Abstract
The effect of phosphorus on the behavior of potassium and the reaction mechanism between potassium and phosphorus during the co-combustion of wheat straw (WS) and municipal sewage sludge (MSS) are investigated in a bench-scale reactor. The elemental composition of ash is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), and the morphology and crystalline phase are analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicate that the addition of MSS to WS enhances potassium retention in ash due to the formation of high-melting-point compounds such as potassium aluminosilicates (e.g., KAlSi2O6 and KAlSi3O8) and alkali phosphates (e.g., Ca9MgK(PO4)7). Calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2) is selected as a model phosphorus compound in municipal sewage sludge ash to study the phosphorus chemistry. The addition of Ca3(PO4)2 is effective in preventing sintering and fusion of wheat straw ash. Ca3(PO4)2 not only dilutes the ash but also absorbs and ...
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