Abstract
The Swedish Ash Programme is an applied R&D programme aimed at demonstrating uses for combustion residues (ash) and providing an improved understanding of these residues for the purpose of resolving regulatory questions. Fuels are biomass, wastes, peat – any solid fuel but coal. The progress in the Ash Programme since its inception in 2002 is reviewed. The hierarchy for biomass ash is recycling to forest soils as compensation for the removal of mineral nutrients first, and use in civil works second. Assessment of the environmental impact in view of permitting procedures for civil works and ecotoxicity are particularly addressed.
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The Web site of the Ash Programme will soon be incorporated into that of Värmeforsk (http://www.varmeforsk.se), but visitors will be redirected to the Värmeforsk Web site.
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There are other types with special designs, e.g. cyclone furnaces, but they are not common.
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Ribbing, C.M., Bjurström, H.G. (2011). The Swedish Ash Programme with Focus on Bioashes: Ashes Are a Resource in a Sustainable Society. In: Insam, H., Knapp, B. (eds) Recycling of Biomass Ashes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19354-5_11
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