Fly Ash-brine Interactions: Removal of Major and Trace Elements from Brine

Abstract

Fly ash and brine contain major and trace elements such as Na, Cl, Ca, SO4, K, Mg, P, Si, Al, Fe, Mn, Cr, V and Ti in significant quantities. This study focuses on the leachability of species from fly ash and the removal of major and trace species from brine as the two waste streams interact. Another objective is to evaluate the effect of the interactions on the brine quality. Batch reaction tests were carried out on two different fly ashes and brine at different L/S ratios and different reaction times, and the supernatant analysed for major and trace species. Chemical analysis revealed that the unreacted brine solution contained high concentration of species such asNa, K, Ca, Mg, Cl and SO4, while species such asAs, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Mn, Pb and Ti were present in trace quantities. Analysis of the supernatants after the batch reaction tests (fly ash-brine interaction experiments) revealed that major species such as Na, Mg, Cl and SO4, and trace elements such as As, Co, Pb, Zn, Ni and Cu were significantly removed from the brine solution while Ca, Ba, Sr, Cr and Mo were leached into the brine solution from the fly ashes. The removal of species from the brine solution was most prominent at L/S ratio 1:1. This indicates that the L/S ratio of the ash-brine system has a significant effect on the release of species from fly ash or the removal of species from brine solution. The final pH of the fly ash-brine solutions and the contact times were also observed to have a significant effect on the leaching from fly ash as well as the removal of major and trace species from the brine. The study also showed that some contaminant species can be removed from brine solution using fly ash. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Department(s)

Mining Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Batch reaction test; Brine; Brine quality; Chemical composition; Chemical interactions; Coal combustion; Fly ash; Leaching; Major and trace species; Mineralogy

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1532-4117; 1093-4529

Document Type

Article - Journal

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English

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© 2024 Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2011

PubMed ID

22126135

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