Overall Objectives

• to provide a statistical basis for the pollution characteristics (heavy metals, dioxins, etc.) of MSWI residues, to evaluate their treatability and reusability

• to investigate environmentally, technically, and economically sound beneficial application for bottom ash

• to develop a set of loading, transportation, unloading, and discharge facilities together with tailored transportation vehicles for raw APC residues, which could provide a close, dry and automatic system to avoid fugitive dust, wall sticking, and human exposure

Type of Waste targeted

APC residues and bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration

Standards, Indicators, Criteria for Assessment

Two enterprise standards:

• aggregate from MSWI bottom ash (Q/MBMF 02-2004)
• collection and transportation operation standard for APC residues (Q/MBMF 01-2002)

Institutions/Organization involved

-  Solid Waste Management Bureau of Pudong New Area in
    Shanghai, Tongji University
-  Shanghai Xinyu Environmental Protection Co., Ltd
-  Shanghai Huanbao MSWI Residues Management Co., Ltd
-  Geographic Target Areas for the Innovation
-  Cities with incinerators

 

Expected basic Scientific Progress

Mechanism of the contamination and corresponding state-of-the-art stabilization technologies from MSWI residues

Contribution to Capacity Building and Education

The systems developed for the bottom ash and APC residues are regarded as a model for the MSWI residues management in China.

Technologies applied or improved

Technically simple and environmentally sound process to produce paving bricks and road aggregates using bottom ash

Environmentally sound automatic collection and transfer system for APC residues

Social target groups involved

Government, authorities, enterprises, and institutions related to the management, treatment, and technology development of MSWI residues

Publications on project results

Zhang H, He P J, Shao L M. (2008, in press): Fate of heavy metals during municipal solid waste incineration in Shanghai. Journal of Hazardous Materials.

Zhang H, He P J, Shao L M, Lee D J. (2008, in press): Source analysis of heavy metals and arsenic in organic fraction of municipal solid waste in a mega-city (Shanghai). Environmental Science & Technology.

Zhang H, He P J, Shao L M, Li X J. (2008, in press): Leaching behavior of heavy metals from MSWI bottom ash and its geochemical modeling. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.

Zhang H, He P J, Shao L M, Lee D J. (2008): Temporary stabilization of air pollution control residues using carbonation. Waste Management, 28(3): 509-517.

Zhang H, He P J, Shao L M, Feng J H, Cao Q K. (2006): Leaching behavior of Pb and Zn in air pollution control residues and their modeling prediction. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 18(3): 583-586.

He P J, Cao Q K, Shao L M, Lee D J. (2006): Aging of air pollution control residues from municipal solid waste incinerator: role of water content on metal carbonation. Science of the Total Environment, 359(1-3): 26-37.

He P J, Zhang H, Shao L M, Lee D J. (2006): Leaching of carbonated air pollution control residues using compliance leaching tests. Journal of Environmental Quality, 35(2): 442-449.

He P J, Zhang H, Zhang C G, Lee D J. (2004): Characteristics of air pollution control residues of MSW incineration plant in Shanghai. Journal of Hazardous Materials, B116(3): 229-237.