Hydrothermal conversion of chrysotile asbestos using near supercritical conditions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 926-932

  Anastasiadou, Kalliopi ^a   Axiotis, Dimosthenis ^a   Gidarakos, Evangelos ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chrysotile asbestos; Hydrothermal treatment; Mineralogical conversion; Supercritical conditions

Indexed keywords

CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS FIBERS; CRYSTAL PHASIS; DISTILLED WATER; FORSTERITES; HYDROTHERMAL CONVERSION; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY; LIQUID PHASE; LIZARDITE; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; NEEDLE-LIKE; NON-FIBROUS; OPTIMAL TREATMENT; PERICLASE; PRESSURE RANGES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SOLID-PHASE; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION; SUPERCRITICAL STEAM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT METHODS; WEAK ORGANIC ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; DEIONIZED WATER; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTS; KAOLINITE; LEACHING; MAGNESIUM; METAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; OLIVINE; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SERPENTINE; SILICATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASBESTOS;

ACETIC ACID; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; EDETIC ACID; ENSTATITE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LIZARDITE; MAGNESIUM ORTHOSILICATE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM SILICATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETIC ACID; ASBESTOS; DISSOLUTION; FORSTERITE; LEACHING; LIZARDITE; MORPHOLOGY; PERICLASE; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROTHERMAL CONVERSION; LEACHING; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VOLUMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; CARCINOGENS; CHELATING AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; EDETIC ACID; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERAL FIBERS; TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACETIC ACID; ASBESTOS; DISSOLVING; EXPERIMENTATION; KAOLIN; LEACHING; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77952746531     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.03.094     Document Type: Article

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