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Comparison of Elemental Analysis Techniques for Fly Ash from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration using X-rays and Electron Beams

An, S. LU ; Norlin, B. ; Hummelgard, M. and Thungström, G. (2019) International Scientific Conference on Efficient Waste Treatment 2018, EWT 2018 In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 337.
Abstract

With the rapid expansion of the waste incineration business both in Europe and globally, there is a growing need for the elemental analysis for fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration. In this work, samples of washed and unwashed ash from municipal solid waste incineration in Sundsvall are evaluated. Qualitative analysis and semi-quantitative analysis are used to compare two elemental analysis methods, scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurement. Both methods are used to retrieve the difference in elemental composition between washed and unwashed fly ash. SEM-EDS accurately detects light elements from well-prepared samples in a vacuum environment, while, for... (More)

With the rapid expansion of the waste incineration business both in Europe and globally, there is a growing need for the elemental analysis for fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration. In this work, samples of washed and unwashed ash from municipal solid waste incineration in Sundsvall are evaluated. Qualitative analysis and semi-quantitative analysis are used to compare two elemental analysis methods, scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) measurement. Both methods are used to retrieve the difference in elemental composition between washed and unwashed fly ash. SEM-EDS accurately detects light elements from well-prepared samples in a vacuum environment, while, for online measurements, XRF is a potential method that analyses hazardous metal content in the fly ash.

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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
series title
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
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337
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1
conference name
International Scientific Conference on Efficient Waste Treatment 2018, EWT 2018
conference location
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
conference dates
2018-12-13 - 2018-12-14
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  • scopus:85076187399
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1755-1307
DOI
10.1088/1755-1315/337/1/012007
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English
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Publisher Copyright: © 2018-2019 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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  author       = {{An, S. and Norlin, B. and Hummelgard, M. and Thungström, G.}},
  booktitle    = {{IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science}},
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  series       = {{IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science}},
  title        = {{Comparison of Elemental Analysis Techniques for Fly Ash from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration using X-rays and Electron Beams}},
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  doi          = {{10.1088/1755-1315/337/1/012007}},
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