Patent Number: 060692901
Section: claims

1. A waste treatment process comprising the steps of: (a) charging a reactor container with a reactant alloy comprising aluminum, magnesium, zinc, calcium, and copper;  (b) isolating the reaction alloy in the reactant container from oxygen gas;  (c) heating the reactant alloy in the reactor container to a minimum of the 770 degrees Celsius thereby placing the reactant alloy in a molten state;  (d) introducing a waste material into the molten reactant alloy; and  (e) maintaining the reactant alloy in the reactor container at a minimum of about 770 degrees Celsius.  (a) between about 1% to 25% zinc;  (b) between about 1% to 25% calcium;  (c) between about 1% to 25% copper;  (d) between about 10% to 70% magnesium; and  (e) between about 10% to 70% aluminum.  (a) 4% zinc;  (b) 4% calcium;  (c) 2% copper;  (d) 50% magnesium; and  (e) 40% aluminum.  (a) maintaining a layer of graphite at the surface of the molten reactant alloy.  (a) charging a reactor container with a reactant alloy comprising aluminum, lithium, zinc, calcium, and copper;  (b) isolating the reactant alloy in the reactor container from oxygen gas;  (c) heating the reactant alloy in the reactor container to a minimum of the 770 degrees Celsius to place the reactant alloy in a molten state;  (d) introducing a waste material into the molten alloy; and  (e) maintaining the reactant alloy in the reactant container at a minimum of about 770 degrees Celsius.  (a) between about 1% to 25% zinc;  (b) between about 1% to 25% calcium;  (c) between about 1% to 25% copper;  (d) between about 10% to 70% lithium; and  (e) between about 10% to 70% aluminum.  (a) 1% zinc;  (b) 7% calcium;  (c) 7% copper;  (d) 40% lithium; and  (e) 45% aluminum.  (a) maintaining a layer of graphite at the surface of the molten reactant alloy. 2. The waste treatment process of claim 1 wherein the reactant alloy comprises: 3. The waste treatment process of claim 1 wherein the reactant alloy comprises: 4. The waste treatment process of claim 1 wherein the reactant alloy is maintained at a minimum temperature of about 800 degrees Celsius. 5. The waste treatment process of claim 1 further comprising the step of: 6. A waste treatment process comprising the steps of: 7. The waste treatment process of claim 6 wherein the reactant alloy comprises: 8. The waste treatment process of claim 6 wherein the reactant alloy comprises: 9. The waste treatment process of claim 6 wherein the reactant alloy is maintained at a minimum temperature of about 900 degrees Celsius. 10. The waste treatment process of claim 6 further comprising the step of: