ABSTRACT
Fly ash is predominantly a by-product of coal combustion in thermal power plants and is one of the major industrial wastes around the world. It causes serious environmental impacts and the huge quantities of fly ash generated invite substantial waste management costs and pose long-term liability for energy companies. Thus, alternative methods of management of fly ash waste disposal, reuse and/or recovery have been a growing area of research in past few decades. This chapter attempts to emphasize the different scope of utilization of industrial waste fly ash. Different key aspects governing the performance of fly ash in utilization, including physical, chemical and mineralogical characterization have also been included.
