Conversion of coal-fired bottom ash to fuel and construction materials

Autor: Derya Oz Aksoy, Reyhan Ucar, Sabiha Koca, Hüseyin Koca
Přispěvatelé: Anadolu Üniversitesi, Porsuk Meslek Yüksekokulu, Koca, Hüseyin, Koca, Sabiha
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Environmental Technology. 38:1673-1678
ISSN: 1479-487X
0959-3330
0004-0339
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1269835
Popis: WOS: 000403391500011
PubMed ID: 27976992
In this study, solid wastes taken from Seyitomer coal-fired power plant bottom ashes were subjected to experimental research to obtain a carbon-rich fraction. The possible recycling opportunities of remaining inorganic fraction in the cement and concrete industry was also investigated. Flotation technique was used to separate unburned carbon from inorganic bottom ashes. Collector type, collector, dispersant and frother amounts, and pulp density are the most important variables in the flotation technique. A number of flotation collectors were tested in the experiments including new era flotation reactives. Optimum collector, dispersant and frother dosages as well as optimum pulp density were also determined. After experimental work, an inorganic fraction was obtained, which included 5.41% unburned carbon with 81.56% weight yield. These properties meets the industrial specifications for the cement and concrete industry. The carbon content of the concentrate fraction, obtained in the same experiment, was enhanced to 49.82%. This fraction accounts for 18.44% of the total amount and can be mixed to the power plant fuel. Therefore total amount of the solid waste can possibly be recycled according to experimental results.
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