Advancements in Detoxification of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash: A Review of Hazardous Properties, Treatment Strategies, and Resource Utilization
Kun Li, Jixin Deng, Junjie Zhang, Hanlin Shen, Bo Liu
TL;DR
This paper reviews methods to detoxify and reuse hazardous fly ash from waste incineration, highlighting current strategies and future directions.
Contribution
A comprehensive review of detoxification and resource utilization strategies for MSWI fly ash from 2010 to 2025.
Findings
Geopolymer achieves >99.6% Pb immobilization and electrodialytic Cd removal up to 98%.
Vitrification reduces MSWI fly ash volume by over 50%.
Challenges include high costs, energy consumption, and secondary pollution.
Abstract
Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash is classified as hazardous waste due to its enrichment of heavy metals and dioxins. This article systematically reviews its generation pathways, physicochemical characteristics, and potential environmental risks, based on the literature from 2010 to 2025 sourced from Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on heavy metal stabilization, dioxin degradation and resource recovery from MSWI fly ash. The mechanisms, technical advantages, and application limitations of three mainstream detoxification, including solidification/stabilization, extraction and thermal treatment, were emphasized. For instance, geopolymer achieves >99.6% Pb immobilization and electrodialytic removal rates of Cd up to 98%, while vitrification reduces the MSWI fly ash volume by >50%. A comprehensive…
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Taxonomy
TopicsRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production · Coal and Its By-products · Concrete and Cement Materials Research