Stabilization/Solidification of Salt from a Waste Incinerator

ABSTRACT

A laboratory procedure was developed and verified for stabilizing salt produced by an industrial waste incinerator. This procedure is based on salt stabilization by means of an asphalt binder. Conductivity values and relevant anion contents in leachates of stabilized waste with an asphalt coating were near zero. The pH value of these leachates equaled the pH value of the water used, so that the stabilized waste salt represented inert material, posing no environmental hazard. An unusually significant reduction in the volume of processed salt occurred during stabilization. After compacting under 10.4 MPa pressure, the volume of test specimens was almost 55% smaller than the initial salt volume. In practice, this would mean more than a doubling of landfill waste capacity. Volume reduction was successfully explained by means of a mathematical model.     

机械力活化固硫灰固化处理生活垃圾焚烧飞灰

为实现城市生活垃圾焚烧飞灰的安全处理,通过机械力化学法活化循环流化床燃煤固硫灰,探讨了球磨样品制备固化体的参数。并采用X射线衍射仪（XRD）和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（FTIR）手段对垃圾焚烧飞灰中重金属的固化机制进行了研究。结果表明,当垃圾焚烧飞灰掺加比为60%,球磨转速为600 r·min-1,球磨时间为5 h,养护温度60 ℃时的固化体28 d和56 d抗压强度分别达到15.6 MPa和17.9 MPa,采用原子吸收光谱仪（AAS）测得固化体中Zn、Pb、Cu、Cd和Cr重金属浸出量均低于GB 5085.3-2007规定限值。XRD和FTIR表征结果表明,在水化过程中,该混合体系生成了水化硅酸钙（C—S—H）、斜方钙沸石和钙矾石（AFt）等水化产物,并且C—S—H凝胶可通过物理包裹的形式固化垃圾焚烧飞灰中重金属;斜方钙沸石和钙矾石以化学吸附的方式使垃圾焚烧飞灰中的重金属离子达到固化/稳定化效果,实现了垃圾焚烧飞灰中重金属的安全处理。     

Stabilization of Heavy Metal Containing Hazardous Wastes with Byproducts from Advanced Clean Coal Technology Systems

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the success of residues from advanced Clean Coal Technology (CCT) systems as stabilization agents for heavy metal containing hazardous wastes. In the context examined here, stabilization refers to techniques that reduce the toxicity of a waste by converting the hazardous constituents to a less soluble, mobile, or toxic form.¹ Three advanced CCT byproducts were used: coal waste-fired circulating fluidized bed combustor residue, pressurized fluidized bed combustor residue, and spray drier residue. Seven metal-laden hazardous wastes were treated: three contaminated soils, two air pollution control dusts, wastewater treatment plant sludge, and sandblast waste. Each of the seven hazardous wastes was treated with each of the three CCT byproducts at dosages of 10, 30, and 50% by weight (byproduct:waste). The treatment effectiveness of each mixture was evaluated by the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure. Of the 63 mixtures evaluated, 21 produced non-hazardous residues. Treatment effectiveness can likely be attributed to mechanisms such as precipitation and encapsulation due to the formation of hydrated calcium silicates and calcium sulfo-alu-minates. Results indicate that these residues have potential beneficial uses to the hazardous waste treatment community, possibly substituting for costly treatment chemicals.     

EPA SITE Demonstration of the International Waste Technologies/Geo-Con In Situ Stabilization/Solidification Process

This paper presents an EPA evaluation of the first field demonstration of an in situ stabilization/solidification process for contaminated soil under the EPA Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) program. Demonstration of this process was a joint effort of two vendors: ? International Waste Technologies (IWT) of Wichita, Kansas, who provided the treatment process, specifically the proprietary additive called HWT-20, and

? Geo-Con, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who provided both engineering and hardware for the in situ soil treatment.

The field demonstration took place in April, 1988 at a site in Hialeah, Florida, contaminated mainly with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). EPA tested the soil before and after treatment and the EPA evaluation of this process is based on results from this testing. A year later, in April 1989, EPA tested again the treated soil and results of that testing were compared to those of the demonstration. Results of the EPA evaluation of the IWT process, the Geo-Con performance, and treatment costs are discussed separately.     

