Abstract
The melting temperature of the fibrous matter containg amosite asbestos is about 1, 300°C and still high. The operating temperature would then be needed to be lowered in the smelting process. So the effects of various flux on the melting temperature of the fibrous matter body were estimated experimentally. Such flux as borax, sodium silicate (water glass), ortho sodium silicate+potasium silicate or ortho sodium silicate+lithium silicate proved to reduce the temperature from 1, 300°C to 800-900°C.
In addition, about 95% of volume reduction was achieved and amosite asbestos was annihilated by the smelting.
