Marketing coal ash, slag, and sludge

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · EPRI J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5872850

Lihach, N; Golden, D; Komai, R; Maulbetsch, J

Investigates the selling of by-products of coal-fired power generation--fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and scrubber sludge--by utilities for use in highways, parking lots, cement, roofing, bricks, and blocks. Points out that the EPA has drafted tough new regulations for solid-waste storage, transportation, and disposal that may soon cost power plants $25-$40 a ton to dispose of wastes. Reports that the EPRI is studying high-volume by-product applications that have low technology requirements (e.g. fly ash for use in highways, parking lots, and utility construction) and medium-volume, medium-technology applications (e.g. by-products used for cement manufacture, asphalt, blocks, bricks, roofing granules, and wallboards). Reveals that EPRI plans to eventually identify a representative set of perhaps half a dozen basic fly ashes, characterize them, do proportion studies of existing concrete mixes (including those with fly ash in them), and then develop guidelines for fly ash proportions in concrete.

• OSTI ID: 5872850
• Journal Information: EPRI J.; (United States), Journal Name: EPRI J.; (United States) Vol. 7:10; ISSN EPRJD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010500 -- Coal
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& Peat-- Products & By-Products
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
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ASHES
BUILDING MATERIALS
BY-PRODUCTS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
CONCRETES
ENERGY SOURCES
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FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUELS
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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RESIDUES
SLAGS
SLUDGES
SOLID WASTES
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES