Recovery of municipal waste incineration bottom ash and water treatment sludge to water permeable pavement materials
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Waste Management 26 (9): 970-978
Journal
Waste Management
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
9
Pages
970-978
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
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Abstract
Water treatment plant sludge and municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash are non-hazardous residues, and they can be reprocessed to produce useful materials for city public works. In this study, an effort was endeavored to investigate the properties of water permeable bricks made of water treatment sludge and bottom ash without involving an artificial aggregate step. The water treatment plant sludge was dried and ground, and the bottom ash was subjected to magnetic separation to remove ferrous metals. Both sludge and bottom ash were ground and sieved to a size of <2 mm. Different contents of water treatment sludge (70-95% by weight) were mixed with bottom ash and the blocks were molded under a pressure of 110 kg/cm2. Thereafter, the molded blocks were sintered at temperatures of 900-1200 °C for 60-360 min. The compressive strength, permeability and water absorption rate of the sintered brick were examined and compared to relevant standards. The amount of bottom ash added in the mixture with water treatment sludge affects both the compressive strength and the permeability of the sintered bricks. The two effects are antonymous as higher bottom ash content will develop a beehive configuration and have more voids in the brick. It is concluded that a 20% weight content of bottom ash under a sintering condition of 1150 °C for 360 min can generate a brick with a compressive strength of 256 kg/cm2, a water absorption ratio of 2.78% and a permeability of 0.016 cm/s. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Absorption ratio; Municipal waste incineration; Water permeable pavement materials; Water treatment sludge; Absorption; Mechanical permeability; Sewage sludge; Sintering; Waste incineration; Waste management; Sewage treatment; ferrous ion; metal; Absorption; Mechanical permeability; Sewage sludge; Sewage treatment; Sintering; Waste incineration; Waste management; bottom ash; construction material; incineration; municipal solid waste; pavement; recycling; sludge; waste management; waste treatment; water treatment; adsorption; article; ash; compressive strength; incineration; magnetic separation; municipal solid waste; particle size; plant water content; priority journal; sludge; temperature; water content; water permeability; water treatment; Conservation of Natural Resources; Construction Materials; Environmental Pollution; Incineration; Particulate Matter; Refuse Disposal; Sewage; Temperature; Water; Water Pollution; Water Purification
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