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Łuniewski S, Rogowska W, Łozowicka B, Iwaniuk P. Plants, Microorganisms and Their Metabolites in Supporting Asbestos Detoxification-A Biological Perspective in Asbestos Treatment. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1644. [PMID: 38612157 PMCID: PMC11012542 DOI: 10.3390/ma17071644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Many countries banned asbestos due to its toxicity, but considering its colossal use, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, disposing of waste containing asbestos is the current problem. Today, many asbestos disposal technologies are known, but they usually involve colossal investment and operating expenses, and the end- and by-products of these methods negatively impact the environment. This paper identifies a unique modern direction in detoxifying asbestos minerals, which involves using microorganisms and plants and their metabolites. The work comprehensively focuses on the interactions between asbestos and plants, bacteria and fungi, including lichens and, for the first time, yeast. Biological treatment is a prospect for in situ land reclamation and under industrial conditions, which can be a viable alternative to landfilling and an environmentally friendly substitute or supplement to thermal, mechanical, and chemical methods, often characterized by high cost intensity. Plant and microbial metabolism products are part of the green chemistry trend, a central strategic pillar of global industrial and environmental development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stanisław Łuniewski
- Faculty of Economics, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev 2, Astana 010008, Kazakhstan; (S.Ł.); (B.Ł.)
- Faculty of Economic Sciences, The Eastern European University of Applied Sciences in Bialystok, Ciepła 40 St., 15-472 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Engineering Technology and Systems, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Białystok University of Technology, Wiejska 45E St., 15-351 Białystok, Poland
- Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland;
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- Faculty of Economics, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev 2, Astana 010008, Kazakhstan; (S.Ł.); (B.Ł.)
- Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland;
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- Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Chełmońskiego 22 St., 15-195 Białystok, Poland;
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Zawada A, Lubas M, Przerada I. Application of Mössbauer spectroscopy and FT-IR to describe coordination of amphoteric ions in structure of glasses from the SiO2–Na2O–MgO–CaO–Al2O3–Fe2O3 system. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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Sanito RC, Bernuy-Zumaeta M, You SJ, Wang YF. A review on vitrification technologies of hazardous waste. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 316:115243. [PMID: 35598450 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Vitrification technology provides a solution for the issue of safe disposal of hazardous waste containing harmful chemical composition and organic pollutants. This review discusses application of vitrification technologies to treat hazardous waste including, asbestos, fly ash, electronic sludge, nuclear waste, medical waste and radioactive waste. Vitrification processes via Joule heating, microwave heating, plasma technology, electric arc furnaces and incinerators are compared herein. Stabilization of hazardous waste can be achieved by vitrification with the addition of flux agents/additives. Furthermore, crystalline structures, containing the silicate-glass network, are formed as a result of vitrification, depending on the type of flux agents/additives used. In addition, the concentration of heavy metals can be degraded in the final residue and leaching resistance can be achieved. Moreover, energy consumption, pollution prevention and the foreground of the practical application of vitrification are discussed. Vitrification with the advantage of encapsulating pollutants from the hazardous waste is proven to be a promising approach for hazardous waste treatment.
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- Raynard Christianson Sanito
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung-Li, 32023, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung-Li, 32023, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung-Li, 32023, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung-Li, 32023, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung-Li, 32023, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung-Li, 32023, Taiwan.
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Motta O, Pironti C, Venier M, Proto A. An Innovative Filtering System for the Handling of Asbestos-Based Products: Improvement of Safety and Quality of Work in Analysis Laboratories. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10060281. [PMID: 35736889 PMCID: PMC9227179 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10060281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Although being banned or restricted in many countries since the early 1990s, large quantities of asbestos are still used or present in building materials all over the world and its removal or handling requires specific systems that limit exposure to airborne fibers The exposure to asbestos causes chronic diseases such as asbestosis and lung cancer with an incubation period of 20 to 50 years. Among the operators most exposed to contamination are those who handle and analyze the materials in laboratories. For this reason, our work focused on an innovative method for removing a filter unit from a laboratory extraction hood, in order to improve the safety conditions for the operators and the surrounding environment. The hood has a particular construction technology with a mechanism that allows the spraying of a special encapsulating liquid on the ULPA filters below the work-bench, which is capable of forming a film and blocking the fibers on the surface of the same filter. The fibers are irreversibly bounded and can no longer be released into the surrounding environment. The monitoring of activity highlighted the absence of asbestos fibers in the air after installation of the filter and workers feel safer performing their activities. The introduction of an innovative filtering system enhanced the safety of work activities involving asbestos exposure, moreover, the time spent on the hood’s maintenance and the risk perception of workers were improved.
