vitrification

Definitions

Construction

• A process of melting soil or wastes to a liquid form, and then cooling the liquid to a hard, glass-like material.
• The fusion of grains in clay products under high kiln temperatures, resulting in closure of pores and an impervious material.
• A process that transforms the chemical and physical characteristics of hazardous waste so that the treated residues contain hazardous material immobilized in a vitreous mass.

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Contexts for “vitrification”

3 definitions in context
• Construction