Stabilisation and solidification of steel industry sludge

Thabo Falayi, Freeman Ntuli

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Abstract

This report presents the research done on the treatment of steel industry sludge by the solidification /stabilisation (S/S) process using desilicated fly ash (DFA) and lime as the binding agents. The sludge was characterized using X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and geotechnical techniques. The main oxides in the sludge were iron oxide and zinc oxide. Unconfined compressed strength of 0.49 MPa was achieved with 40% DFA: lime (70:30) addition, at pH of 12.88. The leachability of Fe was reduced by 94% and Zn by 98.6%. The rate of lime consumption during stabilisation was best described with 2nd order kinetics plot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHNICEM 2017 - 9th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538609101
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event9th IEEE International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management, HNICEM 2017 - Manila, Philippines
Duration: Nov 29 2017Dec 1 2017

Publication series

NameHNICEM 2017 - 9th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management, HNICEM 2017
Country/TerritoryPhilippines
CityManila
Period11/29/1712/1/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecological Modelling
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Information Systems
  • Control and Optimization
  • Artificial Intelligence

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