Changes in mobility and speciation of heavy metals in clay-amended incinerator fly ash |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">T?T?LimEmail author J?H?Tay L?C?Tan V?Choa C?I?Teh |
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| Institution: | (1) Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore;(2) Division of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore |
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| Abstract: | The generation of municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash (MSWIF) has been increasing significantly over the recent past, and its disposal is problematic and costly due to high concentration of leachable heavy metals present in the material. This study explored a potential stabilization of MSWIF by blending with a natural sorbent material with low permeability, clay, and assessed the potential release of heavy metals from the stabilized mixtures under various simulated subsurface environments. The leachability of heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn and Cu in the MSWIF-clay mixtures cured for 1 to 360 days was investigated by performing leaching tests and sequential chemical extractions (SCE). Leaching tests were performed at acidic, neutral and alkaline pH values. The leaching test results suggested that the natural clay could turn the MSWIF into non-hazardous material. All the MSWIF-clay mixtures demonstrated leaching behavior different from that of the original MSWIF. SCE results revealed that the acidic and reducing conditions were the most unfavorable to the immobilization of the heavy metals in the stabilized MSWIF-clay matrix. Conversely, the oxidizing and alkaline conditions were not critical to the stabilized MSWIF-clay mixtures. Apparently, clay in the mixtures could function as an adsorptive micro-barrier to retain the heavy metals within the MSWIF-clay matrices. |
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| Keywords: | Fly ash Clay Heavy metals Leaching Sequential chemical extraction |
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