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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Upgrading of Landfill Gas with Household Waste Slag / Rening av svavelväte och koldioxid i deponigas med slaggrus

Sadatgol, Seyedhani January 2015 (has links)
Modern landfills produce landfill gas, LFG, on a smaller scale and with limited content of degradable organic materials in the waste. The waste deposit in the Sofielund landfill began in 2005 and the final coverage is not yet commenced. The landfill waste must contain up to 10% decomposable organic materials at most. In a previous experiment on Sofielund landfill in summer 2011, the measurements from four sample wells showed the landfill gas consisted of up to 45% Methane and about 17000 ppm of Hydrogen sulfide, and the rest was only carbon dioxide. During the earlier experiment in 2011 and during 2012 the smell of H2S got offensive periodically and apart from that, concentrations above 1000 ppm are toxic. Previous research, Bottom ash for biogas upgrading, BABIU, shows that bottom ash from municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) can effectively reduce CO­­2 and H2S contents of landfill gas. Bottom ash from MSWI can be utilized in upgrading landfill gas and reduce odor problems of landfills with high H2S production. In this study, an area of 15m x 12m was covered with weathered slag from bottom ash with thickness of about 30cm, to examine how this layer can reduce the concentrations of H2S and CO2. Gas samples were taken from depths of 10cm and 15cm below the surface of bottom ash. There were also samples taken from around the slag-covered area. The surface was laid out 5 days before the first measurement was performed. The experiment was carried out for 20 days, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18 and 20 days after establishment of the surface with bottom ash. The intensity of emissions in different parts of the landfill varied from time to time, due to compacting and changing the permeability of the surface, and it shows that LFG flow in the Sofielund is near the lowest limit of it. Considering the results from the tests in 2011 in deep wells, the recent measurements done in this study showed low contents of LFGs. The highest contents of LFGs in the measurements belong to a pipe, which was found in the waste area of the landfill. Those highest contents of LFG were 15.1% methane, 12.1% carbon dioxide, 0.4% oxygen and the hydrogen sulfide did not exceed 2 ppm. This shows that in deeper depths concentrations of LFG is higher than that of the surface and 10cm below the surface. In the slag covered area CO2 content increased day by day from the first day of the measurement to the last day due to carbonation of the slag and its role in CO2 sequestration.  According to the recent measurement, it can be suggested to cover the landfill with a layer of slag as a construction material, to minimize the LFG emissions and the bad smell from H2S. Therefore it can eliminate direct emissions of LFG to the atmosphere by diffusion through the slag layer. This diffusion allows adsorption of CO2 and oxidation of H2S.
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Environmental assessment of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash in road constructions

Olsson, Susanna January 2005 (has links)
There are several incentives for using bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI bottom ash) as a construction material, such as for road construction. These incentives include decreased disposal of material on landfills and a reduced amount of raw material extracted for road building purposes. However, one of the main obstacles to utilising the material is uncertainties regarding its environmental properties. The overall objective of this thesis is to describe the potential environmental impacts of utilising MSWI bottom ash in constructions and to improve the tools for environmental assessments. An environmental systems analysis (ESA) approach based on a life cycle perspective was outlined and used in a case study, with the aim of describing the differences in resource use and emissions that can be expected if crushed rock in the sub-base of a road in the Stockholm region in Sweden were to be substituted by MSWI bottom ash. The whole life cycle of the road was taken into account and the alternative disposal of the bottom ash was included. It was found that the studied alternatives would cause different types of potential environmental impact; whereas the conventional alternative with only crushed rock in the road’s sub-base would lead to larger use of energy and natural resources, the alternative with MSWI bottom ash in the sub-base would lead to larger contaminant leaching. It was concluded that a life cycle approach is needed in order to include both resource use and emissions in the comparison between the two alternative scenarios. The leaching of metals turned out to be the most important environmental aspect for the comparison and in particular the difference in copper (Cu) leaching was shown to be large. However, a large amount of Cu may not pose an environmental threat if the Cu is strongly bound to dissolved organic carbon (DOC). In order to improve the basis for toxicity estimates and environmental risk assessments, and thereby provide better input values for ESAs, the speciation of Cu to DOC in MSWI bottom ash leachate was studied. It was found that Cu to a large extent was bound to DOC, which is consistent with previous research. The results also suggest that the hydrophilic fraction of the MSWI bottom ash DOC is important for Cu complexation and that the pH-dependence for Cu complexation to MSWI bottom ash DOC is smaller than for natural DOC. This implies that models calibrated for natural DOC may give inconsistent simulations of Cu-DOC complexation in MSWI bottom ash leachate. / QC 20101217
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Aproveitamento de cinza pesada e lodo de anodização do alumínio para a produção do cimento sulfoaluminato de cálcio belítico / Using of bottom ash and aluminum anodizing sludge for the production of calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement

Costa, Eugenio Bastos da January 2016 (has links)
A produção de cimento gera um impacto ambiental negativo, principalmente relacionado à emissão de dióxido de carbono (CO2). O clínquer do cimento sulfoaluminato de cálcio belítico (CSAB) possui um menor teor de óxido de cálcio e é produzido com uma reduzida temperatura de sinterização (aproximadamente 200ºC a menos em relação ao clínquer Portland), sendo considerado mais eco-amigável. Para a produção do cimento CSAB são necessárias matérias-primas ricas em alumínio e convencionalmente a bauxita é o minério utilizado para compor a farinha, o que mais onera a produção desse tipo de cimento. Soma-se ainda o fato que a geração de resíduos e subprodutos industriais torna-se inerente aos processos e o coprocessamento de resíduos vem sendo cada vez mais utilizado por razões ambientais e energéticas. Logo, fontes alternativas de alumina são fundamentais para a viabilização deste cimento e o aproveitamento de resíduos agregaria um valor econômico e sustentável ao produto final. De modo estequiométrico, a bauxita pode ser completamente substituída pelo lodo de anodização do alumínio (LAA), o qual também pode complementar o conteúdo de alumínio de outros resíduos, valorizando-os. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a produção e as propriedades de clínqueres/cimentos CSAB a partir da substituição da bauxita por cinza pesada e LAA. Para a caracterização das matérias-primas, clínqueres e cimentos nos estados anidro e hidratado foram utilizadas as seguintes técnicas: fluorescência de raios X; microscopia eletrônica de varredura e espectrometria por energia dispersiva; termogravimentria; calorimetria; e difração de raios X com refinamento pelo método de Rietveld. A partir dos resultados obtidos, a substituição da bauxita foi limitada a nível parcial devido à elevada formação de belita e periclásio. Nos clínqueres produzidos, foi constatado que a presença da cinza pesada favorece a formação da estrutura cristalina ortorrômbica da fase ye’elimita. A presença dos resíduos altera a quantificação das fases, porém não compromete a estabilização das mesmas. A presença dos resíduos na composição dos cimentos afeta o período inicial de hidratação devido à redução do conteúdo de ye’elimita. Nos clínqueres produzidos com cinza pesada, ocorre a formação de até 12,6% da fase alita a 1250ºC, principal constituinte do clínquer Portland. / Cement production generates high negative environmental impact, mainly associated to CO2 emissions. Calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement clinker (CSAB) has lower content of calcium oxide, and sintering reduced temperature (about 200°C lower than that used for Portland clinker), being considered as eco-friendly binder. For its production high amount of alumina is required, however the scarcity and high cost of bauxite make these cements costly. Additionally, the generation of waste and by-products becomes a drawback in the industrial processes and the coprocessing of wastes in cement plants is increasing for environmental and energy savings reasons. Alternative sources of alumina would add an economic and sustainable value to the final product and previous work has shown that the aluminum anodizing sludge can replace bauxite in the production process. Other sources of wastes can also be a possibility to increase the production and reduce the raw materials costs of these cements. Thus, the objective of this study was the evaluation of novel CSAB cements produced with bauxite replacement by bottom ash and aluminum anodizing sludge. CSAB cements were produced in the laboratory from different amounts of sludge and ashes. The raw materials, clinkers/cements and hydration products were physicaly-chemicaly and mechanical characterized. Results showed that the mineralogy composition of CSAB clinker was strongly affected due to the addition of bottom ash. The amount of bottom ash waste replacing bauxite controls the belite and periclase formation. Also it influences the early age hydration due the reduced ye’elimite formation and important changes in the crystalline structures of this phase occurs in the clinkers. Clinkers prepared from these replacement, are able to form 12.6% of alite (main phase Portland clinker), not normally found in CSAB clinkers, being sintered at 1250°C.
