An experimental study was undertaken to compare the differences between municipal solid waste (MSW) derived solid recovered fuel (SRF) (complying with CEN standards) and refuse derived fuel (RDF). Both fuels were co-combusted with coal in a 50 kW fluidized bed combustor and the metal emissions were compared. Synthetic SRF was prepared in the laboratory by grinding major constituents of MSW such...

The use of pervious concrete has been significantly considered in recent years. This consideration is due to the properties of pervious concrete in relating to the environmental sustainability that is utilized in the effective management of the runoff from rainfall. Coal extraction and rice husk obtained from milling, produces wastes that have no application and followed by environmental pollut...

about 700000 m3 of waste water is produced from zirab coal washery plant every year. this black water not only carries about 4000 tons fine coals, it also contains waste water pollution. in this investigation by flocculation studies under optimized conditions (like concentration of flocculant, 0.0015 g/t, ph=8, concentration of silicate 0.01 g/t as depressant, and r.p.m. of 150) has been shown ...

Coal is a prime energy source in India and will continue to play its role for coming several decades. However, our indigenous coal suffers from high ash content and present coal based conventional power generation technologies have several drawbacks such as, lower efficiency, environmental loading and damages thereof. Herein the importance of gasification lies because coal gasification is a mea...

The coal utilization in thermal power plants in Malaysia has increased significantly which produces an enormous amount of coal combustion by-product (CCBP) or coal ash and poses severe disposal problem. As each coal ash is distinct, this study presents the geochemistry of the coal ash, in particular fly ash, produced from the combustion of local coal from Kuching Sarawak, Malaysia. The geochemi...

BACKGROUND U.S. military perception of nuclear warfare led to countless unethical nuclear experiments performed on unsuspecting individuals without their informed consent. As evidenced here, subsequent perception of weather warfare has led to exposing millions of unsuspecting individuals to toxic coal fly ash with no public disclosure, no informed consent, and no health warnings. METHODS Thre...

Ash problems in coal̄red power plants result in decreases in e±ciency, unscheduled outages, equipment failures, and cleaning. Assessing the potential impact of ash on power plant performance is extremely complex and di±cult due to coal variability, the complexity of the ash behavior processes involved, and changing operating conditions. To predict the impact of ash on power plant performance, th...

Recently, prices of strategic minerals and rare earth elements have been rising dramatically due to global supply shortages and increasing demands. These metals are integral components of advanced technologies, such as, cell-phones, wind turbines, permanent magnets, and semi-conductors. The relative scarcity of these valuable elements has prompted many companies to search for new mineral source...

In recent years, coal production and consumption increased dramatically, especially in China. So, more and more attentions have been paid to coal preparation and coal ash utilization with the growing concern about the pollution by fly ash. The unburned carbon in fly ash significantly affects its utilization in many fields, especially in concrete production industry. Technologies such as flotati...

Today coal is among the most important energy sources. In order to meet the world's energy demands, low-calorie lignite with a high ash content is generally used in the large capacity coal-fired thermal power plants. As a result of coal firing, wastes such as fly ash, slag, and flue gas are also produced. Subsequently, toxic trace elements within coal are transferred to wastes such as slag, fl...