By-products and Waste

Project 6.2 - Utilisation of Solid Waste and By-Products

Project Description
The use of coal as the major fuel for power generation in Australia creates a large waste stream of fly-ash material that is currently mostly dumped at a cost to industry. Fly-ash is already a valuable input into the manufacture of cement and other products. However its use is limited in scale. This project will address technical, environmental and economic issues associated with beneficiation and utilisation of coal-derived solid wastes. The project will initially focus on fly ash characterisation to support widespread utilisation of fly ash with an aim to develop a nationally accepted guideline/handbook for fly-ash characterization and utilization that is underpinned by sound science. Future research will examine other coal industry waste including bottom ash, slags and coal washery rejects.

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Project Leader:

Prof Dong-ke Zhang

Current Publications

Technology Assessments Report

Research Reports