PRE-FORM BONDING AGENT FOR MAKING VITRIFIED PRODUCTS

Abstract

Pre-form bonding agent for making vitrified products, said agent including sugar.

Claims

1. Pre-form bonding agent for making vitrified products, said agent including sugar.

2. A vitrified product, made with a pre-form bonding agent including sugar.

3. A method of making Vitrified Products, using a pre-form bonding agent including sugar.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0010] FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a process embodying the principles of the present invention.

[0011] FIG. 2 is a top view of a preform embodying the principles of the present invention.

[0012] FIG. 3 is a front elevation view, in cross-section, of a preform embodying the principles of the present invention, as shown along view III-III on FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] On Jul. 7, 2015, while having coffee in the morning by myself, hard candy, as a pour medium, came to my mind. When sprayed with water or a blast of steam, the surface of sugar candy particles would dissolve and form a sugar-candy-based adhesive. They would become sticky just as polyethylene would, but without the environmental problems. This problem has been going on for about 70 years and I think this is the solution. Although sucrose, and other mono- and di-saccharides that form adhesive water solutions work, all water-soluble carbonhydrates that form adhesive water solutions work.

[0014] Referring to FIG. 1, the process 10, forms vitrified products of clay and silicon carbide.

[0015] In Step 20, wet candy particles are formed

[0016] In Step 30, wet candy and clay are mixed.

[0017] In Step 40, wet candy-clay mix is combined with silicon carbide particles.

[0018] In Step 50, wet candy-clay-SiC mix is formed into a preform.

[0019] In Step 60, the preform is fired to form a vitrified product.

[0020] Referring to FIG. 2, the preform 70, is formed of a matrix of clay particles 80 and Silicon Carbide particles 90, and the interstitial spaces between the particles are filled with candy 100 that holds the matrix in its shape.

[0021] Referring to FIG. 3, the preform 70, shown in a cross-sectional view, is formed of a matrix of clay particles 80 and Silicon Carbide particles 90, and the interstitial spaces between the particles are filled with candy 100 that holds the matrix in its shape.

[0022] When the preform is fired, the candy 100 gasifies and escapes, and the clay particles 80 and Silicon Carbide particles 90 sinter into a solid and durable matrix.

[0023] It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, however, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is desired to include all such as properly come within the scope claimed.