Characterization and treatment of residue control air pollution (ACPR) of waste incinerators municipal by a process of leaching in basic medium

A detailed characterization of the different types of air pollution control residues (APCR) produced in municipal waste incinerators has been performed. The analysis of the Pb distribution in boiler and electrofilter ashes has shown that the separation of these ashes in two fractions (<125 [mu]m...

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Published inJournal of environmental engineering and science Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 287 - 298
Main Authors Hammy, Fatima, Mercier, Guy, Blais, Jean-FranCois
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2005
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Summary:A detailed characterization of the different types of air pollution control residues (APCR) produced in municipal waste incinerators has been performed. The analysis of the Pb distribution in boiler and electrofilter ashes has shown that the separation of these ashes in two fractions (<125 [mu]m and >125 [mu]m) allows to get a coarse fraction slightly contaminated and a finer fraction more heavily contaminated, which can be treated by chemical means. Scanning electron microscope - energy-dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS) techniques have been used to identify the most dominant forms of the lead particles. Lead present in used lime is principally associated with oxides in a carrying phase of calcium chloride or phosphate. Lead present in boiler and electrofilter ashes is principally associated with silicates and phosphates. Finally, only one leaching step in alkaline aqueous solution is required to remove a large proportion of the leachable lead in APCR and to reach the allowed level by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure test (TCLP) and neutral water test. Key words: lead, leaching, incinerator, air pollution control residues (APCR), ash, removal, heavy metal, toxicity characteristic leaching procedure test (TCLP).Original Abstract: Une caracterisation detaillee des divers types de residus de contrOle de la pollution de l'air (RCPA) generes dans les incinerateurs de dechets domestiques a ete effectuee. L'analyse granulochimique a montre l'interet de separer les particules du melange de cendres d'electrofiltres et de chaudieres en deux fractions, et ce, afin d'obtenir une fraction grossiere (>125 [mu]m) relativement peu contaminee par le Pb et une fraction plus fine (<125 [mu]m) plus fortement polluee qui pourrait etre traitee par voie chimique. Les principales formes de particules plombiferes ont ete revelees par microscopie (microscope electronique A balayage - spectrometre en energie dispersive (MEB- SDE)). le Pb retrouve dans les chaux usees est majoritairement associe A des oxydes dans une phase porteuse de chlorure ou phosphate de Ca. le Pb present dans les cendres d'electrofiltres et de chaudieres est principalement associe A des silicates ou des phosphates. Finalement, une seule etape de lixiviation en milieux aqueux et basique des divers types de RCPA est dans plusieurs cas suffisante pour extraire une bonne partie du Pb lixiviable et pour satisfaire au critere reglementaire base sur le respect du test toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) et une lixiviation minimale dans l'eau.
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ISSN:1496-2551
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