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- Oriana Motta
- Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-089963083
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- Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Via S. Allende, 84081 Baronissi, Italy;
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- O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy;
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Pini M, Scarpellini S, Rosa R, Neri P, Gualtieri AF, Ferrari AM. Management of Asbestos Containing Materials: A Detailed LCA Comparison of Different Scenarios Comprising First Time Asbestos Characterization Factor Proposal. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:12672-12682. [PMID: 34468140 PMCID: PMC8459455 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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This work addresses the complex issue of asbestos containing materials (ACMs) management, by focusing on the scenario of six municipalities comprised in the Reggio Emilia province of Emilia Romagna Italian region. Particularly, the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was applied in order to assess in a quantitative and reliable manner the human toxicity as well as the ecotoxicity impacts associated with all of the different phases of ACMs management. The latter comprises mapping of ACMs, creation of a risk map for defining priority of intervention, encapsulation and removal of ACMs, as well as the as obtained asbestos containing waste (ACW) end of life. Particularly, a thermal inertisation treatment performed in a continuous industrial furnace was considered as the innovative end of life scenario to be compared with what actually was provided by the legislation of many countries worldwide, that is, the disposal of ACW in a controlled landfill for hazardous wastes. A characterization factor for asbestos fibers released both in outdoor air and in occupational setting was proposed for the first time and included in the USEtox 2.0 impact assessment method. This allowed us to reliably and quantitatively highlight that inertisation treatments should be the preferred solutions to be adopted by local and national authorities, especially if the obtained inert material finds application as secondary raw materials, thus contributing to a decrease in the environmental damage (limited to its toxicological contributions) to be associated with asbestos management.
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- Martina Pini
- Department
of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Interdepartmental
Center En&Tech, University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, Via
G. Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department
of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department
of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Interdepartmental
Center En&Tech, University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, Via
G. Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Phone: +390522523558;
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- Department
of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University
of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department
of Sciences and Methods for Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Amendola 2, 42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Interdepartmental
Center En&Tech, University of Modena
and Reggio Emilia, Via
G. Amendola, 2, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Marian NM, Giorgetti G, Magrini C, Capitani GC, Galimberti L, Cavallo A, Salvini R, Vanneschi C, Viti C. From hazardous asbestos containing wastes (ACW) to new secondary raw material through a new sustainable inertization process: A multimethodological mineralogical study. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 413:125419. [PMID: 33930960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nowadays, asbestos-containing wastes (ACW) still represent an important environmental problem and a severe health hazard due to the well known pulmonary diseases derived from asbestos fibers inhalation. Except for a very few cases, ACW are currently confined in controlled landfills, giving rise to increasingly high amounts of still hazardous wastes. A promising alternative to landfill confinement is represented by ACW inertization, but the high cost of the inertization processes so far proposed by the scientific community have hampered the creation of actually operative plants. In this paper, we explore the possibility to use an innovative process that ensures the obtainment of asbestos-free inert material in an exceptionally short processing time, thus greatly reducing cost-related problems. The efficacy of the inertization process has been verified through accurate mineralogical investigations on both chrysotile and crocidolite de-activated fibers, through X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Overall mineralogical, microstructural and granulometric characteristics of the inert bulk material suggest that it could be successfully re-used as a secondary raw material in ceramic industries. This innovative inertization procedure could therefore provide an effective and economically sustainable solution for ACW management.
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- N M Marian
- Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment, DSFTA (UniSi), V. Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment, DSFTA (UniSi), V. Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment, DSFTA (UniSi), V. Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, DISAT (UniMIB), Piazza della Scienza, 4-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, DISAT (UniMIB), Piazza della Scienza, 4-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, DISAT (UniMIB), Piazza della Scienza, 4-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment, DSFTA (UniSi), V. Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Department of Environment, Earth and Physical Sciences and Centre for GeoTechnologies CGT (UniSi) Via Vetri Vecchi 34, 52027, San Giovanni Valdarno (AREZZO), Italy
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- Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment, DSFTA (UniSi), V. Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Department of Environment, Earth and Physical Sciences and Centre for GeoTechnologies CGT (UniSi) Via Vetri Vecchi 34, 52027, San Giovanni Valdarno (AREZZO), Italy
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- Department of Physical Science, Earth and Environment, DSFTA (UniSi), V. Laterina 8, I-53100 Siena, Italy.
