Preparation and characterization of glass-ceramics via co-sintering of coal fly ash and oil shale ash-derived amorphous slag

A novel preparation method of glass-ceramics from coal fly ash (CFA) and oil shale ash-derived amorphous slag (OSAS) was developed in this study. Effects of important factors such as OSAS/CFA ratio and sintering temperature on the crystalline phase compositions, microstructure, mechanical-chemical properties, heavy metals leaching characteristics, and potential ecological risk assessment of glass-ceramics were investigated. The results showed that the properties of glass-ceramics increased with increasing OSAS/CFA ratio and sintering temperature, and S4 glass-ceramics (100% OSAS) showed the most superior product performances, followed by the S3 (80%OSAS-20%CFA), S2 (60%OSAS-40%CFA), and S1 (100% CFA). As for the products from the mixed sources, the best product properties of S2 glass-ceramics (density, 2.00 ± 0.04 g/cm³; water absorption, 3.11 ± 0.22%; and compressive strength, 106.67 ± 28.42 MPa) were achieved at 1085 °C. S3 glass-ceramics showed the highest density of 2.16 ± 0.04 g/cm³, and lowest water absorption of 0.22 ± 0.01%, and highest compressive strength of 195.99 ± 23.85 MPa at 1085 °C. Specially, the overall energy consumption for preparing S2 and S3 glass-ceramics was estimated to be reduced 23.66–27.00% and 11.67–13.50%, respectively, compared to that of S4 glass-ceramics. In addition, the good chemical stability, low heavy metals leaching concentrations and low potential ecological risk of OSAS-CFA-derived glass-ceramics further confirmed its potential and feasibility as building material in engineering application.     

Preparation and characterization of fully waste-based glass-ceramics from incineration fly ash,waste glass and coal fly ash

Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash (FA) is a typical hazardous waste due to its high contents of toxic heavy metals, and hence its disposal has attracted global concern. In this work, it was recycled into environmental-friendly CaO–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ system glass-ceramics via adding coal fly ash (CFA) and waste glass (WG). The effects of CaO/SiO₂ ratios and sintering temperatures on the crystalline phases, morphologies, mechanical and chemical properties, heavy metals leaching and potential ecological risks of glass-ceramics were investigated. The results showed that wollastonite (CaSiO₃), anorthite (CaAl₂Si₂O₈) and gehlenite (Ca₂Al₂SiO₇) were the dominant crystals in the glass-ceramics, which were not affected by CaO/SiO₂ ratio and sintering temperature. The compressive strength increased, while the Vickers hardness and microhardness decreased as increasing the sintering temperatures from 850 to 1050 °C, which reached their maximum values of 660.69 MPa, 6.14 GPa, and 7.43 GPa, respectively. However, the increase of CaO/SiO₂ ratio resulted into the reduction of the three mechanical parameters. As varying CaO/SiO₂ ratio from 0.48 to 0.86, the maximum compressive strength, Vickers hardness and microhardness were 611.80 MPa, 5.43 GPa, and 6.56 GPa, respectively. Besides, all the glass-ceramics exhibited high alkali resistance of >97%. The extremely low heavy metals leaching concentrations and low potential ecological risk of glass-ceramics further revealed its environmentally friendly property and potential application feasibility.     

柱淋滤模式下生活垃圾焚烧炉渣中Cu2+和Zn2+浸出规律

垃圾焚烧炉渣是一种活性材料,在其储存、预处理及应用等过程与雨水频繁接触时,炉渣中重金属随着水域环境发生迁移和浸出现象。本研究采用连续柱淋滤试验装置模拟自然降雨,开展了0～5mm和5～10mm焚烧炉渣的动态淋滤毒性浸出分析,重点研究了pH和降雨强度对Cu²⁺和Zn²⁺的浸出影响。结果表明,动态淋滤过程中,淋滤液pH变化对Cu²⁺和Zn²⁺的浸出水平影响显著,且在酸性较强淋滤液作用下Cu²⁺浸出水平比Zn²⁺更强,与Ⅴ类地表水环境浓度限值对比,在整个淋滤时间内Cu²⁺浸出浓度严重超标,在炉渣工程应用时需预防相关的环境风险;原生炉渣粒径大小与重金属浸出水平无直接相关性,但是0～5mm细炉渣中可浸出Zn²⁺含量更高,这与细颗粒物中Zn赋存形态和可溶出态含量较高有关;淋滤强度对重金属浸出水平影响主要反应了动态淋滤过程液固比和水分运移速率情况,当较低淋滤强度时具有低液固比,溶出液中重金属含量较高。     

