Operation anthracite refuse. Final report
This investigation involved a complete literature survey to determine the work that had been done on the utilization of anthracite refuse; laboratory and small- or bench-scale testing of possible uses; and field- or large-scale testing of those utilization methods which were promising as a result of laboratory tests. Three completely new uses of anthracite refuse were developed, three more look very promising for use in the future, and work was conducted to help promote three methods now using the refuse. All three new uses were developed with incinerated refuse. This is the refuse which had caught fire, creating a severe air pollution problem, and was then extinguished by the Commonwealth using the $500 million bond issue money. It was found that, if this material were crushed and properly sized, it could be used in place of cinders for anti-skid material on snow-covered and icy roads, in roadway blacktop surfacing and as a soilless medium for the growth of plants and flowers. The work also encouraged the current uses of raw refuse: stowing of the material underground to prevent surface subsidence; reprocessing to recover a low-grade fuel; and the substitution of incinerated refuse for cinders in the manufacture of cinder blocks.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Coal Research Section
- OSTI ID:
- 5172283
- Report Number(s):
- SR-94
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Pennsylvania anthracite refuse: a summary of a literature survey on utilization and disposal
Crushing anthracite refuse
Related Subjects
010800* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Waste Management
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
510500 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANTHRACITE
ASPHALTS
BACKFILLING
BIOMASS
BITUMENS
BRICKS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CEMENTS
COAL
COAL MINES
CONCRETES
CULTIVATION
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
ENERGY SOURCES
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FERTILIZERS
FILLERS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MATERIALS
MINES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
REVEGETATION
ROADS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOLID WASTES
SPOIL BANKS
TAR
TRANSPORT
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES