The physical–chemical characterization of mechanically-treated CFBC fly ash

Abstract The physical–chemical characteristics of mechanically-treated circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC) fly ash, such as 45 μm sieve residue, granulometric distribution, water requirement, specific gravity, pH value, and mineralogical phases, were investigated. It was found that the grinding process can be divided into three stages. The increase in fineness of ground CFBC fly ash is very sharp in the first stage, then slows down in the second stage, and in the last stage it becomes almost invary. The water requirement decreases with prolonged grinding time, and slightly increases during the last stage of grinding. Ground CFBC fly ash shows a higher specific gravity due to the crushing of coarse particles and carbon particles. The pH of ground CFBC fly ash is greater than that of the original CFBC fly ash, indicating that ground samples react more rapidly with water. The mineralogical compositions remain unchanged with grinding, although the intensity of the crystalline phases decreases and the half peak width increases.

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