Investigations in the coal ash of a super thermal power station located at the Singrauli Region in India for the manufacture of lime-ash bricks: A case study

One of the many avenues for achieving a cleaner environment is the utilization of ash for manufacture of bricks. Thus fly ash and pond ash or lagoon ash, were characterized for their chemical and physical properties. The results of fly ash and pond ash for LOI have been found as 0.60% and 1.70%, the lime content as 2.90% and 3.10%; and lime reactivity 64.4 and 51.2 kg/cm{sup 2} respectively. Obviously, these characteristics have important roles to play. A brief of the process technology developed for the manufacture of fly ash bricks is also covered. It is understood that some fly ash brick plants are coming in central part of India. These physical and engineering properties of lime-ash bricks shall be of great help to such lime-ash brick plants and the possibility of more collaborative ash brick plants could be explored.