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Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash (FA) is classified as hazardous waste, which requires additional treatment before disposal or further utilization. Stabilization/solidification (S/S) is regarded as a low-cost and high-efficient method for MSWI FA treatment. “Low-carbon S/S” has captured extensive interest in recent years, which could treat hazardous wastes and enable resource recycling in a sustainable way. This article introduced the state-of-art low-carbon S/S strategies for MSWI FA treatment. The immobilization mechanisms of pollutants in various matrices were also discussed. Prospects were raised to foster the actualization of sustainable management of MSWI FA.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University (No. ZJUCEU2022001) for this study.

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Sun, C., Wang, L., Lin, X. et al. Low-carbon stabilization/solidification of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. Waste Dispos. Sustain. Energy 4, 69–74 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42768-022-00102-6

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