Fly Ash - The Problem

Based on a study undertaken by the WORLD COAL INSTITUTE, London, U.K. approximately

3.8 Billion metric tonnes

of coal are mined worldwide each year.

After conversion of the coal into, for example, electricity approximately

400,000,000 metric tonnes

of Fly Ash are left as residue as well as other waste products. Approximately 10 % of the Fly Ash is used as a by-mix for other products such as cement, etc. Almost 90 % is tipped onto spoil heaps or down mines, causing ecological problems.

As a consequence:

• large areas, quite often attractive countryside or valuable farm land, are changed into ugly ash tips,
• soil and groundwater are polluted,
• erosion and dust cause serious safety and health problems.
• a valuable raw material is wasted.

However this is a problem that can be solved by using the IVU-DISPERSOPT Process!