Production of geopolymers using glass produced from DC plasma treatment of air pollution control (APC) residues

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 704-709

  Kourti, Ioanna ^a   Rani, D Amutha ^a   Deegan, D ^b   Boccaccini, A R ^a   Cheeseman, C R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Tetronics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Geopolymers; Incineration; Plasma; Waste

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING SOLUTIONS; APC-RESIDUES; CALCIUM CONTENT; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; DC PLASMA; ENERGY; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; GEOPOLYMER BINDERS; GEOPOLYMERS; GLASS COMPOSITES; GLASS PARTICLES; GLASS-FORMING; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH STRENGTH; LOW POROSITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NAOH CONCENTRATION; OPTIMISATIONS;

AIR CLEANERS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CALCIUM SILICATE; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CLEANING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENERGY CONVERSION; GLASS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SILICATE; GLASS; SILICATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ALUMINOSILICATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALCIUM; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA; POLYMER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; GLASS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; POLYMERS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SILICATES;

EID: 74449083599     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.089     Document Type: Article

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