Monday 10/20/97 Sessions Tuesday 10/21/97 Sessions Wednesday 10/22/97 Sessions

MONDAY 10/20/97

Registration/Continental Breakfast - 7:00 am
Welcoming Speeches - 8:30 am

Plenary Session - Morning


Moderator: Thomas L. Robl/University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

A phoenix arising from the ashes
Richard A. Kruger/Ash Resources (PTY) LTD

The U. S. Department of Energy's international activities in coal ash utilization
Miles Greenbaum /U. S. Department of Energy


A continental breakfast will be available each morning from 7:00 - 8:30.


Monday Morning Concurrent Sessions:

New Products
Agricultural Applications
Construction with Ash


New Products - Morning

Moderators:
Uschi Graham/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Richard Kruger/Ash Resources (PTY) LTD

Glasses and glass-ceramics from coal fly ash
Luisa Barbieri, Isabella Lancellotti, Tiziano
Manfredini/Dept. of Chemistry, University of Modena
Ignasi Queralt/Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera", CSIC
Jesus Ma Rincon, Maximina Romero/Institute of Construction Science "EduardoTorroja", CSIC

The synthesis of pure zeolites from powder coal fly ash
Guido Hollman, Arian Steenbruggen/University of Utrecht
Maria Janssen-Jurkovicov /KEMA
Henk Nugteren/Technical University of Delft

The use of cenospheres in doughmoulding
Richard A. Kruger/Ash Resources (PTY) LTD
J. van Schalkwyk/ Altona Chemicals Randburg


Agricultural Applications - Morning

Moderators:
Dale Ritchey, Ralph Clark/Appalachian Soil and
Water Conservation Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Magnesium source and flue gas desulfurization by-product effects on maize growth in acid soil
S. K. Zeto, R. B. Clark, K. D. Ritchey, V. C. Baligar/Appalachian Soil and Water Conservation Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Production and marketing of agricultural products from FGD residues
Bryan C. Fisher, Tom Blackstock/ReUse Technology, Inc.
Frank F. Franciosi/RT Soil Sciences

Initial growth of ground cover and trees on acid minesoils treated with wet flue gas desulfurization byproducts, sewage sludge, and borrow soil
David Kost, Richard Stehouwer, John Vimmerstedt/School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University


Construction with Ash - Morning

Moderator:
Paul J. Yuran/Trumbull Corporation

Coal combustion by-product utilization in construction brick
Charles W. Berryman/College of Engineering & Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Highway embankment construction with CCBs
Paul J. Yuran/Trumbull Corporation

Utilization of Mae Moh lignite fly ash in civil engineering works in Thailand
Somchai Kokkamhaeng/Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand


11:45-1:30 p.m.
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Towards maximising the use of fly ash as a binder
Ravindra K. Dhir/Concrete Technology Unit, Univ. of Dundee

Monday Afternoon Concurrent Sessions:

New Products
Agricultural Applications
Construction with Ash

New Products - Afternoon

Moderators:
Uschi Graham/University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Richard Kruger/Ash Resources (PTY) LTD

Supramics - introduction to supercritical ash ceramics
Roger Jones/Materials Technology Limited
P. Baglin/University of Nevada-Reno

Utilization of carbons from beneficiated high LOI fly ash: adsorption characteristics
Uschi M. Graham, Thomas L. Robl, John G. Groppo/Univ. of Ky. Center for Applied Energy Research
Charles J. McCormick/Advanced Pozzolan Technologies, Inc.

Product design based on waste
Desir‚e Sevelius/Dept. of Ceramic and Glass Design,
University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH

The potential of fly ash for the control of underground coal dust explosions
P. Vassard, J. J. L. du Plessis/Miningtek CSIR Pretoria
Richard A. Kruger/Ash Resources (PTY) LTD

Commercial utilization of fly ash
Subrata Banerjee/Answer Technology Inc.

Coal ash utilization by the new chemical-metallurgical processes
Solomon Shcherban/The International Association of Arts and Sciences, Inc.
Victor Rayzman

Utilization of coal fly ash as heterogeneous catalyst in peroxidative decolourization of dye effluents
Babita Das, Swades K. Chaudhuri/Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta


Agricultural Applications - Afternoon

Moderators:
Dale Ritchey, Ralph Clark/Appalachian Soil and Water Conservation Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Vegetation establishment on soil-amended weathered fly ash
O. Semalulu, R. I. Barnhisel/Agronomy, University of Kentucky
Sally Witt/East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc.

Boron acquisition by maize grown in acid soil amended with coal combustion by-products
R. B. Clark, S. K. Zeto, K. D. Ritchey, V. C. Baligar/Appalachian Soil and Water Conservation Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Reducing soil phosphorus availability with FBC and FGD by-products
W. L. Stout, A. N. Sharpley, H. S. Pionke/Pasture Systems & Watershed
Management Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS

Field evaluation of flue gas desulfurization residue as a boron and sulfur source for alfalfa
J. J. Sloan, R. H. Dowdy, G. W. Rehm, M. S. Dolan/University of Minnesota and USDA-ARS

Revegetation and restoration of highly eroded land using chicken litter and high rates of coal fly ash
J. Weber, D. Adriano, C. Sherony, J. Garaboldi/Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia

Coal bottom ash as a root medium for production of cut fresh flower and potted chrysanthemums
B. C. Bearce, M. S. Burch/West Virginia University

The dewatering and agglomeration of FGD gypsum into micropellets for use as a soil amendment
Joel H. Beeghly, Kevin J. Smith, Manyam Babu/Dravo Lime Company


Construction with Ash - Afternoon

Moderator:
Paul J. Yuran/Trumbull Corporation

Inexpensive, high-performance building products made from supercritical ash ceramics
Steve Taylor/Custom Building Products, Inc.
Roger Jones/Materials Technology Limited

Mine shaft sealing using conditioned fly ash and fixated FGD material
William J. Held/Duquesne Light Co.

Structural filling with ash - a case study
Arvind Kumar/National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.

The strength parameters of cement stabilised lagoon ash and its application as a backfill for buried flexible pipes
Fred Loadwick, Ali Aysen/Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland

Re-use of clean coal technology by-products in the construction of impervious liners
Tarunjit S. Butalia, William E. Wolfe/Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University

Soil stabilization using fly ash
Donald Saylak, Rajan Viswanathan, Cindy Estakhri/Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M University

Fly ash as land fill & structural fill material within the metropolitan area of Calcutta
Tapan Ghosh/CESC Limited


TUESDAY 10/21/97

Tuesday Morning Concurrent Sessions

Environmental Aspects
Concrete & Cement
Dry Separation Technology Development Workshop

Environmental Aspects - Morning

Moderators:
Darrell Taulbee/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
George Breit/U. S. Geological Survey

Coal fly ash in Israel - characterization and potential contamination resulting from its use or disposal
Yaacov Nathan/Geological Survey of Israel
I. Pelly, U. Mimran/Dept. of Geology, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev

Relative mass release rates of trace elements from fly ash Ann G. Kim, George Kazonich/Federal Energy Technology Center, U. S. Dept. of Energy

The effects of acidic lixiviants on alkaline fly ash amples
George Kazonich, Ann G. Kim/U. S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center

Coal combustion waste leachate analysis with geochemical modeling
C. A. Rice, G. N. Breit, R. H. Affolter, J. Bullock, J. Motooka/U. S. Geological Survey

Sequential chemical leaching of coal ash for environmental assessment
Joel Leventhal, Jerry Motooka, Tim Anderson, Allen L. Meier/U. S. Geological Survey

Mode of occurence of arsenic and other trace elements in fly ash from a Kentucky power plant
Robert B. Finkelman, Allan Kolker, Curtis Palmer/U. S. Geological Survey
Albert J. Fahey/Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Trace elements in wet limestone flue gas desulfurization sludge
G. N. Breit, J. Cathcart, J. Bullock/U. S. Geological Survey


Concrete & Cement - Morning

Moderators:
Ravindra K. Dhir/Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee
Robert Rathbone/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

High performance concrete pipe from chemically activated fly ash (CAFA)
Hossein Rostami, Thomas Silverstrim/By-Products Development Corp.
Bob Perrone/Eastern Shore Concrete Products LLC
Joseph Martin/Dept. of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Drexel Univ.

Ash from vegetable waste used for economic production of low to high strength hydraulic binders Piet Stroeven/Delft University of Technology
Bui Danh Dai/Hanoi Univ. of Civil Engineering
Ely Sabuni/Arusha

Current research activities in the USA and state of the art about the use of fly ash in concrete
Oscar E. Manz/Manz Associates

The use of fly ash in concrete: a question of classification
Michael D. A. Thomas/Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Toronto

Development of chloride resisting concrete
Ravindra K. Dhir, M.R. Jones/Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee

Effects of fly ash particle size on concrete properties
P. C. Taylor/CTL
Richard A. Kruger/Ash Resources (PTY) LTD

The use of sulfur-modified bottom ash (SMBA) as an aggregate
Donald Saylak, Cindy K. Estakhri, Harshavardhan Chimakurthy/Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M Univ.


