The chemical and physical origin of incineration ash reactivity in cementitious systems

Kumar, Vikram; Garg, Nishant

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106009

Title: The chemical and physical origin of incineration ash reactivity in cementitious systems

Journal Article · 29 October 2021 · Resources, Conservation and Recycling

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.106009 · OSTI ID:1828778

Kumar, Vikram ^[1]; Garg, Nishant ^[1]

Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Incorporating industrial byproducts and waste in concrete is the key to reducing landfill usage as well as lowering the environmental footprint of cement industry. An emerging industrial byproduct which can partly replace cement is the Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Ash (MSWI ash: residue that is left after incineration of municipal solid waste in a Waste-to-Energy facility). These ashes are predominantly calcium-rich; however, they also contain additional elements whose speciation is not known. These elements can significantly alter the hydration characteristics of a cementitious system. Here, our results suggest these ashes can accelerate as well as retard cement hydration. Specifically, Pb, Br, S, Ca, and Cl appear to accelerate cement hydration, whereas Cu, Fe, Al, Ti, Si, K, Zn, and Sr appear to retard cement hydration. Changes in hydration characteristics can have a strong bearing on the physical characteristics of cementitious systems incorporating incineration ashes. Thus, to selectively screen ashes that synergistically enhance the physical characteristics, we introduce a novel “Incineration Ash Coefficient (IAC),” which shows a strong correlation with the compressive strength (R²=0.79) of cement-ash binary mixtures.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0001401

OSTI ID:: 1828778

Journal Information:: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 177; ISSN 0921-3449

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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