酸改性凹凸棒石对土壤Cu-Zn的钝化修复

过量的重金属积累在农田土壤中会对粮食安全和人体健康造成危害。通过调整酸体积分数和改性时间,制备5种酸改性凹凸棒石,分别按2、4、8、16和24 g·kg⁻¹的投加量施用于土壤中,通过钝化实验,结合单级提取态和BCR多级提取态,对酸改性凹凸棒石的钝化效果进行评价,并分析了重金属污染土壤钝化前后的环境风险因子和修复效率。结果表明,添加16 g·kg⁻¹的酸改性凹凸棒石,可有效改善土壤理化性质,H₂O提取态Cu、Zn质量分数分别较对照组降低了25.91%~47.87% 和49.69%~65%,二乙烯三胺五乙酸提取态(DTPA提取态)Cu、Zn质量分数分别较对照组降低了8.63%~24.30% 和28.26%~46.84%。酸改性凹凸棒石的施用也促进了重金属Cu和Zn由酸溶态、可还原态向较稳定的可氧化态、残渣态转变。当投加量为16 g·kg⁻¹时,12.5%体积分数H₂SO₄改性72 h制得的酸改性凹凸棒石处理组对Cu、Zn的修复效率最高,分别为11.96%和27.70%,本研究结果可为北方碱性农田重金属污染的钝化修复提供参考。     

Stabilization and solidification of metal-laden wastes by compaction and magnesium phosphate-based binder

Bench-scale and full-scale investigations of waste stabilization and volume reduction were conducted using spiked soil and ash wastes containing heavy metals such as Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni, and Hg. The waste streams were stabilized and solidified using chemically bonded phosphate ceramic (CBPC) binder, and then compacted by either uniaxial or harmonic press for volume reduction. The physical properties of the final waste forms were determined by measuring volume reduction, density, porosity, and compressive strength. The leachability of heavy metals in the final waste forms was determined by a toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) test and a 90-day immersion test (ANS 16.1). The structural composition and nature of waste forms were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. CBPC binder and compaction can achieve 80-wt% waste loading and 39-47% reduction in waste volume. Compressive strength of final waste forms ranged from 1500 to 2000 psi. TCLP testing of waste forms showed that all heavy metals except Hg passed the TCLP limits using the phosphate-based binder. When Na2S was added to the binder, the waste forms also passed TCLP limits for Hg. Long-term leachability resistance of the final waste forms was achieved for all metals in both soil and ash wastes, and the leachability index was approximately 14. XRD patterns of waste forms indicated vermiculite in the ash waste was chemically incorporated into the CBPC matrix. SEM showed that waste forms are layered when compacted by uniaxial press and are homogeneous when compacted by harmonic press.     

铝酸盐材料对镉污染土壤的稳定化修复及其机理

为研究铝酸盐材料对于修复Cd污染土壤的可行性,以常见的硅酸盐材料为参照,比较了两者对土壤中Cd的稳定化效果,并对相关反应机制进行了讨论。结果表明：当土壤中Cd的质量分数为54.6 mg·kg⁻¹时,铝酸盐和硅酸盐材料使Cd的7 d浸出质量浓度分别降低58.07%~77.75%和63.46%~93.02%,180 d浸出质量浓度分别降低28.72%~79.23%和41.08%~86.63%;当土壤中Cd的质量分数为2 940.03 mg·kg⁻¹时,铝酸盐和硅酸盐材料使Cd的7 d浸出质量浓度分别降低76.97%~93.15%和19.05%~94.38%,180 d浸出质量浓度分别降低56.56%~88.87%和-32.68%~49.79%。这说明铝酸盐材料对土壤中Cd的稳定化效果优于硅酸盐材料。在CdCl₂溶液中(94.02 mg·L⁻¹),铝酸盐和硅酸盐材料分别使Cd质量浓度降低了99.92%~99.93%和99.68%~99.92%,并使pH分别增大了6.56~6.81和7.01~7.69。通过SEM-EDS、FTIR、XRD和XPS等分析手段发现,铝酸盐材料可通过水化反应生成Ca—Si—H和Ca—Al—Si—H凝胶,以实现对Cd的物理包裹和吸附,并可通过使pH增大而生成Cd(OH)₂、CdO或CdCO₃沉淀,进而实现了对Cd的稳定化。本研究表明铝酸盐材料较硅酸盐材料对Cd的稳定化更为高效且长效,可为Cd污染土壤修复提供参考。     

化工固体废物的综合利用

对我国化工固废的产生、治理、利用和重点化工行业氯碱工业等化工固体废弃物的处理和综合利用技术进行了分析、综述，并指出了该领域的发展趋势。     

实验室常见化学废弃物的危害及处理

论述了实验室几种常见废弃物的危害及处理方法，指出了废弃物必须经过有效处理，才能利于环境保护，防止意外事故发生。     

3种含铁材料对重金属和砷复合污染底泥稳定化处理

选用3种含铁材料FeCl3、Fe(OH)3和FePO4,开展重金属和砷(As)复合污染底泥的稳定化处理实验,并用毒性浸出测试(TCLP)的结果和底泥交换态重金属(Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn)及As的含量来评价其稳定化效果。结果表明,(1)FeCl3和FePO4降低了底泥pH值,Fe(OH)3轻微地提高了底泥pH值。(2)FeCl3活化了底泥中Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn,使其浸出量和交换态含量增加,对As浸出量的影响不大,但使底泥中As交换态含量明显降低,且在最大添加量(8.00 g/kg)时As交换态含量未检测出;Fe(OH)3降低了Cd交换态和浸出量,稍增加了As交换态和浸出量,但对Pb、Cu、Zn交换态和浸出量影响不明显;FePO4明显降低了Pb的浸出量和交换态含量,略微降低了交换态Cd、Zn含量,对交换态Cu影响不大,但明显增加了As的浸出量和交换态含量。综上,FeCl3对As具有较好的稳定化效果,但明显活化了底泥中的4种重金属;Fe(OH)3亦对底泥中Cd有一定稳定化效果;FePO4对Pb的稳定化效果较好,但明显活化了底泥中的As。显然,3种含铁材料都不能实现底泥中重金属和As的同时稳定化。     