Dry Separation Technology Development Workshop - Morning

The MagnaCat Process: dry magnetic separation of FCC catalysts
Terry Goolsby/Ashland Oil

Centrifugal and triboelectrostatic separation of unburned carbon from fly ash for ash recycling
Jae-Keun Lee, Seong-Chan Kim, Joo-Hong Park,
Nag-Won Son/Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University

Operating conditions and configurations for continuous triboelectrostatic separation of coal and fly ash
Dennis Finseth/USDOE, Federal Energy Technology Center

Charging mechanisms involved in triboelectric separation of mineral and coal matter Raimondo Ciccu/University of Cagliari


Lunch - 12:15-1:30 p.m.

Tuesday Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Environmental Aspects
Durability Issues of Coal Combustion By-Products
Dry Separation Technology Development Workshop

Environmental Aspects - Afternoon

Moderators:
Darrell Taulbee/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
George Breit/U. S. Geological Survey

Evaluation of the kinetics of acid drainage neutralization by fly ash Biman Sadhu, Derek Elsworth, Michael R. Silsbee/ The Pennsylvania State University

Mercury capture on coal combustion fly ash David J. Hassett, Kurt E. Eylands, Debra F. Pflughoeft-Hassett/Energy & Environmental Research Center, Univ. of N. Dakota

Mitigation of air pollution caused by ash and slag ponds Cornel Motiu/Romanian Electricity Authority, Studies, Research and Engineering Group

Preliminary assessment of radiological effects of ash disposal on groundwater J. Mark Boggs/TVA Engineering Laboratory
Andrew J. Danzig, Gregory A. Brodie, E. Cheri Miller/TVA

Laboratory evaluation and commercial demonstration of hazardous waste treatment using clean coal technology by-products
James T. Cobb, Jr., Ronald D. Neufeld, Jean R. Blachere, B. Vourneen Clifford, Jesse W. Pritts/Univ. of Pittsburgh
Carl F. Bender/Consultant

29Si MAS NMR study of the flue gas desulfurization absorbent prepared from coal fly ash
Hideshi Hattori, Nariyasu Kanuka, Ryu-ichi Kanai/Center for Advanced Research of Energy Technology, Hokkaido Univ.

Plant ash radioactivity, a barrier for its utilisation?
Ovidiu Tutuianu/RENEL-Romanian Electricity Authority
Mihai Precup/RENEL-GSCI (Studies, Research and Engineering Group)
Raluca Gheorge/Institute of Hygiene, Public Health, Health Services and Management


Durability Issues of Coal Combustion By-Products - Afternoon

Moderators:
Milton Wu/CONSOL, Inc.
Uschi Graham/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

Radioactive wastes dispersed in stabilized ash cements
Craig Taylor /Los Alamos National Laboratory, Supercritical Experiment Facility
James Rubin/Los Alamos National Laboratory, Materials Science Facility Effect of freeze-thaw cycling on the resilient modulus of clean coal technology by-products
William E. Wolfe, Tarunjit S. Butalia/Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University
Bethanie L. Meek/BBC & M Engineering Inc. Coal combustion byproduct diagenesis
Gregory J. McCarthy, Dean G. Grier, Ryan S. Winburn/Department of Chemistry, North Dakota State Univ. Chemical and mineralogical speciation in coal combustion by-products: reactivity considerations
R. T. Hemmings/JTM Industries, Inc. Durability of stabilized FGD roadbase mixtures
Donald Saylak, Cindy Estakhri, Dustin Tauferner/Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A & M Univ.


Dry Separation Technology Development Workshop - Afternoon

Triboelectrostatic separation technology: size and size distribution influences in coal combustion fly ash
Heng Ban/University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research

Fly ash beneficiation by classification and triboelectrostatic separation
Hee-Chan Cho, Jae-Kwan Kim, Woon-Young Park, Byung-Sun Choi/Korea Electric Power Research Institute

Ash beneficiation using fluidized bed separation
Ed Levy, Carlos Herrera/Energy Research Center, LeHigh University

Panel Discussion 4:15 - 5:15 pm


Wednesday 10/22/97

Wednesday Morning Concurrent Sessions

Haulback/Reclamation/Remediation
Legal, Regulatory & Economic Issues
Chemistry and Mineralogy

Haulback/Reclamation/Remediation - Morning

Moderator: Paul Ziemkiewicz/National Mine Land Reclamation Center, West Virginia University

Injection of coal combustion byproducts into the Omega Mine for the reduction of acid mine drainage
Thomas A. Gray, Terence C. Moran/GAI Consultants, Inc.
David W. Broschart, Gregory A. Smith/West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection

Full scale ash grout injection - Longridge Mine (Phase III)
Paul F. Ziemkiewicz, D. Courtney Black, David L. Brant/National Mine Land Reclamation Center, West Virginia Univ.
William J. Head, Donald D. Gray, Hema J. Siriwardane/ Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, West Virginia Univ.
Mackenzie Burnett/Burnett Engineering, Inc.
Mark Lantz, Dave Bayles/Patriot Mining Co.