罐底油泥黏度特性及降黏措施

利用HAKKE VT550旋转黏度计对罐底油泥的黏度特性进行了研究,筛选出合适的黏度模型,分析比较了加热(20～60℃)、添加表面活性剂(曲拉通X-100)水溶液(质量分数为0.5%)和添加溶剂(正戊醇和120^#溶剂油)对油泥黏度的影响。结果表明,由于罐底油泥包含大量固体颗粒,在0～600 s^-1剪切速率范围内,具有塑性流体和假塑性流体的双重特性,Casson模型为最适合的黏度模型,拟合决定系数为0.986。在3种降黏措施中,将样品加热至50℃与20℃下添加质量分数为10%的表面活性剂水溶液均可使油泥黏度下降50%,样品流型向假塑型转变。掺入溶剂的降黏效果优于前两者,最佳效果为在20℃、300 s^-1剪速下,添加质量分数为10%的120^#溶剂油,黏度下降达90%,样品流型向牛顿型转变。     

Studies of Cd, Pb and Cr distribution characteristics in bottom ash following agglomeration/defluidization in a fluidized bed boiler incinerating artificial waste

This study focused on the effects of agglomeration/defluidization on the Cd, Pb and Cr distribution in bottom ash particles of different sizes. In this study we have incinerated artificial waste, which was a mixture of sawdust, polypropylene, selected metal solutions, and polyethylene. The experimental parameters included Na concentration, addition of Ca and Mg and operating temperature. The results indicated that particle size decreased by attrition and thermal impact in the absence of added Na. When Na was added to the system, this metal reacted with silica sand to form eutectics, which increased particle size. Further addition of Ca and Mg was found to prolong the operating time, with greater amounts of liquid eutectic accumulating, leading to increase particle size.The heavy metal concentrations in coarse and fine particles were greater than those present in particles of intermediate sizes over a range of experimental conditions. As the particle size decreased below 0.59 mm or increased above 0.84 mm, the heavy metal concentrations increased. As Ca and Mg were added, the heavy metal concentrations in particles of all sizes increased relative to those present in identical particles when no metals or only Na were added. Additionally, the ratio of Cd sorption to silica sand decreased with increasing Na concentration, but Cr sorption had the opposite tendency. Therefore, while the addition of Na tended to increase agglomeration, it also increased the tendency for heavy metals to remain in the sand bed of fluidized bed incinerators. Addition of Ca and Mg not only inhibited the agglomeration/defluidization process, resulting in increased operating time, but also enhanced the removal of heavy metals by silica sand, decreasing the concentration of heavy metals in reactor exhaust.     

Recycling of bottom ash from biomass combustion in porcelain stoneware tiles: Effects on technological properties,phase evolution and microstructure

This work aims to evaluate the use of bottom biomass ash as an alternative raw material in porcelain stoneware bodies. For this purpose, ash coming from a biomass thermoelectric power plant in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) was selected and its chemical, mineralogical and thermal properties determined. Data indicated its technological role as a flux, so it was introduced in a porcelain stoneware batch in partial replacement of feldspars and experimented at laboratory scale. A bottleneck, relative to the rheological behavior of the slips, was overcome by a slight deflocculant increase. The powder compacts were fired from 1000° to 1220 °C in order to follow the evolution of the technological properties, phase composition (XRPD-Rietveld) and microstructure (SEM). The introduction of ash allowed to lower the firing temperature by 20 °C, while keeping the technological properties comparable with those of the benchmark. Moreover, the mineralogical and microstructural data revealed different sintering kinetics.     

Migration,transformation and solidification/stabilization mechanisms of heavy metals in glass-ceramics made from MSWI fly ash and pickling sludge

In consideration of recycling solid waste to achieve high value-added products, glass-ceramics have been fabricated from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash, pickling sludge (PS), and waste glass (WG) by melting at 1450 °C firstly to achieve parent glass and then crystallizing at 850 °C. Results demonstrated that heavy metals have been well solidified in the prepared glass-ceramics, and relatively/extremely low leaching concentrations of heavy metals have been detected. The synthetic toxicity index of heavy metals has been greatly reduced from 7-18 to <3.2 after crystallization treatment, and the leaching concentrations of Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, and Pb are 0.15, 0.05, 0.26, 0.12, 0.19 mg L^-1 respectively. Chemical morphology analysis, principal component analysis, TEM and EPMA were utilized to clarify the migration, transformation, and solidification mechanism of heavy metals from the as-received solid wastes. The major heavy metals, Cr and Ni which is responsible for the most toxicity, mainly exist in form of the oxidation state and residual state in parent glass, while the residual state in the glass-ceramics. The solidification performance was mostly positively correlated with the form of residue state, which the stability of heavy metals in glass-ceramics is improved. The solidification mechanism of heavy metals in glass-ceramics could be explained by the combination of chemical solidification/stabilization and physical coating. The TEM and EPMA confirmed that Cr and Ni mainly exist in the spinel crystalline (NiCr₂O₄, Fe_0.99Ni_0.01Fe_1.97Cr_0.03O₄) by solid solution or chemical substitution, and a small amount of Cr in the diopside phase. Pb, Cu, and Zn are homogenously dispersed in the glass-ceramics, which is considered as physical coating solidification.