Stabilization of Brown Coal Fly Ash Using Geopolymers

Linda Zou, Yung Tse Hung, Piotr Bankowski

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    Abstract

    © 2014 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Fly ash had been a problem for many power stations. This study has focused on using an encapsulation technique to stabilize the fly ash by a geopolymer. The potential of a geopolymer to stabilize fly ash was explored through the use of four geopolymer formulations. The leach rates of untreated fly ash helped to target of seven elements that are arsenic, barium, beryllium, selenium, strontium, calcium, and potassium. The lowest leach rates were observed at the geopolymer formulation with Si/Al=2.

    Original languageAmerican English
    Title of host publicationHandbook of Environment and Waste Management: Volume 2: Land and Groundwater Pollution Control
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

    Keywords

    • Fly ash
    • Geopolymer
    • Metal leaching
    • Stabilization
    • Waste management

    Disciplines

    • Civil and Environmental Engineering

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