title: Influence of waste input and combustion technology on MSWI bottom ash quality.
abstract: The waste input and the process technology of waste incineration plants appear to have a great influence on bottom ash quality. To better understand how these parameters can affect the characteristics of residues, bottom ash from six plants were tested and compared in this study. Bottom ash physico-chemical characteristics were investigated by chemical analyses, and leaching tests. In order to understand their long-term behavior, accelerated ageing experiments and biodegradation tests were also performed. The whole analyses gave complementary information. It was shown that the six samples do have different properties. Waste inputs have a great influence on Cl and S content in bottom ash, as well as on the Ca/Si ratio. The importance of this ratio on the carbonation process has been demonstrated. Combustion parameters have an influence on the quantity and mobility of the residual organic matter.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Analyse Environnementale des Procédés et des Systèmes Industriels LAEPSI, INSA-Lyon, 20 avenue Albert Einstein, F-69621 Villeurbanne, France.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rendek
authors.forename: Gaëlle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ducom
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Germain
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002713:Chlorine / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002947:Cities; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D017745:Incineration / Q000379:methods*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D013455:Sulfur / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D007220:Industrial Waste; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002713:Chlorine; D013455:Sulfur; D002244:Carbon; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D002118:Calcium