Reduction of metal leaching in brown coal fly ash using geopolymers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 59-67

  Bankowski, P ^a   Zou, L ^a   Hodges, R ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Geopolymer; Metal leaching; Stabilisation; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; ELECTROSTATICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEACHING; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASH DISPOSAL; GEOPOLYMER MATRIX; GEOPOLYMERS; METAL LEACHING;

FLY ASH;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COAL; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POLYMER; SELENIUM; SILICON; STRONTIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; LEACHING; MITIGATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRICITY; FLY ASH; INSTRUMENTATION; LEACHING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POND; PRECIPITATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE DISPOSAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 7044269720     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.06.034     Document Type: Article

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