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 acknowledges that a key sample used in the original analysis contained fly ash.
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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
As such, fly ash has long been mixed with OPC to increase the durability of concrete produced with it.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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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
As such, fly ash has long been mixed with OPC to increase the durability of concrete produced with 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 27 Jul. 2024.
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