Full scale ash pneumatic injection - (Phase III)
D. Courtney Black, Paul F. Ziemkiewicz/National Mine Land Reclamation Center, West Virginia Univ.
Mackenzie Burnett/Burnett Engineering, Inc..

Field scale hydraulic and pnuematic coal combustion byproduct injection - Part I
Yoginder P. Chugh, Bradley Paul, Eric Powell, Hasan Sevim, Gary Wangler/Southern Illinois Univ. at Carbondale

Field scale hydraulic and pnuematic coal combustion byproduct injection - Part II
Yoginder P. Chugh, Bradley Paul, Eric Powell, Hasan Sevim, Gary Wangler/Southern Illinois Univ. at Carbondale

The production of low cost mine grouts for auger hole stabilization from flue gas desulfurization by-products: field demonstration results
Thomas L. Robl, Robert F. Rathbone, James C. Hower, Uschi M. Graham, Darrell N. Taulbee/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Kevin G. Sutterer, Donn Hancher, Jose Rodriguez/Univ. of Kentucky Dept. of Civil Engineering

Acid mine drainage remediation utilizing fly ash based grouts
Ronald D. Longley Jr., Michael R. Silsbee, Derek Elsworth/The Pennsylvania State University


Legal, Regulatory & Economic Issues - Morning

Moderators:
Carole Ball/Kentucky Department for Surface Mining
Henry Foner/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

Superamics - production processes and economics
Lalit Chordia/Thar Designs, Inc.

Clean Air Act amendments of 1990 and FGD technology
Rustu S. Kalyoncu, Aldo F. Barsotti/U. S. Geological Survey

Removing barriers: the Illinois Ash Use Amendment
Tomey E.Tuttle/Illinois Power Company

Material safety data sheets for coal combustion by-products: part 1. material composition and description
T.C. Schmaltz, R.Y. Minkara, R.T. Hemmings/KBK Enterprises, Inc. and JTM Industries, Inc.

Coal combustion byproduct production (CCBs) and use: current trend
Barry Stewart/American Coal Ash Association

Removing institutional, legal and regulatory barriers to coal combustion by-product utilization
Gary F. Brendel/GAI Consultants, Inc.

Fly ash utilisation A. Prasad, Benjamin Reuben, B.N. Nagori/The Ahmedbad Electricity Co. Ltd.
C.G. Matravadia/AEC Cements & Construction Ltd


Chemistry & Mineralogy - Morning

Moderators:
James C. Hower/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Ray T. Hemmings/JTM Industries

Chemical and leaching characteristics of ash from combustion of coal, peat and wood in a 12 MW CFB - a comparative study
Britt-Marie Steenari, S. Schelander, O. Lindqvist/Dept. of Inorganic Environmental Chemistry, Chalmers Univ. of Technology

The oxidation behaviour of desulfurization residues from gasification and fuel-rich combustion
Kuanrong Qiu, Oliver Lindqvist, Tobias Mattisson/Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, Chalmers Univ. of Technology & Univ. of Göteborg

Speciation of selected HAPs elements in coal ash
Frank E. Huggins, Gerald P. Huffman, Jianmin Zhao, Naresh Shah/Univ. of Kentucky

Petrographic variation in feed coal at a coal-burning power plant
Cortland F. Eble/Kentucky Geological Survey
James C. Hower/University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

Silicate fly ash characterization based on exsolution mineralogy
J. T. O’Connor/U. S. Geological Survey

Comparison of inorganic constituents in Turkish low-rank coals
Çigdem Sentorun, Harold H. Schobert/Fuel Science Program, The Pennsylvania State University and Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

An investigation of the nature of carbon in fly ash and its interactions with air entraining agent
Russell L. Hill/Monex Resources, Inc.
Robert F. Rathbone, James C. Hower/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research



Lunch - 12:15-1:30 p.m.