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Influência da cinza pesada e do pó de ferro em compósitos sinterizados obtidos por metalurgia do pó e aplicados como meio de suporte em filtro biológico percolador

Thiesen, Geraldo Tadeu da Silva January 2018 (has links)
Com a crescente ideia de sustentabilidade, surge a necessidade de utilização de recursos renováveis e reaproveitamento de resíduos gerados em processos industriais. Neste trabalho foi avaliada a utilização da cinza pesada oriunda da queima do carvão em usinas termoelétricas no desenvolvimento de um Cermet. O compósito Cinza-Ferro (Cz-10Fe) foi obtido por metalurgia do pó e é composto de cinza pesada moída com adição de 10% em massa de pó de ferro puro. A adição do ferro é justificada para melhoria das propriedades mecânicas do material cerâmico. O compósito foi aplicado como meio suporte para biofilme em filtro biológico percolador, no pós-tratamento de efluentes domésticos. Foram realizados estudos com os principais componentes da cinza, tais como a sílica (SiO2), em forma de pó de quartzo, e a alumina (Al2O3) na versão comercial para avaliação da interação dos mesmos com o ferro e avaliação de suas propriedades mecânicas sob influência da variação da temperatura de sinterização A cinza pesada, obtida na Usina Tractebel de Charqueadas, foi moída durante 2, 4 e 8 horas para determinação do tamanho de partícula ideal para o compósito. Após caracterização, foi selecionada cinza moída por 2 horas para a produção dos compósitos para aplicação. A aplicação se deu utilizando um protótipo no pós-tratamento de efluentes da Estação de Tratamento de Esgotos (ETE) da COMUSA visando a remoção de Demanda Química de Oxigênio (DQO). Obteve-se incremento na eficiência do processo, reduzindo a DQO do efluente final em média 9%, indicando a viabilidade de uso do protótipo no pós- tratamento de esgotos domésticos, com porosidade aproximada de 20%, obtidos na cinza moída por 2 horas e sinterizado com ferro, como meio suporte para biofilme em filtro biológico percolador. / With the crescent idea of sustainability, there is a necessity for the use of renewable resources and the reuse of waste generated in industrial processes. In this work the use of the coal bottom ash from thermoelectric plants was evaluated in the development of a Cermet. The composite Ash-Iron (Cz-10Fe) was obtained by powder metallurgy and is composed of ground heavy ash with addition of 10% by mass of pure iron powder. The addition of iron is justified to improve the mechanical properties of the ceramic material. The composite was applied as biofilm packing media in trickling filter in the post-treatment of domestic effluents. Studies with the main components of the ash, such as silica (SiO2), in the form of quartz powder, and alumina (Al2O3) in the commercial version were carried out to evaluate their interaction with iron and evaluation of their mechanical properties under influence of the sintering temperature variation The bottom ash obtained at Tractebel from Charqueadas was milling for 2, 4 and 8 hours to determine the ideal particle size for the composite. After characterization, milled ash for 2 hours was selected for the production of the composites for application. The application was done using a prototype in the post-treatment of effluents from the Wastewater Treatment Station (ETE) of COMUSA aiming at the removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). The efficiency of the process was obtained by reducing the COD of the final effluent by a mean of 9%, indicating the viability of the utilization the prototype in the post-treatment of domestic sewage, with approximate porosity of 20%, obtained in ground ash for 2 hours and sintered with iron powder, in biofilm packing media in trickling filter.
