Bottom ash aggregate material and method for forming bottom ash aggregate material

Abstract

A method for forming a treated reclaimed bottom ash sand and a treated reclaimed bottom ash sand. The method includes providing reclaimed bottom ash sand. The reclaimed bottom ash sand is contacted with an aqueous composition having 0.5 to 3.0M NaOH for a time greater than about 4 hours. The NaOH contacted reclaimed bottom ash sand is rinsed and decanted and iron is removed to form a treated reclaimed bottom ash sand having reduced hydrogen formation in concrete compared to the hydrogen formation of concrete utilizing reclaimed bottom ash sand. The treated reclaimed bottom ash sand includes reactive aluminum of less than 50% by weight of the reactive aluminum in the reclaimed bottom ash sand and the treated reclaimed bottom ash sand includes less than 2 wt % iron. A concrete formed from the treated reclaimed bottom ash sand is also disclosed.

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