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Water extraction with CO2 bubbling as pretreatment of melting-furnace fly ash for metal recovery

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In Japan, melting-furnace fly ash (MFA) generated from ash melting and gasification/melting plants is considered an “urban mine” due to its high metal content. This study aimed to develop a novel approach to pretreating MFA for metal recovery. Water extraction with CO2 bubbling was investigated because MFA mainly consists of water-soluble salts containing elements such as Cl, Ca, Na, and K. Instead of acid addition, CO2 bubbling was applied to maintain the optimal pH for minimizing the release of target metal elements and maximizing the removal of undesirable elements during water extraction. The results revealed that CO2 bubbling effectively decreased the release of Pb, Zn, and Cd into the treatment water. This was mainly due to coprecipitation with CaCO3, which was primarily formed by the reaction of Ca2+ from the MFA with CO3 2− from the CO2 gas. The bubbling process also helped accelerate the removal of Cl from MFA. Furthermore, the study showed that it is possible to lower the water-to-solid ratio to 5 with only a slight reduction in water extraction effect. Finally, approximately four times the concentration of target metals (rare metals and Cu, Pb, and Zn) was achieved by removing 90% of Cl, 70%–90% of Na and K, and 30%–40% of Ca through water extraction with CO2 bubbling, resulting in a concentration of target metals that was nearly equal to that of ore.

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  1. Research Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan

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Jung, CH., Osako, M. Water extraction with CO2 bubbling as pretreatment of melting-furnace fly ash for metal recovery. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 11, 65–72 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-008-0220-6

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