Scientists at Duke University have developed a suite of four new tests that can be used to detect coal ash contamination in soil with unprecedented sensitivity. The tests are specifically designed to analyze soil for the presence of fly ash particles so small other tests might miss them. Fly ash is part of coal combustion […]
A team of Russian scientists from NUST MISIS, Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and Boreskov Institute of Catalysis has suggested a new approach to modifying the combustion behavior of coal. The addition of copper salts reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content in the gaseous combustion products by 40%, the scientists found. The research was published in Fuel Processing Technology. According to the […]
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT H) have found that fly ash can be modified into a waterproofing material. They used stearic acid, which is commonly used in soaps and shampoos, to treat the coal waste. Stearic acid is a surface active agent whose key ingredient binds to dirt particles during the […]
“RusHydro” and “Osnova Holding” will be involved in several projects for the production of building materials from fly ash waste from coal-fired, thermal power plants. The companies mentioned above signed a cooperation agreement aimed at implementing projects for the processing and disposal of fly ash waste currently generated at coal-fired TPPs in the Far East. […]
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore practiced rather unusual application of coal waste: they have developed the first of its kind method of building bathrooms in just 12 hours using 3D printing. This technology reduces the cost by half compared with using concrete. For 3D printing, a special mixture is used, one of the […]
Russian metallurgists in Omsk have tested the method of complete utilization of ash remaining after burning coal at thermal power plants, which will help make these wastes less toxic. Dmitry Valeev from the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science in Moscow added that with the introduction of the technology being developed there will be a […]
Deputy Director of the Department of Electric Power Industry Development of the Ministry of Energy of Russia Pyotr Bobylev spoke at a roundtable on “Regulation of ash waste from coal-fired power plants”, organized by the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The meeting took place on […]
A mobile application called “ASH TARCK” was launched by Minister of State of Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K. Singh in New Delhi. This platform allows effective monitoring of fly ash productions on thermal plants by providing interface between thermal power plants and potential users. The ASH TRACK App manages ~200 million tones of […]