Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash: From Waste to Cement Manufacturing Resource

This study investigates the possibility of using municipal solid waste incineration fly ash as a supplementary cementitious material to replace part of the clinker in cement. Life cycle assessment has shown that the partial replacement of clinker with blast furnace slag (CEM III) reduces cement’s gl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Marieta, Cristina, Martín Garín, Alexánder, Leon, Íñigo, Guerrero, Ana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repositorio:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/3378
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/3378
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16062538
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Resistencia mecánica
Cenizas volantes
Ciclo de vida
Reciclaje - Construcción
Material sostenible
Cemento
Residuos sólidos urbanos
3305.05 Tecnología del Hormigón
3312.02 Aglomerantes
3308.02 Residuos Industriales
3308.07 Eliminación de Residuos
3308.04 Ingeniería de la Contaminación
3312.08 Propiedades de Los Materiales
3312.09 Resistencia de Materiales
3312.12 Ensayo de Materiales
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Sumario:This study investigates the possibility of using municipal solid waste incineration fly ash as a supplementary cementitious material to replace part of the clinker in cement. Life cycle assessment has shown that the partial replacement of clinker with blast furnace slag (CEM III) reduces cement’s global warming potential by ~30%, while replacing clinker with fly ash reduces it by up to 55%. When using CEM III as the control binder in cement in which 55 wt% of the clinker was replaced with hydrothermally treated fly ash, the flexural strength decreased by ~60% and the compressive strength by ~65%. When the fly ash was mixed with calcined and vitrified demolition materials, flexural strength decreased by ~30% and compressive strength by ~50%. The hardening of the hydraulic binders fixed the heavy metals in the municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. © 2023 by the authors.