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Resource Recovery from Incineration Bottom Ash: Basics, Concepts, Principles
Michal Šyc, Franz-Georg Simon, Laura Biganzoli, Mario Grosso and Jirí Hykš
Utilisation of Incineration Bottom Ash (IBA) from Waste Incineration – Prospects and Limits
Jirí Hykš and Ole Hjelmar
Thermo-Recycling – Efficient Recovery of Valuable Materials from Dry Bottom Ash
Daniel Böni and Leo Morf
Recovery of Resources in Bottom Ash – Semi Dry Concept
Jens Kallesøe and Søren Dyhr-Jensen
Direct Wet Treatment of Fresh, Wet-Discharged Grate Ash from a Waste Incineration Plant
Gerhard Stockinger
Mining Incinerator Bottom Ash for Heavy Non-Ferrous Metals and Precious Metals
Jan-Peter Born
Recovery of Metals from Waste Incineration Bottom Ash
Rainer Bunge
Preface
In the industrial sector for treatment of incineration bottom ash (IBA) from municipal solid waste (MSW) there is a familiar phrase stating: There is no treatment plant like the other!
One would say this is due to the fact, the branch is in transition facing the political and social tasks that go along with the aim of building an almost circular economy. On the other hand, the regional frameworks for the operators vary in some essential points. For instance, the costs for landfilling and the transport distances are highly relevant for a reliable economic concept of a treatment plant. However, in my opinion the recent and intense transitions in the branch are not promoted by technical innovations but vice versa.
During my own (scientific) workings I was faced by the question of how a totally new treatment plant for IBA from MSW should be planned or look like, taking the highly topical developments into account. I used to avoid a clear statement about this but rather ask in return about the frameworks, which are in most cases highly complicated. Probably, it is more a question of about to take fundamental decisions and pursue the chosen concept well and truly.
One thing is clear however, as IBA from MSW holds an enormous potential to substitute natural raw materials, it is unquestionable that further developments are of public interest and should be promoted much more by the authorities.
The expert forum on the Removal, Treatment and Utilisation of Waste Incineration Bottom Ash was established to bring people with different backgrounds and from regions with an unequal development status together to have a sophisticated and lively discussion. This book was published to document the scientific/technical speeches of the forum and gives an overview on the different approaches and the practical experiences in implementing those.
A great debt of gratitude is owed to all experts either for their technical contributions to the book and/or for their willingness to participate in the expert forum. I would also like to thank the Martin GmbH for adding an advertisement to this book. Sincere thanks are due to all individuals from the TK Verlag GmbH, who either had promoted the idea of this project and/or had helped selflessly to perform it.
