The reuse of municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash slag as a cement substitute

The results of the treatment of fly ash from a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) by melting are described, and the safety and the effectiveness of using the slag produced by this melting treatment are studied. The properties of the MSWI fly ash slag were analyzed, to evaluate the feasibility of its reuse as a substitute for part of the cement required in mortar preparation. This MSWI fly ash slag was found to be comprised mainly of SiO₂ and CaO, which can be substituted for up to 20% of the cement content in mortar, without sacrificing the quality of the resultant concrete. In fact, the concrete thus produced has greater compressive strength, 10% higher than that without the substitution. The setting time of the fresh mortar becomes lengthens as increasing amounts of cement are replaced; while the spread flow value increases with the increasing percentage of cement substitution. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that when the W/C=0.38 and the curing AGE=28 days, the crystal patterns in the mortar samples, prepared with different amounts of cement having been replaced by MSWI fly ash slag are similar. According to the results of the toxic characteristic leaching procedure analysis, MSWI fly ash slag should be classified as general non-hazardous industrial waste, that meets the effluent standard. Therefore, the reuse of MSWI fly ash slag is feasible, and will not result in pollution due to the leaching of heavy metals.     

垃圾焚烧飞灰处置与资源化利用研究进展

随着生活垃圾焚烧处理方式的不断推广，焚烧飞灰的产生量也不断增加。按照我国固体废物分类方法，焚烧飞灰属于危险废物，必须进一步处置才能进入填埋场或资源化利用。本文分析了飞灰物理化学特性，论述了常规处置技术（水泥固化、化学药剂稳定化、酸溶剂提取和熔融固化等）存在的问题。将原始飞灰直接应用于水泥、混凝土或路基材料，飞灰中高含量的重金属和盐类会产生新的环境问题。飞灰水洗可以高效去除其中的可溶性盐类，水洗飞灰在焙烧后重金属的浸出浓度远低于原始飞灰烧结后的相应浓度，飞灰水洗-焙烧技术具有很好的应用前景。     

油田钻井废泥浆固化处理研究

文章结合油田的现场实际情况,针对该区钻井废泥浆污染物的特性,研究了固化的最佳工艺条件,并对固化效果进行评价。通过多组固化处理定性对比实验,从多种处理剂中筛选出处理效果较好的水泥、粉煤灰、石灰和黄土作为固化处理废泥浆的固化剂原材料。利用筛选出的固化剂组成,设计正交实验,确定固化剂最佳配方为每100mL泥浆添加10g水泥、20g粉煤灰、8g石灰、15g黄土。影响因素对固化处理效果的影响实验结果表明:当废泥浆固相含量在30%～70%,固化温度在20～40℃之间,固化时间能够满足7d的条件下,固化效果最佳。     

垃圾焚烧飞灰中重金属的固化/稳定化处理实验研究

研究了城市生活垃圾焚烧-电灰的特性及飞灰中重金属的特性,对利用水泥作粘结剂进行飞灰固化/稳定化处理效果开展了系统的实验研究,分析了水泥固化/稳定化飞灰的工艺特点和最佳工艺参数,并讨论了粘结剂固化飞灰机理以及重金属浸出毒性,为进一步研究城市生活垃圾焚烧飞灰的无害化处理与利用提供了有重要价值的参考依据.     

Long-term evaluation of coal fly ash and mine tailings co-placement: A site-specific study

This study presents the results of a laboratory investigation conducted to evaluate the efficiency of coal fly ash to control the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD) from mine waste. Site-specific materials, coal fly ash from Atikokan Thermal Generating Station and mine tailings from Musselwhite mine, were mixed at different proportions for the investigation of the drainage chemistry and the optimal mix using static testing (acid–base accounting) and kinetic (column) testing. The acid–base accounting (ABA) results indicated that the fly ash possessed strong alkaline (neutralization) potential (NP) and could be used in the management of reactive mine tailings, thus ensuring prevention of AMD in the long-term. Column tests conducted in the laboratory to further investigate long-term performance of fly ash in the neutralization and prevention of acid mine drainage from tailings similarly showed that mixing fly ash with mine tailings reduces dissolution of many heavy metals from tailings by providing alkalinity to the system. It was found that a fly ash to tailings mass ratio equal to or greater than 15% can effectively prevent AMD generation from Musselwhite mine tailings in the co-placement approach.     

