Co-disposal of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) and steel slag (SS) to improve the geopolymer materials properties.

In previous studies, municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) exhibited low compressive strength when made into geopolymer materials due to the lack of active Ca. The introduction of steel slag (SS) not only supplements MSWIBA with active Ca, but also enables further treatment of SS, an underutilized solid waste. In this study, mechanical properties, XRD, TGA, FTIR and MIP are the means to evaluate this binary geopolymer.

Rheological behaviour, setting time, compressive strength and microstructure of mortar incorporating supplementary cementitious materials and nano-silica.

The setting time of the paste and the rheological properties and microstructure of the mortar after replacing OPC cement with silica fume (SF), fly ash cenosphere (FAC) and nano-silica are studied as a reference for shotcrete applications. The suggested contents of SF, FAC and nano-silica are around 5-7.5%, higher than 20% and 1-3%, respectively, to meet the initial setting time specification.

Synthesis of geopolymer using municipal solid waste incineration fly ash and steel slag: Hydration properties and immobilization of heavy metals.

In this study, a novel method for the disposal of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWIFA) was proposed. By applying geopolymer technology, steel slag (SS) and MSWIFA were used together as precursors to synthesize a cementitious material with sufficient strength that is useable in construction. The effects of the dosages of SS and alkaline activator on the properties of the geopolymer were investigated.

Exploring the carbon capture and sequestration performance of biochar-artificial aggregate using a new method.

To achieve the ambitious goal of carbon neutrality, more carbon sequestration channels need to be developed. In this study, we tried to combine biochar with cold-bonded artificial lightweight coarse aggregate (ALCA) which is made from municipal solid household waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA).The strong carbon capture ability of biochar was used to attract external CO into the interior of ALCAs, which combined with CaO in MSWIBA to form CaCO to achieve the effect of chemical carbon sequestration.

Valorization of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) into cold-bonded aggregates (CBAs): Feasibility and influence of curing methods.

The municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) contains amounts of hazardous elements or composition, and its disposal to landfills may pose a serious threat to the ground water and soil. To reduce the environmental impact of MSWIBA, a novelty application into the utilization of MSWIBA for the manufacture of cold-bonded aggregates (CBAs) was investigated in this study. This study explored the impacts of curing systems on the comprehensive properties of CBAs.

Novel recycling application of high volume municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) into sustainable concrete.

Since municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash (MSWIBA) contains some heavy metals that are harmful to the groundwater and soil, this study proposes an effective and new approach to deal with high-volume MSWIBA. Selecting 70% MSWIBA, 10% ordinary Portland cement (OPC), 10% fly ash/ground granulated blast furnace slag (FA/GGBFS), and 1% volume of polypropylene (PP) fiber as the raw materials, this project designed and manufactured cold-bonded fiber aggregates (CBFAs) and applied them into sustainable concrete. It was found that the water absorption of CBFAs was between 12 and 14%, the bulk density was between 900 and 1100 kg/m, and the compressive strength of single particle was greater than 1.