医院固体废物排放系数和产生量的测算

通过对杭州市医院固体废物来源、类别、产生量的调查，对医院病床位数和固体废物产生量之间的相关分析，得出了医院固体废物的排放系数及产生量测算公式。     

Estimating the Lower Heating Values of Hazardous and Solid Wastes

ABSTRACT

A new equation is proposed to predict the lower heating value of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. The equation was developed by a statistical correlation of heating value and composition data for a variety of materials as reported in a number of sources. The model takes into account the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur content of the material being combusted.     

Stabilization of the Greenhouse Impact Caused by Anthropogenic Emissions from Nordic Countries

Abstract

The possibility of decreasing the Nordic countries’ contribution to global warming in the future is examined. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are considered. Global average radiative forcing is used as a measure of the greenhouse impact caused by the emissions. Past emissions are included in the study because they have impact far into the future. The calculation method utilized in this study can be applied to any other country.

Two hypothetical future emission development cases are presented, and the radiative forcing caused by them is calculated. In the higher emission (case A) CO2 emissions remain above current level, while N2O and CH4 emissions decrease. In the lower emission (case B) the emissions decrease to about one–tenth of the current emissions by the year 2100.

Only if very strict emission reductions (case B) take place will the greenhouse impact of the Nordic countries return to current levels during next century. Likewise, the per capita radiative forcing of Nordic countries will remain above global average unless the emissions decrease drastically (case B) and the current population levels are used in per capita calculation.     

Planning and Conducting Sampling Surveys of Hazardous Wastes at Industrial Facilities

Many organizations and their consultants are involved in sampling programs to characterize waste streams and materials at industrial facilities. Due to financial limitations, calendar deadlines, or other practical restrictions, a short-term, survey-type sampling plan (“sampling survey”) may need to he implemented. Survey results can he used to determine if the wastes are hazardous or if they are being managed in accordance with applicable regulations. This paper brings together practical experience and diverse information to identify the major concerns in conducting sampling surveys and to suggest methods of approaching these concerns. The paper addresses sampling in time and space, “correct” sampling to minimize bias, selecting equipment to minimize contamination, sample handling, and quality assurance/quality control. Even a quick sampling survey can be a high quality effort with a careful approach to the critical issues.     

扬州市危险废弃物现状及处置措施

通过对扬州市危险废弃物环境管理现状的分析,提出了加强危险废物环境管理的几点措施.     

医疗废物排放统计变量的选择及排放系数的确定

为解决医疗行业废物排放量核定难的问题，通过对医疗机构废物产生量的调查、统计、分析，在确定医疗废物排放统计变量的基础上，得出相应的医疗废物排放系数，以供排污申报医疗废物排放量的核定。     

铜酞菁生产中的三废综合治理及其资源化探讨

通过某铜酞菁化工生产企业三废治理及其资源化工艺改进的实践，总结出了一套行之有效的利用酸化工艺废酸的资源化新方法，不但从中回收了高价值的铜泥；同时利用废酸吸收生产工艺中的高含氨尾气，生产硫酸铵，达到了以废治废的目的，整个治理工艺符合循环经济的理念。通过该回收工艺的改进，使上述三废不再进入污水处理系统，从而解决了传统铜酞菁生产废水的高酸度、高盐分、高含氨、高难处理的矛盾，使铜酞菁三废处理易于实行。     

宝应县工业固体废物污染现状及防治对策

近年来,随着宝应县大力实施工业强县战略,规模企业群体加快壮大,固体废物的产生量也随之不断增加,构成类别逐步呈现多样化,尤其是工业固废污染环境状况由此变得严峻起来。本文在近年来环境统计及2007年度污染源普查数据的基础上,对宝应县工业固体废物的产生、构成、处置现状进行了分析,并针对该县在处置利用工业固体废物过程中存在的问题,提出了相应的对策和建议。     

滴定法测定的不确定度评定——以EDTA法测定水中钙镁为例

用测量不确定度表示检测结果是当前国际上约定做法，然而如何对测量结果的不确定度进行合理评定，一直是困扰检测实验室的一个难题。作者依据测量不确定度的评定原则，通过实例，简要地阐述了滴定法测量不确定度评定方法，对环境检测领域测量不确定度的评定具有借鉴意义。