Fly Ash from Electrostatic Precipitators: Characterization of Large Spheres |
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| Authors: | Robert L Carpenter Ronald D Clark Yin-Fong Su |
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| Institution: | 1. Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute, Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental Research Institute , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA;2. Department of Science and Mathematics , New Mexico Highlands University , Las Vegas , New Mexico , USA |
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| Abstract: | The body of information contained in this paper is directed towards individuals concerned with the toxicology and physical state of airborne effluents from pulverized coal-fired stationary sources. A flotation/sedimentation technique was used to separate fly ash from power plant clean-up devices into light, medium, and high density fractions. Large spherical particles were selected from each fraction and examined by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Attempts were made to identify pleurospheres (filled hollow spheres) by crushing the spheres in situ under the optical microscope. In no cases were filled spheres observed, suggesting that they are not a common structure in fly ash. Several phenomena which generate hollow spheres are discussed. |
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