Journal article
Potential Use of Treated Bottom Ash as a Capillary Barrier in Phytocaps
International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics, Vol.28(4), pp.271-304
2020
Abstract
Waste to Energy (WtE) technology has been implemented in European and many Asia countries with tremendous success and social acceptance. Bottom Ash (BA) generated from this process has also been effectively used as raw material or by-product in many applications. This technology, however, is still in its infancy in Australia. Additionally, the market and appetite for enduse of BA is still to be explored. One such option for its enduse is in landfill capping as a capillary barrier to reduce water infiltration into buried waste. Bottom ash from WtE plants could be used as a capillary barrier in phytocaps-an alternative landfill capping techniques which uses tree and soil to reduce water infiltration into waste. Literature suggests that with proper treatment (stabilisation) or proper mixing and adequate curing, the hydraulic conductivity of BA can be increased (Circa 10-7 cm/s) by increasing its density and significantly reducing the threshold limits of heavy metals and other contaminants that may otherwise pose a risk to the environment.
Details
- Title
- Potential Use of Treated Bottom Ash as a Capillary Barrier in Phytocaps
- Authors
- Kartik Venkatraman (Author) - Federation UniversitySteve Wilcox (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)Vincent Verheyen (Author) - Federation UniversityBarbara Panther (Author) - Deakin University
- Publication details
- International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics, Vol.28(4), pp.271-304
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99659496702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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