Alkali activated solidification/stabilisation of air pollution control residues and co-fired pulverised fuel ash

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 194, Issue , 2011, Pages 232-242

  Shirley, Robin ^a   Black, Leon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution control residues; Co fired PFA; Leaching; Solidification stabilisation; WAC

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL RESIDUES; ALKALI ACTIVATED; CAUSTIC SOLUTION; CEMENT BINDER; CO-FIRED PFA; ENGLAND; HAZARDOUS WASTE LANDFILLS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; IONIC INTERACTION; LEACH TESTING; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; POWER STATION; PULVERISED FUEL ASHES; REGULATORY LIMIT; SULPHATES; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; WAC; WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA;

AIR POLLUTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAND FILL; LEACHING; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALKALI; CAUSTIC AGENT; CHLORIDE; FUEL; SULFATE;

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISSOLVED MATTER; ENCAPSULATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MOBILITY; PULVERIZED FUEL ASH; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENCAPSULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LANDFILL; LEACHING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; SOLID WASTE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALKALIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 80053917455     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.100     Document Type: Article

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