fly ash
noun
: fine solid particles of ashes, dust, and soot carried out from burning fuel (such as coal or oil) by the draft
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The agency calculated the reduction of smog-forming pollutants and tiny particles of fly ash and dust that are expelled from coal-burning power plants would have $300 million in health benefits and $130 million in climate benefits.
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
The agency acknowledges that a key sample used in the original analysis contained fly ash.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
Most of the ash used in Pines’ residential properties is called fly ash.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
The agency acknowledges that a key sample used in the original analysis contained fly ash.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
Most of the ash used in Pines’ residential properties is called fly ash.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Fly ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20ash. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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