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Environmental assessment of incinerator residue utilisation

Toller, Susanna January 2008 (has links)
In Sweden, utilisation of incinerator residues outside disposal areas is restricted by environmental concerns, as such residues commonly contain greater amounts of potentially toxic trace elements than the natural materials they replace. On the other hand, utilisation can also provide environmental benefits by decreasing the need for landfill and reducing raw material extraction. This thesis provides increased knowledge and proposes better approaches for environmental assessment of incinerator residue utilisation, particularly bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI).A life cycle assessment (LCA) based approach was outlined for environmental assessment of incinerator residue utilisation, in which leaching of trace elements as well as other emissions to air and water and the use of resources were regarded as constituting the potential environmental impact from the system studied. Case studies were performed for i) road construction with or without MSWI bottom ash, ii) three management scenarios for MSWI bottom ash and iii) three management scenarios for wood ash. Different types of potential environmental impact predominated in the activities of the system and the scenarios differed in use of resources and energy. Utilising MSWI bottom ash in road construction and recycling of wood ash on forest land saved more natural resources and energy than when these materials were managed according to the other scenarios investigated, including dumping in landfill. There is a potential for trace element leaching regardless of how the ash is managed.Trace element leaching, particularly of copper (Cu), was identified as being relatively important for environmental assessment of MSWI bottom ash utilisation. CuO is suggested as the most important type of Cu-containing mineral in weathered MSWI bottom ash, whereas in the leachate Cu is mainly present in complexes with dissolved organic matter (DOM). The hydrophilic components of the DOM were more important for Cu binding than previously understood. Differences were also observed between MSWI bottom ash DOM and the natural DOM for which the geochemical speciation models SHM and NICA-Donnan are calibrated. Revised parameter values for speciation modelling are therefore suggested. Additions of salt or natural DOM in the influent did not change the leachate concentration of Cu. Thus, although Cl and natural DOM might be present in the influent in the field due to road salting or infiltration of soil water, this is of minor importance for the potential environmental impact from MSWI bottom ash.This thesis allows estimates of long-term leaching and toxicity to be improved and demonstrates the need for broadening the system boundaries in order to highlight the trade-offs between different types of impact. For decisions on whether incinerator residues should be utilised or landfilled, the use of a life cycle perspective in combination with more detailed assessments is recommended. / QC 20100914
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Investigations on a new high-strength pozzolan foam material

Claus, Julien 19 November 2008 (has links)
This thesis describes improvements on newly-discovered high-strength pozzolan-based materials fabricated via a low-cost chemical reaction that takes place between 90 and 115 ℃ for 3 to 24 hours. The reported results focus on pozzolan constituents acquired from Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) such as cenospheres, fly ash C and F, as well as bottom ash. The thesis reports on various types of these materials with specific gravity ranging from 0.5 to 1.6; compressive strength ranging from 300 to 3600 psi, and compressive modulus ranging from 50 to 240 ksi. In addition to their good mechanical properties under compression that are attractive for the building and construction industries, the materials further exhibit great potential for applications as energy absorption cores in sandwich construction that could extend their value in other industries including the automotive and aerospace industries. For example, the load-displacement curve exhibits a short elastic zone followed by a long load-plateau; while the materials crush through a controlled vertical cracking process. Additionally, an attempt was made to further decrease the manufacturing cost of the material by investigating incorporation of chemicals that accelerates dehydration of the mixture. One such successful chemical reported in this thesis is aluminum phosphate; while it is not conclusive how the chemical improves any major property.
