Sorption of Co 2+ and Sr 2+ by waste-derived 11 Å tobermorite

• Published in: Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 260 - 267
• Main Authors: Coleman, Nichola J., Brassington, David S., Raza, Atiya, Mendham, Andrew P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2006

Newsprint recycling gives rise to significant volumes of waste sludge which can be de-watered and combusted for energy-recovery. The residual combustion ash, whose primary crystalline constituents are; gehlenite (Ca 2Al 2SiO 7), åkermanite (Ca 2MgSi 2O 7), β-dicalcium silicate (Ca 2SiO 4) and anorth...