Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method

Most of the world's energy production is still mainly achieved by the combustion of coal in power stations. In Malaysia, seven power plants under Tenaga Nasional Berhad Malaysia (TNB) continuously produce around 790 tons of Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) per day. These vast volumes pose a problem in the...

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Main Authors: Itam Z., Kamal N.L.M., Syamsir A., Beddu S., Muhammad D., Zahari N.M., Kai L.M., Hamid Z.A.A., Razak N.A.
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Published: American Institute of Physics Inc. 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-235992023-05-29T14:50:26Z Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method Itam Z. Kamal N.L.M. Syamsir A. Beddu S. Muhammad D. Zahari N.M. Kai L.M. Hamid Z.A.A. Razak N.A. 55102723400 56239107300 57195320482 55812080500 57517164600 54891672300 57204811718 57223445110 52364538900 Most of the world's energy production is still mainly achieved by the combustion of coal in power stations. In Malaysia, seven power plants under Tenaga Nasional Berhad Malaysia (TNB) continuously produce around 790 tons of Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) per day. These vast volumes pose a problem in the disposal of the CBA which conventionally is loaded onto ash landfills. Many of the metals and oxides contained by the CBA are environmentally hazardous. When the CBA is disposed in landfills, the metal oxides are leached out and find their way into potable water and into animal and plantations. Disposal of the unused CBA is costly and poses financial disadvantages to power station and to the environment. However, the metals contained inside the CBA may be valuable to various industry if there is a way to extract the metals out of the CBA. This study focused on investigating the extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by the carbon reduction method. The rationale for this process was that by removing and recovering these major constituent elements from the ash, it would be easier to concentrate and isolate the trace elements especially the rare earth elements that are present in the CBA. The chemical composition of the CBA is then determined by x-ray fluorescence. The main mineral phases in CBA were determined to be quartz, aluminium oxide and iron (III) oxide. The experimental results obtained from the carbon reduction method showed that the optimum time for the reduction of iron (III) oxide by carbon from CBA is 30 minutes and the optimum temperature for the reduction is 800�C. � 2018 Author(s). Final 2023-05-29T06:50:26Z 2023-05-29T06:50:26Z 2018 Conference Paper 10.1063/1.5066902 2-s2.0-85057244597 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057244597&doi=10.1063%2f1.5066902&partnerID=40&md5=23220500eef31f8cedb847ac8efafb05 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23599 2030 20261 American Institute of Physics Inc. Scopus
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description Most of the world's energy production is still mainly achieved by the combustion of coal in power stations. In Malaysia, seven power plants under Tenaga Nasional Berhad Malaysia (TNB) continuously produce around 790 tons of Coal Bottom Ash (CBA) per day. These vast volumes pose a problem in the disposal of the CBA which conventionally is loaded onto ash landfills. Many of the metals and oxides contained by the CBA are environmentally hazardous. When the CBA is disposed in landfills, the metal oxides are leached out and find their way into potable water and into animal and plantations. Disposal of the unused CBA is costly and poses financial disadvantages to power station and to the environment. However, the metals contained inside the CBA may be valuable to various industry if there is a way to extract the metals out of the CBA. This study focused on investigating the extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by the carbon reduction method. The rationale for this process was that by removing and recovering these major constituent elements from the ash, it would be easier to concentrate and isolate the trace elements especially the rare earth elements that are present in the CBA. The chemical composition of the CBA is then determined by x-ray fluorescence. The main mineral phases in CBA were determined to be quartz, aluminium oxide and iron (III) oxide. The experimental results obtained from the carbon reduction method showed that the optimum time for the reduction of iron (III) oxide by carbon from CBA is 30 minutes and the optimum temperature for the reduction is 800�C. � 2018 Author(s).
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Itam Z.
Kamal N.L.M.
Syamsir A.
Beddu S.
Muhammad D.
Zahari N.M.
Kai L.M.
Hamid Z.A.A.
Razak N.A.
format Conference Paper
author Itam Z.
Kamal N.L.M.
Syamsir A.
Beddu S.
Muhammad D.
Zahari N.M.
Kai L.M.
Hamid Z.A.A.
Razak N.A.
spellingShingle Itam Z.
Kamal N.L.M.
Syamsir A.
Beddu S.
Muhammad D.
Zahari N.M.
Kai L.M.
Hamid Z.A.A.
Razak N.A.
Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
author_sort Itam Z.
title Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
title_short Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
title_full Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
title_fullStr Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
title_full_unstemmed Extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
title_sort extraction of iron from coal bottom ash by carbon reduction method
publisher American Institute of Physics Inc.
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