liquid waste by mixing the waste liquid and asphalt to generate a solid hydrophobic mass which can be disposed of in a landfill. According to this method, the ionic charge of the waste counter ions is determined and an emulsified asphaltic suspension having a particle charge opposite to the 33;~7 ionic charge of the waste counter ions is selected. Enough of the selected asphaltic emulsion is added to the waste liquid to coalesce into a solid hydrophobic mass. The mixture is allowed to set and cure to a solid state. This method, however, uses valuable landfill space, and the end product is not commercially useful.
An asphalt emulsion, or emulsified asphalt, is an emulsion of fine droplets of asphalt cement or bitumen in water.
The emulsion is stabilized by the presence of an emulsifying agent, such as a detergentO Depending on the emulsifying agent used, such emulsions are either anionic, having negatively charged asphalt globules, or cationic, having positively charged asphalt globules. Such emulsions are commercially available for a number of uses. One such use is to form an asphalt emulsion slurry seal which is a mixture o~ emulsified asphalt, fine aggregate and mineral filler with water to produce a slurry. When dried by water evaporation, the slurry becomes a thick, jelly-like coating material which is applied wet much like a paint to coat pavement, driveways and the like.
There is therefore a need for a method of safely disposing of toxic particulate waste in a manner which is resistant to leaching yet does not require valuable landfill space and can be used commercially.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method of disposing of hazardous particulate waste containing hazardous waste by 33~L~

forming an asphalt emulsion slurry and using the slurry as a commercial asphalt emulsion slurry seal. The method comprises the steps of:
a) selecting an emulsifying agent suitable to form a stable emulsion of asphalt, water and said particulate waste;
b) mixing the particulate waste and asphaltic emuIsion in proportions to form an asphaltic emulsion slurry having safe leaching properties;
c) utilizing said asphaltic emulsion slurry in existing commercial uses.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

In the present invention, a suitable asphalt emulsion slurry is prepared using the fly ash as a constituent. In order to obtain a suitable slurry, the appropriate emulsifying agent must first be chosen so that the asphalt globules in the emulsion will encapsulate the *ly ash particles. This can be done by making sample mixtures of the fly ash, asphalt and water and various of the commercially available emulsifying agents and visually determining which combination mixes properly. If the iOlliC charge of the waste fly ash material when added to the emulsion can be determined, then a suitable emulsifying agent with charge opposite to tha waste ions is selected. Either anionic or cationic asphalt emulsions will be required depending on the nature of the particulate waste.
Having determined the appropriate emulsifying agent, sample mixtures of fly ash and asphalt emulsion are prepared '': ' -' )333l7 covering a range of percenta~es of fly ash in the mixture for purposes of testing the degree of leachin~, and in order to select those percentages which keep the leaching within an environmentally acceptable range. The desired result is achieved most effectively where there is complete encapsulation o~ the fly ash particles by the asphalt globules. Further, the relative proportions of asphalt emulsion and fly ash are chosen so that the mixture produces an asphalt emulsion slurry, rather than a solid mass.
The final asphalt emulsion slurry which is produced can be used commercially in the usual manner, as a slurry coat pavement or sealer, for example as a slurry coat pavement for roadways or commercial/industrial sites, or as a ground cover sealer. The weight:area ratio of these applications will typically be low to minimize the concentration of the hazardous waste, but will depend on the type and concentration of the toxic waste. In this way the hazardous fly ash is disposed of in a safe yet commercially useful way, and the need for landfill sites to store the waste is minimized.

EXAMPLE

A hazardous fly ash containiny unsafe levels of lead was utilized. In particular, the fly ash was obtained from a bag house filtration air emission system and collection assembly for incinerated municipal waste. The fly ash contained lead in excess of the allowable leachate test limits as contained in the British Columbia Waste Management Act, "Leachate Extraction Procedures -q~

