ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Study on the Stability of Heavy Metals in Ceramsite
Prepared Using Contaminated Soil
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Eco-Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310007
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Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Protect Technology, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310007
Submission date: 2024-01-24
Final revision date: 2024-03-03
Acceptance date: 2024-04-13
Online publication date: 2024-07-15
Corresponding author
Fei Li
Eco-Environmental Science Research and Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310007, China
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ABSTRACT
The disposal and remediation of heavy metal (HM)-contaminated soil has become a difficult
problem, and the high-temperature roasting process of ceramsite preparation was proposed to be
an effective method to solve the problem. Ceramsite can be used as a multifunctional material in different
scenarios. However, there are few research reports on the potential environmental risks of residual
HMs in ceramsite produced from contaminated soil. In this study, two types of soil were calcined
at temperatures of 200-1100ºC to prepare ceramsite. Special attention was paid to evaluating the stability
of HMs in ceramsite. The results of the SPLP, TCLP, and DTPA tests showed that the HM leaching
concentrations in ceramsite were more than 99% lower than those before roasting, which indicates that
the environmental risk of HMs in ceramsite was significantly reduced. The HMs were solidified by
high-temperature calcination, and this can be confirmed by chemical morphology, mineral morphology,
and microscopic structure analysis. Long-term acid rain extraction experiments showed that the
peak release of HMs in ceramsite occurs in the first three years and then decreases to an ideal level.
This study is of great significance to assess the stability of HMs in ceramsite prepared using
contaminated soil.