THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
Tracy Punshon, John C. Seaman1, and Kenneth S. Sajwan2
1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia,
Drawer E, Aiken SC 29802 USA
2Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Savannah State
University Savannah GA 31404 USA
ABSTRACT
Coal combustion byproducts (CCBs) arising from energy generation are the
most abundant waste streams worldwide. Legislation aimed at reducing environmental
pollution associated with coal combustion will continue to add to this
waste stream into the future, increasing the need to develop pertinent
and safe end uses for these materials. While production of CCBs continues
to rise so also do the costs associated with their disposal and landfilling.
This chapter presents updated information about the production of the
main categories of CCB in the U.S., outlining their individual characteristics
and describing their various end uses. Further, it introduces the reader
to current research on potential novel end uses of CCBs, and their effect
on the environment.
SREL Reprint #2753
Punshon, T., J. C. Seaman and K. S. Sajwan. 2003. The production and use of coal combustion products, p. 1-11. In Chemistry of Trace Elements in Fly Ash, edited by K. S. Sajwan, A. K. Alva and R. F. Keefer. Kluwer Academic/Pluenum Publishers.