special Waste, Schedule 4i', that is, the leachate producedcontained greater than 5 parts per million of lead. Various emulsifying agents were tested with fly ash, asphal~ and water mixture to produce a suitabl~ emulsion. ~n the case of this particular fly ash, REDI-KOTE E-5762 ~trade-mark) manufactured by Armak Chemical Co. was found to produce a suitably stable emulsion. Various sample mixtures of asphalt emulsion and fly ash in proportions of 5%, 10%,15~, 20% and 25% by weight were produced. A water leaching test as prescribed by the British Columbia Waste Management Act (February 29, 1988) as prescribed in "Special Waste - Schedule 4" was carried out on the samples.
The leachate from each sample was prepared a~d analyzed. The lead levels found in the leachate were found to be acceptable, for example 4.02 parts per million in the 15~ sample and 3.39 parts per million in the 25% sample.
The various samples, with the exception of the 25%
sample, were found to be of suitable composition for use as asphalt emulsion slurries. The 25% sample would not normally have been acceptable as a workable slurry for pavement coatin~ or similar uses.
As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, various modifications and adaptations of the structure above described may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is to be construed in accordance with the accompanying claims.

Claims (15)

1. A method of disposing of hazardous particulate waste compris-ing:
a) selecting an emulsifying agent suitable to form a stable emulsion of asphalt, water and said particulate waste;
b) mixing the particulate waste and asphaltic emulsion in proportions to form an asphaltic emulsion slurry having safe leaching properties;
c) utilizing said asphaltic emulsion slurry in existing commercial uses.
2. The method of claim 1 in which said particulate waste is fly ash.
3. The method of claim 1 in which said existing commercial use is the coating of pavement.
4. The method of claim 1 in which said fly ash comprises less than 30% by weight of said asphalt emulsion slurry.
5. A method of disposing of hazardous particulate waste contain-ing hazardous waste ions comprising:
a) determining the ionic charge of the waste ions;
b) selecting an asphaltic emulsion suitable to form a stable mixture with said particulate waste;
c) mixing the particulate waste and asphaltic emulsion in proportions to form an asphaltic emulsion slurry;
d) utilizing said asphaltic emulsion slurry in existing commercial uses.
6. The method of claim 1 in which said particulate waste is fly ash.
7. The method of claim 1 in which said existing commercial use is the coating of pavement.
8. The method of claim 1 in which said fly ash comprises less than 30% by weight of said asphalt emulsion slurry.
9. A method of disposing of hazardous particulate waste compris-ing:
a) selecting an emulsifying agent suitable to form a stable emulsion of asphalt, water and said particulate waste in which said particulate waste is completely encapsulated in said asphalt;
b) mixing the particulate waste and asphaltic emulsion in proportions to form an asphaltic emulsion slurry having safe leaching properties;
c) utilizing said asphaltic emulsion slurry in existing commercial uses.
10. The method of claim 1 in which said particulate waste is fly ash.
11. The method of claim 1 in which said existing commercial use is the coating of pavement.
12. The method of claim 1 in which said fly ash comprises less than 30% by weight of said asphalt emulsion slurry.
13. An asphalt emulsion slurry containing hazardous particulate waste.
14. The asphalt emulsion slurry of claim 13 wherein said hazardous particulate waste is fly ash.
15. The asphalt emulsion slurry of claim 14 wherein said slurry comprises less than 30% by weight fly ash.
CA 2003317 1989-11-17 1989-11-17 Method of disposal of hazardous particulate solid waste by asphalt emulsion encapsulation Abandoned CA2003317A1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA 2003317 CA2003317A1 (en) 1989-11-17 1989-11-17 Method of disposal of hazardous particulate solid waste by asphalt emulsion encapsulation
GB9021675A GB2238258B (en) 1989-11-17 1990-10-05 Method of disposal of hazardous particulate solid waste by asphalt emulsion encapsulation
DE4034931A DE4034931C2 (en) 1989-11-17 1990-11-02 Process for the disposal of dangerous particulate, solid waste materials by asphalt emulsion encapsulation
IT4844590A IT1242162B (en) 1989-11-17 1990-11-06 PROCESS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF HARMFUL SOLID WASTE IN THE FORM OF PARTICLES BY ENCAPSULATION IN BITUMINOUS EMULSION
JP2310099A JPH03178387A (en) 1989-11-17 1990-11-14 Method for disposal of harmful granular solid waste

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GB2238258A (en) 1991-05-29
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