Patents by Inventor Jaana LAATIKAINEN-LUNTAMA

Jaana LAATIKAINEN-LUNTAMA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220230771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating waste material comprising organic components and low and/or medium level radioactive agents. The method comprises encapsulating the waste material into a matrix, gasifying the waste material at a temperature between 600 and 950° C. to form a gaseous fraction and a solid fraction comprising low and/or medium level radioactive agents and combustion residues of the organic components and encapsulating the solid fraction by a geopolymer matrix comprising metakaolin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Tapio VEHMAS, Markku LEIVO, Matti NIEMINEN, Jaana LAATIKAINEN-LUNTAMA, Markus OLIN
  • A METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE MATERIAL COMPRISING ORGANIC COMPONENTS AND LOW AND/OR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL RADIOACTIVE AGENTS AND A USE OF A MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220230772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating waste material comprising organic components and low and/or intermediate level radioactive agents. The method comprises adding material comprising fibers and kaolin to the waste material in order to form a starting material, and gasifying the starting material at a temperature between 600 and 950° C. to form a gaseous fraction and a solid fraction comprising low and/or intermediate level radioactive agents, gasification residues of the organic components and metakaolin. The present invention also relates to a use of mate-rial comprising fibers and kaolin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Matti NIEMINEN, Tapio VEHMAS, Markku LEIVO, Jaana LAATIKAINEN-LUNTAMA, Markus OLIN