TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of alkaline washing treatment on leaching behavior of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash
AU - Chen, Zhen
AU - Li, Jiang Shan
AU - Xuan, Dongxing
AU - Poon, Chi Sun
AU - Huang, Xiao
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would also like to thank Shiyanjia Lab (www.shiyanjia.com) for the XRD measurements.
Funding Information:
This work was jointly sponsored by the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 817115242KYSB20200002), the Funds for International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51861165104), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scientist (Grant No. 82052108357), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M700162).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - This study aimed to find an effective, inexpensive, and safe washing treatment for municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) in order to reduce its potential harmful effects in disposal and recycling. The washing solutions, namely tap water (TW), saturated lime water (SLW), and wastewater from concrete batching plant (WW) were used to wash MSWIBA at different liquid–solid (L/S) ratios and for different durations. Leaching behavior of some heavy metals, chloride, and sulfate from MSWIBA was tested and evaluated. From the TCLP leaching test, when the L/S ratio was above 5, WW was the most effective solution in reducing As, Cd, Se, and Sb emissions from MSWIBA. The calcium and iron ions present in the WW were essential for controlling the leaching of As, Cd, and Sb from MSWIBA due to the formation of stable crystalline pharmacosiderite, cadmium hydroxide sulfate, and hydromeite during the washing process. Using WW showed the best effect in removing sulfate from MSWIBA. At a L/S ratio of 10, about 83% of the sulfate could be removed from MSWIBA after 20 min of washing. The L/S ratio was most influential in removing chloride from MSWIBA. The three washing treatments chosen were effective in reducing the chloride level in MSWIBA to below the level of hazardous waste. Nevertheless, there were still substantial amounts of chloride remaining in the treated MSWIBA. Under the Dutch Building Materials Decree, the treated MSWIBA may be used as a building material in parts which allow isolation, control, and monitoring (ICM).
AB - This study aimed to find an effective, inexpensive, and safe washing treatment for municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) in order to reduce its potential harmful effects in disposal and recycling. The washing solutions, namely tap water (TW), saturated lime water (SLW), and wastewater from concrete batching plant (WW) were used to wash MSWIBA at different liquid–solid (L/S) ratios and for different durations. Leaching behavior of some heavy metals, chloride, and sulfate from MSWIBA was tested and evaluated. From the TCLP leaching test, when the L/S ratio was above 5, WW was the most effective solution in reducing As, Cd, Se, and Sb emissions from MSWIBA. The calcium and iron ions present in the WW were essential for controlling the leaching of As, Cd, and Sb from MSWIBA due to the formation of stable crystalline pharmacosiderite, cadmium hydroxide sulfate, and hydromeite during the washing process. Using WW showed the best effect in removing sulfate from MSWIBA. At a L/S ratio of 10, about 83% of the sulfate could be removed from MSWIBA after 20 min of washing. The L/S ratio was most influential in removing chloride from MSWIBA. The three washing treatments chosen were effective in reducing the chloride level in MSWIBA to below the level of hazardous waste. Nevertheless, there were still substantial amounts of chloride remaining in the treated MSWIBA. Under the Dutch Building Materials Decree, the treated MSWIBA may be used as a building material in parts which allow isolation, control, and monitoring (ICM).
KW - Bottom ash pretreatment
KW - Chloride
KW - Concrete plant wastewater
KW - Contaminant demobilization
KW - Heavy metal
KW - Sulfate
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U2 - 10.1007/s11356-022-22073-1
DO - 10.1007/s11356-022-22073-1
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85135581741
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 30
SP - 1966
EP - 1978
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 1
ER -