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NON-PORTLAND CEMENT ACTIVATION OF BLAST FURNACE SLAG

Oberlink, Anne Elizabeth 01 January 2010 (has links)
The purpose of this project was to produce a “greener” cement from granulated ground blast furnace slag (GGBS) using non-Portland cement activation. By eventually developing “greener” cement, the ultimate goal of this research project would be to reduce the amount of Portland cement used in concrete, therefore reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere during cement production. This research studies the behavior of mineral binders that do not contain Portland cement but instead comprise GGBS activated by calcium compounds or fluidized bed combustion (FBC) bottom ash. The information described in this paper was collected from experiments including calorimetry, which is a measure of the release of heat from a particular reaction, the determination of activation energy of cement hydration, mechanical strength determination, and pH measurement and identification of crystalline phases using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicated that it is possible to produce alkali-activated binders with incorporated slag, and bottom ash, which have mechanical properties similar to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). It was determined that the binder systems can incorporate up to 40% bottom ash without any major influence on binder quality. These are positive results in the search for “greener cement”.
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Aproveitamento de cinza pesada e lodo de anodização do alumínio para a produção do cimento sulfoaluminato de cálcio belítico / Using of bottom ash and aluminum anodizing sludge for the production of calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement

Costa, Eugenio Bastos da January 2016 (has links)
A produção de cimento gera um impacto ambiental negativo, principalmente relacionado à emissão de dióxido de carbono (CO2). O clínquer do cimento sulfoaluminato de cálcio belítico (CSAB) possui um menor teor de óxido de cálcio e é produzido com uma reduzida temperatura de sinterização (aproximadamente 200ºC a menos em relação ao clínquer Portland), sendo considerado mais eco-amigável. Para a produção do cimento CSAB são necessárias matérias-primas ricas em alumínio e convencionalmente a bauxita é o minério utilizado para compor a farinha, o que mais onera a produção desse tipo de cimento. Soma-se ainda o fato que a geração de resíduos e subprodutos industriais torna-se inerente aos processos e o coprocessamento de resíduos vem sendo cada vez mais utilizado por razões ambientais e energéticas. Logo, fontes alternativas de alumina são fundamentais para a viabilização deste cimento e o aproveitamento de resíduos agregaria um valor econômico e sustentável ao produto final. De modo estequiométrico, a bauxita pode ser completamente substituída pelo lodo de anodização do alumínio (LAA), o qual também pode complementar o conteúdo de alumínio de outros resíduos, valorizando-os. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a produção e as propriedades de clínqueres/cimentos CSAB a partir da substituição da bauxita por cinza pesada e LAA. Para a caracterização das matérias-primas, clínqueres e cimentos nos estados anidro e hidratado foram utilizadas as seguintes técnicas: fluorescência de raios X; microscopia eletrônica de varredura e espectrometria por energia dispersiva; termogravimentria; calorimetria; e difração de raios X com refinamento pelo método de Rietveld. A partir dos resultados obtidos, a substituição da bauxita foi limitada a nível parcial devido à elevada formação de belita e periclásio. Nos clínqueres produzidos, foi constatado que a presença da cinza pesada favorece a formação da estrutura cristalina ortorrômbica da fase ye’elimita. A presença dos resíduos altera a quantificação das fases, porém não compromete a estabilização das mesmas. A presença dos resíduos na composição dos cimentos afeta o período inicial de hidratação devido à redução do conteúdo de ye’elimita. Nos clínqueres produzidos com cinza pesada, ocorre a formação de até 12,6% da fase alita a 1250ºC, principal constituinte do clínquer Portland. / Cement production generates high negative environmental impact, mainly associated to CO2 emissions. Calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement clinker (CSAB) has lower content of calcium oxide, and sintering reduced temperature (about 200°C lower than that used for Portland clinker), being considered as eco-friendly binder. For its production high amount of alumina is required, however the scarcity and high cost of bauxite make these cements costly. Additionally, the generation of waste and by-products becomes a drawback in the industrial processes and the coprocessing of wastes in cement plants is increasing for environmental and energy savings reasons. Alternative sources of alumina would add an economic and sustainable value to the final product and previous work has shown that the aluminum anodizing sludge can replace bauxite in the production process. Other sources of wastes can also be a possibility to increase the production and reduce the raw materials costs of these cements. Thus, the objective of this study was the evaluation of novel CSAB cements produced with bauxite replacement by bottom ash and aluminum anodizing sludge. CSAB cements were produced in the laboratory from different amounts of sludge and ashes. The raw materials, clinkers/cements and hydration products were physicaly-chemicaly and mechanical characterized. Results showed that the mineralogy composition of CSAB clinker was strongly affected due to the addition of bottom ash. The amount of bottom ash waste replacing bauxite controls the belite and periclase formation. Also it influences the early age hydration due the reduced ye’elimite formation and important changes in the crystalline structures of this phase occurs in the clinkers. Clinkers prepared from these replacement, are able to form 12.6% of alite (main phase Portland clinker), not normally found in CSAB clinkers, being sintered at 1250°C.
