Solving environmental problems of solid municipal waste accumulation by recycling ash generated during their combustion – а review

  • Rugiya A. Ismayilova Scientific Research Institute of Geotechnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8241-1393
  • Elshan N. Aliyev Scientific Research Institute of Geotechnological Problems of Oil, Gas and Chemistry, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Samira A. Garaybeyli Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-970X
Keywords: municipal solid waste (MSW), MSW incineration ash, recycling, building materials

Abstract

The rapidly growing amount of solid waste and the accompanying serious environmental problems require improvement of the waste management system, which is one of the main problems that humanity currently faces. The proposed article is an analytical review devoted to reducing the negative impact on the environment during solid waste disposal by involving solid waste incineration ash in the production of building materials. From the standpoint of environmental assessment of the quality of the resulting product, attention is paid to the issue of preparing fly ash by preliminary cleaning it from chlorides, dioxins, and heavy metals. The correlation of process parameters affecting the efficiency of ash detoxification is shown. In addition to the methods of separate extraction of the listed harmful components, a combined method for restoring soluble salts of fly ash, removing heavy metals and reducing dioxin diffusion is presented. Technologies are presented that illustrate the interest in using prepared fly ash and vat ash from solid waste incineration for recycling into building materials.

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Published
2024-12-13
How to Cite
Ismayilova, R. A., Aliyev, E. N., & Garaybeyli, S. A. (2024). Solving environmental problems of solid municipal waste accumulation by recycling ash generated during their combustion – а review. Chemical Safety Science, 8(2), 154 - 180. https://doi.org/10.25514/CHS.2024.2.27011
Section
Utilization and biodegradation of wastes