粉煤灰在重金属废水处理中的应用

粉煤灰是一种可再资源化的工业固体废弃物。利用粉煤灰对重金属废水进行处理可谓是一种以废治废、变废为宝、实现废物综合利用的有效途径。综述了粉煤灰吸附法在重金属废水处理中的国内外研究现状,展望了该方法的应用前景。     

我国南方某城市垃圾焚烧飞灰特性及固化/稳定化处置实验

我国南方某城市主要采用焚烧法处理生活垃圾,已建7个焚烧厂日产生飞灰量为101.62 t/d。文章分析了各个垃圾焚烧厂飞灰的化学组成和重金属浸出毒性,其主要成分为CaO、SiO2、MgO、Al2O3、Fe2O3、Na2O、SO3和Cl,所有焚烧飞灰都有至少一种重金属浸出浓度超标,属于危险废物。在飞灰处置出路亟待解决的背景下,实验探讨了飞灰稳定化工艺,结果表明10%的水泥添加量可以使飞灰中超标重金属(Cd、Pb和Zn)的浸出浓度满足危险废物鉴别浓度限值和安全填埋场入场浓度限值。同时,通过人体健康风险评价分析了飞灰豁免管理的可行性,并对近期和远期该城市焚烧厂飞灰的处理处置及管理提出建议。     

Characterization of MSWI fly ash through mineralogy and water extraction

This paper investigates the mineralogical characteristics of fresh, aged and hot water extracted MSWI fly ash for providing the baseline information of minerals stability which controls the released heavy metals into the environment. Quantitative determination of bulk phase abundance in the fresh fly ash by the XRD Rietveld refinement method provided composition levels for amorphous and crystalline phases such as potassium tetrachlorozincate (K₂ZnCl₄), gehlenite, halite, quartz, anhydrite, and feldspar. The minerals association in the fly ash is clearly unstable and subject to mineralogical reactions. The phases of K₂ZnCl₄, halite and anhydrite in the fresh fly ash were involved in hydration and dissolution/precipitation processes to form new minerals such as the Zn-bearing mineral gordaite, syngenite, gypsum and hydrocalumite. The solubility-controlling phases and extractability of heavy metals were examined in a Soxhlet hot water-extractor. Here the soluble salts were simply removed from fly ash while Ca-, Al-, Si- and SO₄²⁻-bearing hydrate minerals were precipitated from the extraction solution. Furthermore, a low release of heavy metals Zn, Pb and Cd in hot water was noticed, indicating a strong retention of the trace metals in the mineral phases remaining in the insoluble fly ash residues.     

Life cycle analysis (LCA) for the incorporation of rice husk ash in mortar coating

Considering that the civil construction segment is responsible for a significant amount of the environmental impact, once it consumes a large amount of natural resources and energy, the incorporation of waste in the process brings sustainable benefits for the companies as well as for society. In addition, the reduction of the useful life of mortar coating related to the lack of adherence to the substrate provokes a large generation of waste, increasing the environmental liability of the respective industry. This study aimed to determine the technical and environmental viability of the incorporation of rice husk ash (RHA) waste in mortar coatings, in order to reduce the consumption of natural resources and improve the conditions of adherence of the cementitious matrix. For this evaluation, mechanical tests were carried out to test the adherence to the substrate, besides a survey of all the processes related to mortar coating production, from natural resources extraction till the application of the product and its consequent impact. Finally it was used the life cycle analysis (LCA) tool to evaluate the environmental issue. The results showed an increase of 100% of bond strength for the mortars with 5% addition of RHA, and it was identified, among the processes surveyed, a smaller number of significant impacts in relation to the mortar with no addition. It is noticed that, for the conditions of this study, the mortars with RHA addition present better technical and environmental performance compared to the usual mortars.     

Field investigation of high-volume fly ash pavement concrete

Field investigation of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete in pavement construction was carried out. Test results performed on cores drilled from pavement after 270 days of concrete age showed that use of HVFA results in production of pavement concrete with improvements in: strength; moisture barrier qualities; and abrasive resistance characteristics. These improvements are brought about by the pozzolanic reaction of fly ash with the hydrates of cement that favorably changes the microstructure and interfacial transition zone in the resulting concrete.Use of high volume of fly ash in pavement concrete as partial replacement for cement is estimated to produce major energy and environmental gains and is a practice that is aimed at producing durable and sustainable concrete-based infrastructure. The use of HVFA concrete can significantly economize the construction of concrete pavements and improve the service life of transportation infrastructure.