ASTM E2201-13

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Designation: E2201 − 13
Standard Terminology for
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Coal Combustion Products
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2201; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* beneficial use of a CCP, n—the use of or substitution of the
coalcombustionproduct(CCP)foranotherproductbasedon
1.1 This standard defines terms used in the production,
performance criteria. For purposes of this definition, benefi-
management and use of coal combustion products (CCPs). It is
cial use includes but is not restricted to raw feed for cement
intended to promote understanding by providing precise tech-
clinker, concrete, grout, flowable fill, controlled low strength
nical definitions of terms used.
material; structural fill; road base/sub-base; soil- modifica-
1.2 Terms used only within an individual coal combustion
tion; mineral filler; snow and ice traction control; blasting
product (CCP) standard, and having a meaning unique to that
grit and abrasives; roofing granules; mining applications;
standard, may be defined or explained in the terminology
wallboard; waste stabilization/solidification; soil amendment
section of that individual standard.
and agriculture.
2. Terminology
boiler slag, n—a molten ash collected at the base of slag tap
and cyclone boilers that is quenched with water and shatters
acid mine drainage (AMD), n—water exhibiting a pH of less
into black, angular particles having a smooth, glassy appear-
than 6.0 and in which total acidity exceeds total alkalinity,
ance.
discharged from an active, inactive or abandoned coal mine
and reclamation operation or from an area affected by
borrow, n—an area designated as a source for soil in construc-
surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
tion or mine reclamation projects; a source or sources of
material other than the required excavation.
acid mine water, n—see AMD.
bottom ash, n—agglomerated ash particles formed in pulver-
aggregate, n—granular material used as a component in
ized coal boilers that are too large to be carried in the flue
concrete or mortar with a hydraulic cementing medium to
gases and impinge on the boiler walls or fall through open
produce either concrete or mortar.
DISCUSSION—Examples include sand, gravel, crushed stone, crushed grates to an ash hopper at the bottom of the boiler. Bottom
hydraulic-cement concrete, iron blast furnace slag, or coal bottom ash
ash is typically grey to black in color, is quite angular, and
and boiler slag.
has a porous surface structure.
alkalinity, n—the capacity of water to neutralize acids, a
bulk density, n—the mass of a material per unit volume
property imparted by the water’s content of carbonates,
including voids. Bulk density is usually reported on a dry
bicarbonates, and hydroxides and occasionally borates,
basis.
silicates, and phosphates. It is often expressed in milligrams
per liter of calcium carbonate.
calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO ·2H O), n—gypsum; the
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primary product of a forced-oxidation wet flue gas desulfu-
aquifer , n—a geologic formation, group of formations, or part
rizationsysteminwhichadditionalairisintroducedandlime
of a formation that is saturated with water and capable of
or limestone is used as the reagent.
providing a significant quantity of water.
cementitious ash, n—fly ash, which hardens irreversibly when
baghouse, n—a facility that removes solid particles from the
mixed with water. Also referred to as self-cementing ash.
flue gas by the use of fabric filter bags.
coal ash, n—a collective term referring to any solid materials
1 produced primarily from the combustion of coal.
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E50 on
Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action and is the
DISCUSSION—Examples include fly ash, bottom ash, or boiler slag.
direct responsibility of Subcommittee E50.03 on Pollution Prevention/Beneficial
Use.
coal combustion products (CCPs), n—fly ash, bottom ash,
Current edition approved Nov. 15, 2013. Published December 2013. Originally
boiler slag, fluidized-bed combustion (FBC) ash, or flue gas
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as E2201–02a which was
desulfurization (FGD) material produced primarily from the
withdrawn January 2011 and reinstated in November 2013. DOI: 10.1520/E2201-
13. combustion of coal or the cleaning of the stack gases.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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