[Study on vitrification of fly ashes from municipal wastes incinerator with a plasma torch]

Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2008 Apr;29(4):1114-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

TCLP analysis (USEPA method 1311) was employed on fly ash in order to analyze the metals leachability and the concentration of cadmium was 0.3225 mg/L which exceeded state TCLP standard(0.3 mg/L). According to USEPA method 1613, I-TEQ of PCDD/Fs in fly ash was 0.45 ng/g. Then a double arcs DC plasma torch was developed to vitrified fly ash. And the results showed that heavy metals were mostly immobilized in the vitrified slag and also I-TEQ of PCDD/Fs in fly ash was destroyed near 91.6%. The morphology of vitrified slag was amorphous state which showed the glassy slag of SiO2 and the microstructure of slag was very compact.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / analysis
  • Air Pollutants / chemistry*
  • Air Pollution / analysis
  • Air Pollution / prevention & control
  • Carbon / analysis
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Cities*
  • Coal Ash
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods
  • Incineration / methods*
  • Metals, Heavy / analysis
  • Metals, Heavy / chemistry*
  • Particulate Matter / analysis
  • Particulate Matter / chemistry*
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / analogs & derivatives
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / analysis
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / chemistry

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Coal Ash
  • Metals, Heavy
  • Particulate Matter
  • Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
  • Carbon