垃圾焚烧飞灰或炉渣中二噁的分布特征

分别采集了3种生活垃圾焚烧炉产生的飞灰或熔融炉渣样品,分析了其中的二口恶口英含量及其毒性当量,并讨论了17种2,3,7,8位氯取代的二口恶口英分布特征及其对总毒性当量的贡献.结果表明,机械炉排焚烧炉产生的飞灰中二口恶口英最多,总浓度为319ng/g,毒性当量为6.7ngI-TEQ/g;其次为流化床焚烧炉,产生的飞灰中二口恶口英总浓度为38.7ng/g,毒性当量为0.8ngI-TEQ/g;气化熔融焚烧炉产生的熔融炉渣中二口恶口英很少,总浓度为38.7pg/g,毒性当量仅为1.1pgI-TEQ/g;所有的2,3,7,8位氯取代的13C同位素标记内标化合物回收率在39%~156%之间.尽管不同的垃圾焚烧炉在二口恶口英的生成量上有明显的差别,但是产生的二口恶口英同类物的归一化浓度以及对毒性当量贡献的归一化结果分布特征十分相似,表明3种垃圾焚烧炉在垃圾焚烧过程产生二口恶口英可能具有相似的反应机理.     

Investigation of basic properties of fly ash from urban waste incinerators in China

Basic properties of fly ash samples from different urban waste combustion facilities in China were analyzed using as X-ray fluorescence （XRF）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The leaching toxicity procedure and some factors influencing heavy metals distribution in fly ash were further investigated. Experimental results indicate that the fly ash structures are complex and its properties are variable. The results of XRF and SEM revealed that the major elements （〉10000 mg/kg, listed in decreasing order of abundance） in fly ash are O, Ca, Cl, Si, S, K, Na, Al, Fe and Zn. These elements account for 93% to 97%, and the content of Cl ranges from 6.93% to 29.18 %, while that of SiO2 does from 4.48% to 24.84%. The minor elements （1000 to 10000 mg/kg） include Cr, Cu and Pb. Primary heavy metals in fly ash include Zn, Pb, Cr, Cu etc. According to standard leaching test, heavy metal leaching levels vary from 0 to 163.10 mg/L （Pb） and from 0.049 to 164.90 mg/L （Zn）, mostly exceeding the Chinese Identification Standard for hazardous wastes. Morphology of fly ash is irregular, with both amorphous structures and polycrystalline aggregates. Further research showed that heavy metals were volatilized at a high furnace temperature, condensed when cooling down during the post-furnace system and captured at air pollution control systems. Generally, heavy metals are mainly present in the forms of aerosol particulates or tiny particulates enriched on surfaces of fly ash particles. The properties of fly ash are greatly influenced by the treatment capacities of incinerators or the variation of waste retention time in chamber. Fly ash from combustors of larger capacities generally has higher contents of volatile component and higher leaching toxicity, while those of smaller capacities often produce fly ash containing higher levels of nonvolatile components and has lower toxicity. The content of heavy metals and leaching toxicity maybe have no convincing correlation, and high alkali content of CaO greatly contribute to leaching toxicity of heavy metal and acid neutralization capacity against acid rain.