Use of weathered and fresh bottom ash mix layers as a subbase in road constructions: environmental behavior enhancement by means of a retaining barrier
The presence of neoformed cement-like phases during the weathering of non-stabilized freshly quenched bottom ash favours the development of a bound pavement material with improved mechanical properties. Use of weathered and freshly quenched bottom ash mix layers placed one over the other allowed the...
| Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/143717 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/143717 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Incineració Metalls pesants Materials de construcció Contaminació de l'aigua Incineration Heavy metals Building materials Water pollution |
| Summary: | The presence of neoformed cement-like phases during the weathering of non-stabilized freshly quenched bottom ash favours the development of a bound pavement material with improved mechanical properties. Use of weathered and freshly quenched bottom ash mix layers placed one over the other allowed the retention of leached heavy metals and metalloids by means of a reactive percolation barrier. The addition of 50% of weathered bottom ash to the total subbase content diminished the release of toxic species to below environmental regulatory limits. The mechanisms of retention and the different processes and factors responsible of leaching strongly depended on the contaminant under concern as well as on the chemical and physical factors. Thus, the immediate reuse of freshly quenched bottom ash as a subbase material in road constructions is possible, as both the mechanical properties and long-term leachability are enhanced. |
|---|