the solidifier within the liquid sought to be solidified application_number US 86514101 A description there is a variety of manufacturers of super absorbents in the marketplace generally super absorbents comprise a polymer such as sodium polyacrylate s also generally a super absorbent is available in a powder form and will either be negatively buoyant or positively buoyant in a 0 9 saline solution for example depending upon the apparent bulk density of the absorbent typically an apparent density of the absorbent below about 0 5 g cm 3 will result in a positive buoyancy while an apparent density of the absorbent of about 0 7 g cm 3 will result in a negative buoyancy in a 0 9 saline solution for present purposes examples of the present invention are presented with respect to medical liquid wastes as typified by a 0 9 saline solution at room temperature given the parameters set forth herein one skilled in the art may readily compound other like effective solidifiers for other liquids in all instances however it is critical to the present invention that there be a predetermined relationship between the buoyancy of each absorbent employed relative to the liquid sought to be stabilized with respect to liquid medical waste applications several specific absorbent compounds all available in powder form have been identified to achieve the desired buoyancy characteristics of the present solidifier for example in.