Abstract: In response to recent demand increases caused by emerging technologies, the European Commission (EC) established the Raw Materials Initiative to limit the impact that material supply shortages may have on the European economy. Natural graphite was identified as exhibiting a high supply risk and high economic importance. The paper presents the first stage of a research project which aims to demonstrate, by a detailed fundamental and applied investigation, the technical feasibility to utilize the bottom ash solid carbonaceous residue (char) as a substitute for graphite based materials. The experimental results highlight that the char from bottom ash can be concentrated using simple physical technologies.
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WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1790-5079 / 2224-3496, Volume 12, 2016, Art. #35
Mihai Cruceru, Bruno Valentim, Georgeta Predeanu, Traian Abagiu, Valerica Slăvescu, Lucica Anghelescu, "Increasing the Residual Carbon Content from Bottom Ash by Particle Size Separation ," WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, vol. 12, pp. 337-342, 2016, DOI:
Mihai Cruceru, Bruno Valentim, Georgeta Predeanu, Traian Abagiu, Valerica Slăvescu, Lucica Anghelescu. Increasing the Residual Carbon Content from Bottom Ash by Particle Size Separation .
WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development. 2016;12:337-342.