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CHEMICALLY BONDED PHOSPHATE CERAMICS
Arun S. Wagh
Science and Sustainability
CBPCs are far more environmentally friendly than ceramics, cements and polymers. They share some of the properties of the other alternatives, and at the same time, exhibit their own attributes that these materials cannot provide.
For details, see: Wagh, Arun S., Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics, Elsevier Pub. (2016) second ed.
Applications of CBPCs
Nuclear waste immobilization
CBPCs can be used to chemically immobilize radioactive isotopes and solidify nuclear waste to prevent it from contaminating groundwater.Nuclear radiation shielding
CBPCs absorb all three forms of radiations (alpha, beta and gamma) from nuclear materials and hence are ideal materials for their safe storage.Corrosion resistant ceramic coatings
Coatings produced from CBPCs produce corrosion resistant passivation layer on steel and many other metals and thus produce corrosion resistant coatings.High strength impermeable cements and ceramics
CBPCs can produce value-added superior cements and ceramics that exhibit several useful properties, which conventional cements do not.
2. Bayer Process Waste (Red Mud)
Red mud is a highly alkaline mineral waste resulting from the extraction of alumina (aluminum oxide) from aluminum-rich minerals. We conducted several year comprehensive research and development project and arranged the first international conference in Jamaica to create the awareness of the problem.