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No. 1053Problem statementManufacturing and materials

Sustainable Utilization of 100% of Ash from Coal based Thermal Power Plants.

Source

Source summary

Explore economically viable use of all fly/bottom ash from coal power plants rather than continued dumping. Possible applications include construction materials, ceramics/glass, soil treatment and remediation. The source explicitly requires product quality/safety, competitive costs, environmental/regulatory compliance and market acceptance. Agricultural or environmental uses are research proposals to validate, not recommendations for untested ash application.