A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash

Coal fly ash, an industrial by-product, is derived from coal combustion in thermal power plants. It is one of the most complex anthropogenic materials, and its improper disposal has become an environmental concern and resulted in a waste of recoverable resources. There is a pressing and ongoing need...

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Main Authors: Yao, Z., Ji, X., Sarker, Prabir, Tang, J., Ge, L., Xia, M., Xi, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17671
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author Yao, Z.
Ji, X.
Sarker, Prabir
Tang, J.
Ge, L.
Xia, M.
Xi, Y.
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Sarker, Prabir
Tang, J.
Ge, L.
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description Coal fly ash, an industrial by-product, is derived from coal combustion in thermal power plants. It is one of the most complex anthropogenic materials, and its improper disposal has become an environmental concern and resulted in a waste of recoverable resources. There is a pressing and ongoing need to develop new recycling methods for coal fly ash. The present review first describes the generation, physicochemical properties and hazards of coal fly ash at the global level, and then focuses on its current and potential applications, including use in the soilamelioration, construction industry, ceramic industry, catalysis, depth separation, zeolite synthesis, etc. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of these applications, themode of fly ash utilizationworldwide anddirections for future research are considered.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-176712019-02-19T04:27:17Z A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash Yao, Z. Ji, X. Sarker, Prabir Tang, J. Ge, L. Xia, M. Xi, Y. Global level Soil amelioration Comprehensive utilization Mode of utilization Valorization Coal fly ash Coal fly ash, an industrial by-product, is derived from coal combustion in thermal power plants. It is one of the most complex anthropogenic materials, and its improper disposal has become an environmental concern and resulted in a waste of recoverable resources. There is a pressing and ongoing need to develop new recycling methods for coal fly ash. The present review first describes the generation, physicochemical properties and hazards of coal fly ash at the global level, and then focuses on its current and potential applications, including use in the soilamelioration, construction industry, ceramic industry, catalysis, depth separation, zeolite synthesis, etc. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of these applications, themode of fly ash utilizationworldwide anddirections for future research are considered. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17671 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.11.016 Elsevier fulltext
spellingShingle Global level
Soil amelioration
Comprehensive utilization
Mode of utilization
Valorization
Coal fly ash
Yao, Z.
Ji, X.
Sarker, Prabir
Tang, J.
Ge, L.
Xia, M.
Xi, Y.
A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
title A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
title_full A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
title_fullStr A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
title_full_unstemmed A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
title_short A comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
title_sort comprehensive review on the applications of coal fly ash
topic Global level
Soil amelioration
Comprehensive utilization
Mode of utilization
Valorization
Coal fly ash
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17671