Chemical associations and mobilization of heavy metals in fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration

Weibel, Gisela; Eggenberger, Urs; Schlumberger, Stefan; Mäder, Urs (2017). Chemical associations and mobilization of heavy metals in fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration. Waste management, 62, pp. 147-159. Elsevier 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.12.004

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This study focusses on chemical and mineralogical characterization of fly ash and leached filter cake and on the determination of parameters influencing metal mobilization by leaching. Three different leaching processes of fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) plants in Switzerland comprise neutral, acidic and optimized acidic (+ oxidizing agent) fly ash leaching have been investigated. Fly ash is characterized by refractory particles (Al-foil, unburnt carbon, quartz, feldspar) and newly formed high-temperature phases (glass, gehlenite, wollastonite) surrounded by characteristic dust rims. Metals are carried along with the flue gas (Fe-oxides, brass) and are enriched in mineral aggregates (quartz, feldspar, wollastonite, glass) or vaporized and condensed as chlorides or sulphates. Parameters controlling the mobilization of neutral and acidic fly ash leaching are pH and redox conditions, liquid to solid ratio, extraction time and temperature. Almost no depletion for Zn, Pb, Cu and Cd is achieved by performing neutral leaching. Acidic fly ash leaching results in depletion factors of 40% for Zn, 53% for Cd, 8% for Pb and 6% for Cu. The extraction of Pb and Cu are mainly limited due to a cementation process and the formation of a PbCu0-alloy-phase and to a minor degree due to secondary precipitation (PbCl2). The addition of hydrogen peroxide during acidic fly ash leaching (optimized acidic leaching) prevents this reduction through oxidation of metallic components and thus significantly higher depletion factors for Pb (57%), Cu (30%) and Cd (92%) are achieved. The elevated metal depletion using acidic leaching in combination with hydrogen peroxide justifies the extra effort not only by reduced metal loads to the environment but also by reduced deposition costs.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geological Sciences
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geological Sciences > Mineralogy

UniBE Contributor:

Weibel, Gisela, Eggenberger, Urs, Mäder, Urs

Subjects:

500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology

ISSN:

0956-053X

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Dr. Gisela Weibel

Date Deposited:

19 Jul 2018 15:38

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:14

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.wasman.2016.12.004

PubMed ID:

28007472

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Acidic leaching (FLUWA process), Fly ash, Hydrogen peroxide, Metal depletion, Mineralogy, Neutral leaching

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.117313

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/117313

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