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Influência da cinza pesada e do pó de ferro em compósitos sinterizados obtidos por metalurgia do pó e aplicados como meio de suporte em filtro biológico percolador

Thiesen, Geraldo Tadeu da Silva January 2018 (has links)
Com a crescente ideia de sustentabilidade, surge a necessidade de utilização de recursos renováveis e reaproveitamento de resíduos gerados em processos industriais. Neste trabalho foi avaliada a utilização da cinza pesada oriunda da queima do carvão em usinas termoelétricas no desenvolvimento de um Cermet. O compósito Cinza-Ferro (Cz-10Fe) foi obtido por metalurgia do pó e é composto de cinza pesada moída com adição de 10% em massa de pó de ferro puro. A adição do ferro é justificada para melhoria das propriedades mecânicas do material cerâmico. O compósito foi aplicado como meio suporte para biofilme em filtro biológico percolador, no pós-tratamento de efluentes domésticos. Foram realizados estudos com os principais componentes da cinza, tais como a sílica (SiO2), em forma de pó de quartzo, e a alumina (Al2O3) na versão comercial para avaliação da interação dos mesmos com o ferro e avaliação de suas propriedades mecânicas sob influência da variação da temperatura de sinterização A cinza pesada, obtida na Usina Tractebel de Charqueadas, foi moída durante 2, 4 e 8 horas para determinação do tamanho de partícula ideal para o compósito. Após caracterização, foi selecionada cinza moída por 2 horas para a produção dos compósitos para aplicação. A aplicação se deu utilizando um protótipo no pós-tratamento de efluentes da Estação de Tratamento de Esgotos (ETE) da COMUSA visando a remoção de Demanda Química de Oxigênio (DQO). Obteve-se incremento na eficiência do processo, reduzindo a DQO do efluente final em média 9%, indicando a viabilidade de uso do protótipo no pós- tratamento de esgotos domésticos, com porosidade aproximada de 20%, obtidos na cinza moída por 2 horas e sinterizado com ferro, como meio suporte para biofilme em filtro biológico percolador. / With the crescent idea of sustainability, there is a necessity for the use of renewable resources and the reuse of waste generated in industrial processes. In this work the use of the coal bottom ash from thermoelectric plants was evaluated in the development of a Cermet. The composite Ash-Iron (Cz-10Fe) was obtained by powder metallurgy and is composed of ground heavy ash with addition of 10% by mass of pure iron powder. The addition of iron is justified to improve the mechanical properties of the ceramic material. The composite was applied as biofilm packing media in trickling filter in the post-treatment of domestic effluents. Studies with the main components of the ash, such as silica (SiO2), in the form of quartz powder, and alumina (Al2O3) in the commercial version were carried out to evaluate their interaction with iron and evaluation of their mechanical properties under influence of the sintering temperature variation The bottom ash obtained at Tractebel from Charqueadas was milling for 2, 4 and 8 hours to determine the ideal particle size for the composite. After characterization, milled ash for 2 hours was selected for the production of the composites for application. The application was done using a prototype in the post-treatment of effluents from the Wastewater Treatment Station (ETE) of COMUSA aiming at the removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). The efficiency of the process was obtained by reducing the COD of the final effluent by a mean of 9%, indicating the viability of the utilization the prototype in the post-treatment of domestic sewage, with approximate porosity of 20%, obtained in ground ash for 2 hours and sintered with iron powder, in biofilm packing media in trickling filter.
