bottom ash
Heavy combustion leftovers
Bottom ash is theite> coarse residite> that collects at the bottom of a furnace or incinerator after combustion.
Unlike fly ash, which is fine enough to rise with exhaust gases, bottom ash consists of heavier particles that fall and accumulate:ite>The power plant sells its bottom ash for use in road construction.
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- coal combustionBurning fossilized carbon fuel
- boiler roomHeating system enclosure
- landfillWaste burial ground
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- clinkerFused coal residue
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- coal powercoal mine, coal dust, coal seam, coal yard, coal bunker
- combustion productssmoke, soot, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, char
- coal ashcinders, char, clinker, CCR, particulates
- coal productscoal tar, coke, coal gas, coal dust, coal oil
- industrial wasteslag, tailings, sludge, effluent, overburden
- shop wasteswarf, filings, chips, turnings, grindings