Wednesday Afternoon Concurrent Sessions

Haulback/Reclamation/Remediation
Legal, Regulatory & Economic Issues
High LOI
Chemistry and Mineralogy

Haulback/Reclamation/Remediation - Afternoon

Moderator:
Paul Ziemkiewicz/National Mine Land Reclamation Center, West Virginia University

The western Maryland coal combustion by-products (CCB)/ acid mine drainage (MMD) initiative - the Winding Ridge Demonstration Project
Paul Petzrick/Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program
Leonard Rafalko/Environmental Resources Management, Inc.

Use of alkaline coal ash for abatement of acid mine drainage
Carol M. Pettit, Jennifer L. Kirkaldy, John W. Stolys/SENES Consultants Limited
Jeno M. Scharer/Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Waterloo

Simulation and modeling of overburden dump-water chemistry with fly-ash amendments under closed system conditions
Robert Kringel/Center for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle (UFZ GmbH)
Peter Obermann/Dept. of Geology, Ruhr-Univ. Bochum

Hydro-bio-chemical interactions on calcite and gypsum in “anoxic” limestone drains in West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Eleanora I. Robbins, Charles A. Cravotta, III, Gordon L. Nord, Jr./U. S. Geological Survey
Craig E. Savela/USDA-Natural Resources Cons. Serv.
Ken J. T. Livi/Dept. Earth & Planetary Sci., Johns Hopkins Univ.

Injection of FGD grout to abate acid mine drainage in underground coal mines
Shan Mafi, Mike T. Damian/American Electric Power Co.
Robert Baker/Ohio Department of Natural Resources


Legal, Regulatory & Economic Issues - Afternoon

Moderators:
Carole Ball/Kentucky Department for Surface Mining
Henry Foner/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research

Utilization of coal ash in India
Ashok Trehan, R. Krishnamurthy, Arvind Kumar/National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.


High LOI - Afternoon

Moderators:
Thomas L. Robl/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Charles E. Schmidt/U. S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Technology Center

Quality assured coal combustion by-products: part 2. carbon flotation
R. Minkara, R.T. Hemmings, and J. Heavilon/JTM Industries, Inc.

Beneficiation process for ammonia treated fly ash
Tom Blackstock, Bryan C. Fisher/ReUse Technology, Inc.

10% in 1% LOI out: 160,000 tons of STI ash in the New England ready mix concrete market
Edmond Tondu, Steve Gasiorowski, Jim Bittner, Al Vasiliauskas/Separation Technologies, Inc.

Pilot test results of APT’s Fast FloatTM Technology for the reclamation of stored fly ash
John G. Groppo, Thomas L. Robl, Uschi M. Graham/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Charles J. McCormick/Advanced Pozzolan Technologies, Inc.
Thomas F. Edens/Santee Cooper
Shiela S. Medina/East Kentucky Power Cooperative

Recovery of coke fines from fly ash by cyclone flotation
M.Niewiadomski, R.Bokotko, J.Hupka/Department of Chemical Technology, Technical Univ. of Gdansk
J.D.Miller/Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Univ. of Utah

The chemical nature of unburned carbon surfaces in fly ash - implications for utilization on concrete K. Smith, I. Külaots, R.H. Hurt, E.M. Suuberg/Division of Engineering, Brown Univ.


Chemistry & Mineralogy - Afternoon

Moderators:
James C. Hower/Univ. of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research
Ray T. Hemmings/JTM Industries

Changes in hydraulic conductivity of combustion byproducts: implications for use and environment
Bradley C. Paul, Sisir Chaturvedula/Dept. of Mining Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

U2O3-and F-bearing phosphate/silicate fly ash grains J. T. O’Connor/U. S. Geological Survey

Alteration of coal-combustion materials during low-temp-erature leaching experiments: implications for understanding the long-term stability of combustion by-products Neil S. Fishman, Cyndi A. Rice, George N. Breit/U. S. Geological Survey

Some characteristics and potential uses of coal fly ash from Israel Henry Foner /Center for Applied Energy Research, Univ. of Kentucky and the Geological Survey of Israel

Properties of ashes of Tuva and possible lines of its utilization Marina P. Kulikova/Tuvinian Institute for the Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Division of the RAS

Classification of fly ashes on the basis of chemical composition D. N. Singh, A. S. M. Nasim/Dept. of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

Producing of active SO2 sorbents from fly ash by pressure hydration Nilgün Karatepe, Aysegül Ersoy-Meriçboyu, Ülker Beker, Sadriye Küçükbayrak/Istanbul Technical University, Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering

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