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Aproveitamento de cinza pesada e lodo de anodização do alumínio para a produção do cimento sulfoaluminato de cálcio belítico / Using of bottom ash and aluminum anodizing sludge for the production of calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement

Costa, Eugenio Bastos da January 2016 (has links)
A produção de cimento gera um impacto ambiental negativo, principalmente relacionado à emissão de dióxido de carbono (CO2). O clínquer do cimento sulfoaluminato de cálcio belítico (CSAB) possui um menor teor de óxido de cálcio e é produzido com uma reduzida temperatura de sinterização (aproximadamente 200ºC a menos em relação ao clínquer Portland), sendo considerado mais eco-amigável. Para a produção do cimento CSAB são necessárias matérias-primas ricas em alumínio e convencionalmente a bauxita é o minério utilizado para compor a farinha, o que mais onera a produção desse tipo de cimento. Soma-se ainda o fato que a geração de resíduos e subprodutos industriais torna-se inerente aos processos e o coprocessamento de resíduos vem sendo cada vez mais utilizado por razões ambientais e energéticas. Logo, fontes alternativas de alumina são fundamentais para a viabilização deste cimento e o aproveitamento de resíduos agregaria um valor econômico e sustentável ao produto final. De modo estequiométrico, a bauxita pode ser completamente substituída pelo lodo de anodização do alumínio (LAA), o qual também pode complementar o conteúdo de alumínio de outros resíduos, valorizando-os. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a produção e as propriedades de clínqueres/cimentos CSAB a partir da substituição da bauxita por cinza pesada e LAA. Para a caracterização das matérias-primas, clínqueres e cimentos nos estados anidro e hidratado foram utilizadas as seguintes técnicas: fluorescência de raios X; microscopia eletrônica de varredura e espectrometria por energia dispersiva; termogravimentria; calorimetria; e difração de raios X com refinamento pelo método de Rietveld. A partir dos resultados obtidos, a substituição da bauxita foi limitada a nível parcial devido à elevada formação de belita e periclásio. Nos clínqueres produzidos, foi constatado que a presença da cinza pesada favorece a formação da estrutura cristalina ortorrômbica da fase ye’elimita. A presença dos resíduos altera a quantificação das fases, porém não compromete a estabilização das mesmas. A presença dos resíduos na composição dos cimentos afeta o período inicial de hidratação devido à redução do conteúdo de ye’elimita. Nos clínqueres produzidos com cinza pesada, ocorre a formação de até 12,6% da fase alita a 1250ºC, principal constituinte do clínquer Portland. / Cement production generates high negative environmental impact, mainly associated to CO2 emissions. Calcium sulfoaluminate belite cement clinker (CSAB) has lower content of calcium oxide, and sintering reduced temperature (about 200°C lower than that used for Portland clinker), being considered as eco-friendly binder. For its production high amount of alumina is required, however the scarcity and high cost of bauxite make these cements costly. Additionally, the generation of waste and by-products becomes a drawback in the industrial processes and the coprocessing of wastes in cement plants is increasing for environmental and energy savings reasons. Alternative sources of alumina would add an economic and sustainable value to the final product and previous work has shown that the aluminum anodizing sludge can replace bauxite in the production process. Other sources of wastes can also be a possibility to increase the production and reduce the raw materials costs of these cements. Thus, the objective of this study was the evaluation of novel CSAB cements produced with bauxite replacement by bottom ash and aluminum anodizing sludge. CSAB cements were produced in the laboratory from different amounts of sludge and ashes. The raw materials, clinkers/cements and hydration products were physicaly-chemicaly and mechanical characterized. Results showed that the mineralogy composition of CSAB clinker was strongly affected due to the addition of bottom ash. The amount of bottom ash waste replacing bauxite controls the belite and periclase formation. Also it influences the early age hydration due the reduced ye’elimite formation and important changes in the crystalline structures of this phase occurs in the clinkers. Clinkers prepared from these replacement, are able to form 12.6% of alite (main phase Portland clinker), not normally found in CSAB clinkers, being sintered at 1250°C.

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