CAO Lingling, LIU Ke, ZENG Jianrong, et al. Characteristics of fly ash and bottom ash from the municipal solid waste incineration plant in Shanghai[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2014, 37(6): 060102
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CAO Lingling, LIU Ke, ZENG Jianrong, et al. Characteristics of fly ash and bottom ash from the municipal solid waste incineration plant in Shanghai[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2014, 37(6): 060102 DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2014.hjs.37.060102.
Characteristics of fly ash and bottom ash from the municipal solid waste incineration plant in Shanghai
Background: Incineration is an attractive method of energy production and waste reduction for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW). However
the secondary pollutants followed such as fly ash (FA)
bottom ash (BA) from the waste incineration are always a concern. Yet few articles provide detailed information about the physical and chemical characteristics of trace elements in ash at the molecular level. Purpose: The elemental concentrations and microstructure characteristics of ash were investigated to understand the distribution and migration of the elements in MSW incineration process. Methods: The study of the characteristics of FA and BA from Shanghai MSW incineration plant was based on the concentrations of elements
water-soluble salts
microstructure
section-distribution of the elements in single particle
isotope ratio and chemical species of Pb
which were studied respectively by using synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF)
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra. Results: Mass concentrations of most metal elements in FA were higher than those in BA
especially Pb and Cd
which had been obviously enriched. FA particles were of relatively smaller size and rougher surface than those of BA
which brought easier adsorption of heavy metals in FA. The large enrichment factors of Pb
Cd
Cu and Zn indicated these elements were in extreme pollution state. Water-soluble salts in FA and BA mainly existed as chloride and sulfate of Ca
Na and K. The ion concentrations in FA were generally higher than those in BA. Results of μ-XRF suggested that Pb
Zn
Cu
Cr
Fe and Mn had nonuniform distributions and highly localized to some small regions in FA and BA. Isotope ratio of Pb in FA and BA was similar. Chemical species of Pb were also similar and existed mainly as PbCl2
PbS and PbO. Conclusion: The distribution and migration of the elements in MSW incineration process were related to elements characteristics and incineration environment. As hazardous wastes
FA from MSW must conduct a stabilizing treatment before landfill and BA should require pretreatments before utilization. Abstract