List of Publications by Department for the Academic Year Processing of incinerated municipal solid waste fly ash for use in concrete
Abstract
Fly ash resulting from Municipal Incinerated Solid Wastes (MISW) can be
potentially reused as cement replacement in concrete. However, treatment of
these fly ashes is found to be pre-requisite for incorporation in concrete as
partial substitution of cement. Previous researches indicate that the use of this
type of fly ashes without treatment causes a drastic drop in the compressive
strength due to expansion problem. The presence of considerable amount of
aluminum is the origin of entrapped air produced when the water is added to
fly ashes. This expansion process will continue during and after hardening of
the paste leading to internal pressure and creating voids in the concrete matrix.
In this research the process and the effect of treated MSWI fly ash are discussed
and evaluated. Different methods were experimented using different chemical
agents with water such as sodium hydroxide NaOH and Calcium Carbonate
CaCO3. The physical and hardened cement paste properties were compared in
terms of expansion and compressive strength for the different proposed
treatments. It was found that MSWI fly ash collected from SICOMO plant in
Lebanon has an attractive potential for addition as a mineral in the production
of concrete provided that the risk of hydrogen entrapment bubbles in the fresh
cement paste is prohibited.
Key words: Fly Ash, Incineration, Municipal Solid Waste, Treatment, Waste
Management
Author(s)
Mohammad Mazen Charbaji
Coauthor(s)
Adel ELKordi, Jamal Khatib, Oussama Baalbaki
Journal/Conference Information
International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET),DOI: DOI, ISSN: 0976-6316, Volume: 09, Issue: 13, Pages Range: 1853-1864,