Projects
Valorization of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Bottom Ash by Microwave Irradiation and Alkali Activation KU Leuven
Municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash (BA) is a waste that results from the incineration of municipal solid waste, for which valorization has proved to be challenging. In the current research, BA was subjected to a purification technique through microwave vitrification, in order to be used as a precursor for alkali activated materials. Prior to realising a microwave process, the ability of the material to absorb microwave ...
Phosphorus recovery from incineration ash of phosphorus rich waste streams KU Leuven
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for all living organisms. Currently, P used in fertilizers and animal feed is largely extracted from non-renewable phosphate rock of which reserves are depleting. The European Union (EU) considers both P and phosphate rock as critical raw materials because of their strategic importance and the economic dependence on a limited number of non-EU suppliers. In this regard, it is important to ...
ASH-CEM: Novel Cements & building Materials from Incineration Ashes Ghent University
ASH-CEM is focused on the development of a new type of binder, both as a cement carbonation based, by making use of treated MSWI burning of axles (MSWI: Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators-Fixed municipal / municipal waste incinerators). These binders aim on the one hand on precast or ready-mixed concrete for structural applications in reinforced concrete or not on the basis of cement, and on the other hand on the earth-moist concrete press ...