Reduction of metal leaching in brown coal fly ash using geopolymers
Bankowski, P., Zou, Linda and Hodges, R. 2004, Reduction of metal leaching in brown coal fly ash using geopolymers, Journal of hazardous materials, vol. 114, no. 1, pp. 59-67.
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Reduction of metal leaching in brown coal fly ash using geopolymers
Current regulations classify fly ash as a prescribed waste and prohibit its disposal in regular landfill. Treatment of the fly ash can reduce the leach rate of metals, and allow it to be disposed in less prescribed landfill. A geopolymer matrix was investigated as a potential stabilisation method for brown coal fly ash. Precipitator fly ash was obtained from electrostatic precipitators and leached fly ash was collected from ash disposal ponds, and leaching tests were conducted on both types of geopolymer stabilised fly ashes. The ratio of fly ash to geopolymer was varied to determine the effects of different compositions on leaching rates.