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Optimized thermochemical detoxification of asbestos-containing waste using chemical additives and microwave heat treatment

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Owing to the increasing ACW generation, asbestos detoxification and recycling technologies are required for environmental and economic reasons. Recently, microwave heat treatment is being considered an efficient method for ACW detoxification. In the present study, ACW is detoxified through a microwave heat treatment involving SiC plates. These plates absorb the microwaves and radiate the heat, thereby enhancing the heat treatment efficiency relative to those of existing methods, in which the microwave heat treatment method requires a temperature higher than 1100 °C. In the present study, thermochemical experiments were conducted by applying chemical additives during the microwave heat treatment. To determine the optimal heat treatment temperature based on the chemical added, the detoxification response of the ACW as a function of heat treatment was investigated for different chemical additives, and the crystal structure and microstructure changes were analyzed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. ACW was then detoxified by applying the optimal temperature derived for each chemical additive in microwave heat treatment involving SiC plates. According to the results, asbestos is eliminated in the ACW at 800 and 900 °C with magnesium chloride and sodium hydroxide, respectively, as the additives.

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Hong, M.H., Joo, S.Y., Kim, D.W. et al. Optimized thermochemical detoxification of asbestos-containing waste using chemical additives and microwave heat treatment. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 24, 63–72 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-021-01279-4

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