The ceramic industry is a production sector that can efficiently recycle its own processing residues, achieving a reuse index of almost 100%. Recently, the range of waste from other industrial sectors that can be used as secondary raw materials in ceramic bodies has expanded. However, such an expansion potentially introduces hazardous components. This study aimed to quantitatively assess the efficiency of inertising hazardous elements (HEs) through ceramisation. The ceramics were characterised through XRPD, SEM-EDS and leaching tests to determine their leaching behaviour and the mechanisms of element immobilisation in neoformation phases during the ceramisation process. The results indicate high immobilisation efficiency for Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb, Sb, Sn and Zn. However, Mo is the main element of concern owing to its poor retention in ceramic bodies. This is likely due to the formation of oxyanionic complexes that are difficult to immobilise in silicate matrices. In addition, the ceramic bodies exhibit substantial differences that appear to be associated with variations in pseudo-structural components and the degree of polymerisation of their vitreous phase

Hazardous element inertisation in vitrified silicate ceramics: Effect of different matrices / Conte, S.; Molinari, C.; Ardit, M.; Mantovani, L.; Tribaudino, M.; Cruciani, G.; Dondi, M.; Zanelli, C.. - In: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. - ISSN 0304-3894. - (In corso di stampa). [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134657]

Hazardous element inertisation in vitrified silicate ceramics: Effect of different matrices

Mantovani, L.;
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Abstract

The ceramic industry is a production sector that can efficiently recycle its own processing residues, achieving a reuse index of almost 100%. Recently, the range of waste from other industrial sectors that can be used as secondary raw materials in ceramic bodies has expanded. However, such an expansion potentially introduces hazardous components. This study aimed to quantitatively assess the efficiency of inertising hazardous elements (HEs) through ceramisation. The ceramics were characterised through XRPD, SEM-EDS and leaching tests to determine their leaching behaviour and the mechanisms of element immobilisation in neoformation phases during the ceramisation process. The results indicate high immobilisation efficiency for Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb, Sb, Sn and Zn. However, Mo is the main element of concern owing to its poor retention in ceramic bodies. This is likely due to the formation of oxyanionic complexes that are difficult to immobilise in silicate matrices. In addition, the ceramic bodies exhibit substantial differences that appear to be associated with variations in pseudo-structural components and the degree of polymerisation of their vitreous phase
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Hazardous element inertisation in vitrified silicate ceramics: Effect of different matrices / Conte, S.; Molinari, C.; Ardit, M.; Mantovani, L.; Tribaudino, M.; Cruciani, G.; Dondi, M.; Zanelli, C.. - In: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. - ISSN 0304-3894. - (In corso di stampa). [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134657]
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