Removal of insoluble chloride from bottom ash for recycling.
In order to recycle bottom ash and use it as raw material for cement production, the removal of insoluble chloride was investigated by testing various washing techniques. The present work is also focused on investigating the properties of insoluble chlorides and determining the conditions for dissolving these compounds in order to reduce the chlorine content to the required level, i.e., less than 0.1 wt%. Within this framework, the effect of washing with water and CO2 bubbling was investigated, because the main insoluble chloride found in bottom ash, i.e., Friedel's salt, can be dissolved by CO2. Then, in order to better understand the removal of Cl, Friedel's salt was artificially synthesized by hydration and then the effect of CO2 bubbling was investigated. If all chlorides in the ash are converted into Friedel's salt by hydration, all chlorides can then be dissolved by CO2 bubbling. In addition, the effect of pH on removing the remaining insoluble chlorides was investigated by washing the ash with sulfuric acid solution. It was found that the most effective technique to reduce the Cl content to less than 1000 ppm was washing with sulfuric acid solution, while keeping the pH value at less than 4. By using this method, Friedel's salt and other insoluble chlorides were dissolved.
The University of Tokyo, Department of Geosystem Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Eng. Bldg. 4, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. itoryoji2004@yahoo.co.jp
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D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060729:Coal Ash; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D017745:Incineration; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000737:chemistry*; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D002712:Chlorides; D060729:Coal Ash; D052638:Particulate Matter; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D014867:Water; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002244:Carbon; C033158:sulfuric acid