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Polysulfide as a novel chemical agent to solidify/stabilize lead in fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration

  • Yifei Sun
  • , Nobuhisa Watanabe
  • , Wei Qiao
  • , Xingbao Gao
  • , Wei Wang
  • , Tianle Zhu*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • Osaka Institute of Technology
  • China University of Petroleum - Beijing
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

Polysulfide was produced and tested for use as an inexpensive chemical agent for the solidification/stabilization of lead in fly ash, generating little hydrogen sulfide gas. According to the equations Sn2-→S+Sn-12- and Sn2-+H+→HS-+Sn-1, this agent was expected to achieve long-term stability of disposed Pb. The leachate concentration of Pb in fly ash after sulfide treatment showed a decrease-increase-decrease trend. We also compared Pb leaching behavior from an aging/weathering experiment to thermodynamic modeling using the database from the Geochemist's Workbench software. Thermodynamic modeling indicated the tendency that when the precipitate was formed in the order of PbO, PbCO3·PbO, and PbCO3, the total concentration of soluble Pb will be lowered. The leaching curve of Pb in fly ash without a lime slurry injection system was close to PbO, whose activity was initially near 1, but when leaching time increased, it shifted to that of PbCO3·PbO, before finally ending at that of PbCO3. However, Ca(OH)2 sprayed on fly ash interfered with the carbonation process of Pb.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)120-126
Number of pages7
JournalChemosphere
Volume81
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2010

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  3. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • Carbonation
  • Chelate agent
  • Fly ash
  • Heavy metal
  • Leaching
  • Polysulfide agent

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