Aging of air pollution control residues from municipal solid waste incinerator: Role of water content on metal carbonation
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Science of The Total Environment 359 (1-3): 26-37
Journal
Science of The Total Environment
Journal Issue
359
Pages
26-37
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
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Abstract
This work studies the effect of water content on the aging of APC residues, with a liquid to solid ratio (L / S) of 0.25 or 10, aged with or without exposure to ambient air. After the residue was mixed with water, CaSO 4 and (Na,K)Al3(SO4)2(OH) 6 in the raw sample yielded ettringite. When CO2 were available, this ettringite was further transformed to gypsum, calcite and possibly gibbsite. Experimental data revealed that the concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cd, Hg, and Cu fell with age, whereas that of Cr increased. Given L / S = 10, excess Ca2+ ions were present in the suspension, so a precipitate of primarily calcite crystals of sizes under 5 μm formed on the air-water surface. This layer significantly reduced the rates of decline of Pb, Zn, Cd and Hg contents, and also reduced the increasing rate of Cr content in the suspension. This result follows from the mass transfer barrier of CO2 added at the air-water surface and the occurrence of subsequent chemical reactions in the suspension. An estimate of the mass transfer rate revealed that the rate-controlling step with L / S = 10 was the dissolution and diffusion of CO2 in the bulk solution. However, at L / S = 0.25, the rate-limiting step was the dissolution of metals from ash particles. Water content is a very important process factor, whose distribution in the sample, and the resulting competition between carbonate ion flux and heavy metal flux, govern the reaction time required during the natural aging process. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Aging; Air pollution control residues; Carbonation; Municipal solid waste incinerator
Other Subjects
Carbonation; Gypsum; Mass transfer; Refuse incinerators; Solid wastes; Aging; Air pollution control residues; Municipal solid waste incinerator; Air pollution; chromium; copper; lead; mercury; metal; water; zinc; atmospheric pollution; incineration; pollution control; water content; aging; air pollution; article; chemical reaction; incineration; ion current; liquid; particle size; priority journal; solid waste; surface property; suspension; Air Pollution; Carbon Dioxide; Carbonates; Incineration; Metals, Heavy; Water
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