The article describes chemical and also selected physical properties of ponded high temperature fly ash (FA) and bottom ash (BA) from a Mělník lignite power plant located in the Czech Republic. The research was carried out on samples obtained from drills with a depth of up to 54 m and the age of the samples retrieved from the lowest layers of the stockpile dating back to 1960. At the same time, a comparison was made with fresh fly ash and fresh bottom ash obtained from the identical power plant. The study analyzed a total of 98 stockpile samples. The properties selected were studied across the entire stockpile, namely moisture content, specific density, specific surface, carbon content, elemental and phase composition, pH, electrical conductivity and leachability. SEM analyses were also performed. The performed measurements of chemical properties proved the chemical stability of the material even after several decades of storage in the stockpile. The largest changes are evident in the results of the analyses related to the leachability of SO3, Cl− and F−. In contrast, the pH does not change significantly, and the composition is pH neutral or alkaline. Regarding ponded BA, particle disintegration was noted depending on the increasing core borehole depth.

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This article presents the results of the bottom ash from Circulating fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC). Ashes were modified by grinding in their physical parameters. For this treatment was used the tumbling ball mill at CTU in Prague. In this case were used bottom ashes from Ledvice power plant. Samples of bottom ash were milled in specific amounts and grinding times. The modified samples were tested for the effect of amount of bottom ash in the mill and grinding time on its granulometry. For this testing was used laser diffraction method with particle size analyzer. Milling seems to be great way to get material with better physical and mechanical properties. The reason for this experiment was to better understand behaviour of bottom ash during grinding and made fine filler with specific features for composite building material with high strength.

This paper deals with the durability of concrete with binder based on sulfocalcic fly ash. At the beginning, in the theoretical part, there is a research on the frost resistance of concrete, its resistance to chemical thaw substances and measures to extend the durability of the concrete. There is also a part about sulfocalcic fluid fly ash and concrete. Practical part is devoted to individual input materials and experimental procedures. There is also described the methodology of the design of the individual mixtures and the results from the tests and their comparison.

This paper is bound to previous research of materials based on fly ash. The main objective was to design an optimal ternary (three-component) binder based on fly ash from Circulating fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC). The design of the binder is based on the optimization of individual components. Main components of the binder are CFBC fly ash, high-temperature fly ash and slaked lime. The binder was progressively designed and optimized. The strength characteristics of the various binders were measured, evaluated and the results were inserted into computer programs Surfer 8 and Grapher 8 from which ternary diagrams with strength maps were created. The best binder mixture were selected from the optimization process.