Patent ID: 6174275
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B09B,C04B,Y02W

Abstract:
A process for solidifying and stabilizing waste, the process comprising:(a) combining bagasse and a liquid medium having a pH below about 4 or above about 10 to form a mixture,(b) heating the mixture,(c) separating the mixture into solid matter and filtrate and washing the solid matter with a liquid in which sugar is soluble,(d) substituting the solid matter for the bagasse in (a) and repeating steps (a) through (c) until the filtrate is substantially colorless under ambient light conditions, thereby producing washed solid matter,(e) combining at least a portion of the washed solid matter with at least (1) the waste, (2) water, and (3) a cement, so as to form a cement slurry, and(f) curing the cement slurry.