Subject: Fly ash, Bottom ash, Gamma spectrometry, Building materials
Year: 2021
Type: Article
Title: Technical and radiological characterisation of fly ash and bottom ash from thermal power plant
Author: Emilija Fidanchevski, Biljana Angjusheva, Vojo Jovanov, Pece Murtanovski, Ljubica Vladiceska, Nikolina Stamatovska Aluloska, Jelena Krneta Nikolic, Andrej Ipavec, Katarina Šter, Maruša Mrak, Sabina Dolenec
Abstract: Huge quantities of fly ash and bottom ash are generated from thermal power plants and it presents great concern for country, mainly due to the environmental effects. In this study, fly ashes and bottom ash were characterized from technical and radio logical aspects. Health effect due to the activity of radionuclides 226Ra, 232Th and 40K was estimated via radium equivalent activity (Raeq), external hazards index (Hex), the external absorbed dose rate (D) and annual effective dose rate (EDR). The specific surface area (40.25 m2 g−1), particle density (1.88 g cm−3) and LOI (23.49%) were typical for bottom ash. Siliceous fly ash contained 32% reactive silica. The annual effective dose rate for all ashes is≤0.2 mSv y−1. Both, fly ash and bottom ash present potential secondary raw materials to be used for building purposes as result of their technological and radiological assessment.
Publisher: Springer
Relation: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/15711
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/15711Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07980-w
