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Thermal treatment methods are used extensively in the process of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. However, the characterization of heavy metals during this process should be understood more clearly in order to control secondary pollution. In this paper, the content, speciation and leaching toxicity of mercury (Hg), plumbum (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) in fly ash treated under different temperatures and time were firstly analysed as pre-tests. Later, pilot-scale pyrolysis equipment was used to explore the concentration and speciation changes in the heavy metals of fly ash. Finally, the phase constitution and microstructure changes in fly ash were compared before and after pyrolysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The results showed that (a) The appropriate processing temperature was between 400°C and 450°C, and the processing time should be 1 h. (b) The stability of heavy metals in fly ash increased after pyrolysis. (c) XRD and SEM results indicated that phase constitution changed a little, but the microstructure varied to a porous structure similar to that of a coral reef after pyrolysis. These results suggest that pyrolysis could be an effective method in controlling heavy metal pollution in fly ash.
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