Detoxification of ashes from a fluidized bed waste incinerator

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 134; pp. 346 - 354
• Main Authors: Yu, Jie, Qiao, Yu, Sun, Lushi, Jin, Limei, Wang, Wenxia, Ma, Chuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Ashes; bottom ash; cadmium; cement; Chromium; Coal Ash; Copper; Fluidized bed incinerator; Fluidized beds; Fly ash; heat treatment; Heavy metal; Heavy metals; Inactivation, Metabolic; Incineration - methods; Incinerators; Leachates; lead; magnesium chloride; Metals, Heavy - toxicity; Municipal solid waste; Particle Size; TCLP; temperature; Thermal treatment; toxicity; zinc; TCLP; Fluidized bed incinerator; Municipal solid waste; Heavy metal; Thermal treatment

•Bottom and fly ashes were subject to TCLP test.•Leachates of finer bottom ash and fly ash may exceed the regulatory limit.•Thermal treatment of fly ash for removal of heavy metals were carried out.•Almost all Cd, Pb and more than 90% of Cu and 95% of Zn could be removed.•A maximum 20% of Cr was rem...