ABSTRACT
This section summarizes the current state of mixed waste stabilization/solidification (S/S) using polyester resins. The polyester resin binder forms a microstructure of closed cells around the waste constituents and utilizes solidification as the primary technique of waste contaminant immobilization. The resulting monolithic solid has high structural integrity, but the matrix does not necessarily involve a chemical interaction between the waste and the solidifying reagents. Contaminant migration is restricted by drastically decreasing the surface area exposed to leaching and/or isolating the waste within an impervious capsule.
