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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2019.52.6.627

Transformation of Asbestos-Containing Slate Using Exothermic Reaction Catalysts and Heat Treatment  

Yoon, Sungjun (Chonnam National University Center for Asbestos and Environment)
Jeong, Hyeonyi (Chonnam National University Center for Asbestos and Environment)
Park, Byungno (Chonnam National University Center for Asbestos and Environment)
Kim, Yongun (Chonnam National University Center for Asbestos and Environment)
Kim, Hyesu (Chonnam National University Center for Asbestos and Environment)
Park, Jaebong (Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University)
Roh, Yul (Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.52, no.6, 2019 , pp. 627-635 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cement-asbestos slate is the main asbestos containing material. It is a product made by combining 10~20% of asbestos and cement components. Man- and weathering-induced degradation of the cement-asbestos slates makes them a source of dispersion of asbestos fibres and represents a priority cause of concern. When the asbestos enters the human body, it causes cellular damage or deformation, and is not discharged well in vitro, and has been proven to cause diseases such as lung cancer, asbestos, malignant mesothelioma and pleural thickening. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has designated asbestos as a group 1 carcinogen. Currently, most of these slats are disposed in a designated landfill, but the landfill capacity is approaching its limit, and there is a potential risk of exposure to the external environment even if it is land-filled. Therefore, this study aimed to exam the possibility of detoxification of asbestos-containing slate by using exothermic reaction and heat treatment. Cement-asbestos slate from the asbestos removal site was used for this experiment. Exothermic catalysts such as calcium chloride(CaCl2), magnesium chloride(MgCl2), sodium hydroxide(NaOH), sodium silicate(Na2SiO3), kaolin[Al2Si2O5(OH)4)], and talc[Mg3Si4O10(OH)2] were used. Six catalysts were applied to the cement-asbestos slate, respectively and then analyzed using TG-DTA. Based on the TG-DTA results, the heat treatment temperature for cement-asbestos slate transformation was determined at 750℃. XRD, SEM-EDS and TEM-EDS analyses were performed on the samples after the six catalysts applied to the slate and heat-treated at 750℃ for 2 hours. It was confirmed that chrysotile[Mg3Si2O5(OH5)] in the cement-asbestos slate was transformed into forsterite (Mg2SiO4) by catalysts and heat treatment. In addition, the change in the shape of minerals was observed by applying a physical force to the slate and the heat treated slate after coating catalysts. As a result, the chrysotile in the cement-asbestos slate maintained fibrous form, but the cement-asbestos slate after heat treatment of applying catalyst was broken into non-fibrous form. Therefore, this study shows the possibility to safely verify the complete transformation of asbestos minerals in this catalyst- and temperature-induced process.
Keywords
asbestos-containing slate; chrysotile; catalyst; transformation; heat treatment;
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