Stabilization/solidification of lead in MSWI fly ash with mercapto functionalized dendrimer Chelator

This work compares the performance of stabilizing Pb by Sodium sulfide (Na2S), Sodium phosphate (Na3PO4), thiourea (H2NCSNH2), and mercapto functionalized dendrimer (TEPA-SNa) in MSWI fly ash, including leaching toxicity analysis and leaching behavior analysis, as a function of pH. The leaching toxicity in fly ash indicated that leaching value of Pb stabilized by Na2S, Na3PO4, and H2NCSNH2 has remained higher than the limit value (0.25 mg/L) with a dosage of 10%. However, the leaching value associated with TEPA-SNa approaches zero at a dosage of 3%. The effective leaching test results showed the leaching amount of Pb stabilized by TEPA-SNa with a dosage of 3% to be 3.58 mg/kg less than the maximum allowable amount of leaching (5 mg/kg), but the amount of Pb leached by Na2S, Na3PO4, and H2NCSNH2 was much higher than 5 mg/kg. The leaching behavior of Pb as a function of pH showed that the leaching concentration of Pb stabilized by TEPA-SNa can approach zero at a dosage of 5% no matter how the pH changes. In summary, TEPA-SNa can interact with Pb2+ in the acid-base environment and effectively immobilize Pb2+ in fly ash in the long term.