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ReviewToxics2025

Recent Advances in Heavy Metal Stabilization and Resource Recovery from Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Fly Ash.

Yunfei He, Yue Jiang, Lingwei Ren, Chenyiyi Qian, Han Zhang, Yuchi Zhong, Xuetong Qu, Jibo Dou, Shuai Zhang, Jiafeng Ding and 1 more

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Review in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yunfei HeSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Yue JiangSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Lingwei RenHangzhou Fuyang Huilong Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 330183, China.
Chenyiyi QianSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Han ZhangSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Yuchi ZhongHangzhou Fuyang Huilong Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 330183, China.
Xuetong QuSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Jibo DouSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Shuai ZhangSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Jiafeng DingSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Hangjun ZhangSchool of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310018, China.

Funding

the "Pioneer" and "Leading Goose" R&D Program of Zhejiang 2022C03085
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWI FA) is recognized as a hazardous solid waste due to its enrichment in toxic heavy metals and high leaching potential. This review systematically summarizes the current understanding of heavy metal occurrence in MSWI FA and associated environmental risks. Solidification and stabilization methods, such as cement-based curing and chemical immobilization, are widely applied due to their cost-effectiveness and operability, though their long-term stability and recovery potential remain limited. Thermal treatment technologies, including sintering, vitrification, thermal separation, and molten salt processes, have shown excellent performance in reducing volume and enhancing the immobilization or recovery of heavy metals. However, these methods are often limited by high energy demands and operational complexity. Recently, emerging technologies such as electrodialysis, bioleaching, and electrokinetic remediation have demonstrated promising capabilities for selective metal recovery under relatively mild conditions. Nevertheless, these novel approaches remain at an early stage of development and have thus far been validated only at the laboratory or pilot scale. Overall, integrating multiple treatment technologies while advancing resource-oriented and low-carbon approaches will be essential for the sustainable management of MSWI FA.

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heavy metalmunicipal solid waste incineration fly ashrecoveryremoval

Identifiers

PMID40863971
PMCPMC12390417

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