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Application of Statistical Methods in Predicting the Properties of Glass-Ceramic Materials Obtained from Inorganic Solid Waste. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14102651. [PMID: 34070197 PMCID: PMC8158504 DOI: 10.3390/ma14102651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper uses mathematical methods as the basic tool at the stage of experiment planning. The importance of research programming applications was shown using the theory of experiments and the STATISTICA software. The method of experiment planning used in the case of studying the properties of a mixture, depending on its composition, features considerable complexity. The aim of the statistical analysis was to determine the influence of variable chemical composition of waste materials on selected properties of glass-ceramic materials. A statistical approach to multicomponent systems, such as ceramic sets, enables the selection of appropriate amounts of raw materials through the application of ‘a plan for mixtures’. To utilize the raw waste materials, e.g., slags from a solid waste incinerator, fly or bottom ashes, in the modeling of new materials, a mathematical relationship was developed, which enables estimating, based on the waste chemical composition, selected technological and practical properties of the glass so as to obtain a material featuring the required technological–practical parameters. For the obtained glasses, a comparative analysis of the experimentally and computationally determined properties was carried out: transformation temperature, liquidus temperature, density, and thermal expansion coefficient. The obtained high theoretical approximation (at the level of determination correlation coefficient R2 > 0.8) confirms the suitability of the polynomial model for mixtures for applications in the design of new glass-ceramic products.
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Zawada A, Lubas M, Przerada I, Sitarz M, Adamczyk-Habrajska M. The effect of the reducing melting atmosphere on coordination moieties in aluminosilicate glasses. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kfoury A, Mitri G, Arab D, El Zakhem H, Aouad G. Risk assessment of asbestos-cement roof sheets in Chekka, North Lebanon. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:391. [PMID: 31123955 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7522-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Asbestos-cement was manufactured and used in Lebanon since the early 1950s. Corrugated rooftops of asbestos-cement were mostly spread within residential areas throughout the country. These rooftops are subject to weathering factors which are known to increase friability and risk of hazardous fiber release. This study aimed at assessing the asbestos-cement rooftop friability and the possible emerging risks in the urban-industrial city of Chekka, North Lebanon. The evaluation of the asbestos-cement included two field assessment algorithms and a standardized pull-up test. Hazard of fiber emissions was assessed by a pull-up test method, whereas vulnerability was determined by a level of interaction between people and the rooftops. Geographic object-based image analysis was used to map hazard, vulnerability, and risk of asbestos rooftops in the study area. The field algorithms classified most rooftops in a bad state compared with the pull-up test which ranked most of them as good. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed the presence of serpentine and amphibole fibers, except for crocidolite, in some rooftop samples. Hazard, vulnerability, and risk maps of the sampled area showed how hazard potential was amplified by vulnerability of population to possible fiber emission.
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- Adib Kfoury
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon
- Institute of the Environment, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon
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Obtaining an Artificial Aggregate from Cement-Asbestos Waste by the Melting Technique in an Arc-Resistance Furnace. FIBERS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/fib7020010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nowadays, asbestos waste still remains a serious problem. Due to the carcinogenic properties of asbestos, which are related to its fibrous structure, the exposure to asbestos mineral and asbestos-containing materials (ACM) causes dangerous health effects. This problem can be solved by recycling techniques, which allow the re-use of neutralized asbestos waste, instead of disposing it in special landfills. The article presents the results of research aimed at investigating the possibility of obtaining aggregates from asbestos waste by the fusion process in the electric arc-resistance process. A mixture of ACM with selected fluxes was were melted and then cast to form a grain of aggregates. The chemical composition of the material was determined before and after the melting process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were applied to evaluate the effects of the fusion process. The main properties of the obtained aggregate were also measured. The results confirmed that the fibrous structure of asbestos was destroyed in the obtained material, which can be successfully used for the production of artificial aggregates.
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Lázár M, Hnatko M, Sedláček J, Čarnogurská M, Brestovič T. Upgrading the glassy slag from waste disposal by thermal plasma treatment. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 78:173-182. [PMID: 32559902 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The paper reports on the experimental results obtained from the production of glassy slag by the plasma smelting of a mixture of two different wastes. The combination of two wastes with different chemical compositions is a promising way to optimise the energy consumption in the disposal process. Asbestos-cement roof tiles (ACRTs) and fly ash from fluidised-bed boilers (with a weight ratio of 1:1) were used for the preparation of glassy (vitrified) slag. The thermal process facilitated a 14.4% reduction of the weight of the original mixture and a 72% volume reduction of the waste. The glassy slag is then adopted as a raw material in the production of porous materials intended for various architectural applications, thus eliminating the necessity for its further disposal. The formation of a porous glass-ceramic matrix, using the vitrified slag containing CaSO4 as the pore-forming agent, is described in detail. A glass-ceramic foam with 66% porosity is formed by the rapid heating of the mixture of glassy slag and a 1 wt% of CaSO4, consisting of crystallised calcium aluminosilicate (Ca2Al2SiO7, Ca0.88Al1.77Si2.23O8). The thermal conductivity of the prepared porous material, measured by a laser flash thermal analysis, is 0.22 W·m-1·K-1.
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- Marián Lázár
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Department of Power Engineering, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84536 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84536 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Department of Power Engineering, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Department of Power Engineering, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia
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