Ash and Soil Conditioning Using Exothermic Metallic Compositions

Abstract

ABSTRACTA thermochemical approach to conditioning ash residue that involves the use of exothermic metallic compositions (EMC) has been previously reported. EMC intermixed with ash residue at the appropriate ratios can sustain a glass forming reaction wave that produces monolith glass-like blocks. Herein, the thermochemical conditioning process is extended for conditioning contaminated clay soils. The results are reported for a study of the conditioning process and product materials to determine the optimal processing parameters and to characterize the product materials.