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BS
Sieve Size
Table 1: Grain Size of Bottom Ash in Malaysian Power Plant
Percentage
Retained
(%)
Cumulative
Percentage
Retained
(%)
Cumulative
Percentage
Passing
(%)
BS 3793:1990
Grade L1
(%)
Grade L2
(%)
ASTM C
330 – 89
(%)
5.00mm 0 0 100 90 – 100 90 – 100 85 – 100
2.36mm 30 30 70 55 – 100 60 – 100 -
2.00mm 5.6 35.6 64.4
1.18µm 19.2 54.8 45.2 35 – 90 40 – 80 40 – 80
850µm 8.8 63.6 36.4
600µm 6.8 70.4 29.6 20 – 60 30 – 60
500µm 3.2 73.6 26.4
425µm 2 75.6 24.4
300µm 5.6 81.2 18.8 10 – 30 25 – 40 10 – 35
150µm 10 91.2 8.8 18.8 10 – 30 5 – 25
75µm 3.2 94.4 5.6
Source: IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 160 012056
Source: http://iopscience.iop.org/1757-899X/160/1/012056
Figure 1: River Sand and Bottom Ash Particles Size Distribution
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