Fly ash

Fly-ashes produced by ČEZ, a.s. are certified construction material. In general, all fly-ashes can be further used, e.g. for the production of binding, firebrick products, mineral fibres, asphalt products, etc.

Fly-ashes produced by ČEZ, a.s. are certified construction material for the following use with guaranteed characteristics of the individual products:

Fly-ash as the main part of cement in compliance with ČSN EN 197-1

 

Loss on ignition (LOI)

max.5 % hm.

Amount of sillicon dioxide

min. 25 % hm.

Amount of active calcium oxide

max. 10 % hm.

Amount of free calcium oxide

max. 1 % hm.

Weight activity Ra 226

max. 300 Bq/kg

Mass activity coefficient I

max. 2,0

 

 

Fly-ash as a filler to concrete in compliance with ČSN EN 12620

Loss on ignition (LOI)

max. 5 % of weight

Amount of all sulphur

max. 1 %

Amount of chloride

max. 0,1 % of weight

Granularity (undersizes of screen of 2 mm)

100 %

Granularity (undersizes of screen of 0,125 mm)

85 - 100 %

Granularity (undersizes of screen of 0,063 mm)

70 - 100 %

Weight activity Ra 226

max. 300 Bq/kg

Mass activity coefficient I

max. 2,0

 

Fly-ash to concrete in compilance with ČSN EN 450-1

Loss on ignition (LOI)

max. 5 % of weight

Amount of chloride

max. 0,1 % of weight

Amount of sulphur trioxide

max. 3 % of weight

Amount of free calcium oxide

max. 2,5 % of weight

Active calcium oxide

max. 10 % of weight

Fineness (oversize of a screen 0,045 mm)

max. 40 %

Efficiency index after 28 days

min. 75 %

Efficiency index after 90 days

min. 85 %

Specific weight

Stated value ± 200 kg/m3

Volume stability

max. 10 mm

Weight activity Ra 226

max. 300 Bq/kg

Mass activity coefficient I

max. 2,0

 

Fly-ash to porous concrete 

Loss on ignition (LOI)

max. 4 % of weight

Amount of sillicon dioxide

min. 45 % of weight

Amount of sulphur trioxide

max. 2 % of weight

Amount of calcium oxide

max. 5 % of weight

Amount of sodium oxide

max. 1,5 % of weight

Specific weight activity Ra 226

max. 300 Bq/kg

Mass activity coefficient I

max. 2,0

 

 

 

All fly-ashes can be further as material for the production of the following:

  • Mixtures bonded by hydraulic binders in the meaning of ČSN EN 14227
  • Porous gravel in the meaning of ČSN EN 13055
  • Fly-ash mixtures
  • Base mixtures for gap filling after coal mining activities
  • Binders
  • Baked brick products
  • Inorganic fibres
  • Asphalt products
  • Artifical gravel
  • Fire sand
  • Geopolymer

Moistened fly-ashes can be used as backfill of secondary material for filling, backfilling and building of land formation in the meaning of ČSN 73 6133 a technical parameteres of MDS TP 93

Note:
Links to particular power stations that possess valid certificates for the following use of fly-ash:

Fly-ash to the main cement compound according to ČSN EN 197-1 
EDE, EME, EPC 

Fly-ash as a filler to cement according to ČSN EN 12620 
EME, EPC

Fly-ash to cement according to ČSN EN 450-1 
EDE, ELE, EME

Fly-ash to porous concrete
EDE, EPC, EME

Fly-ash exploited from settling basin – according to ČSN 73 6133 a TP 93 
TDK

Storage: 
Fly-ash is stored in silos, alt. as a dumping site. 

Filling sites: 
Place of consumption to auto-silos –  EPO, EPC, EME, ELE, EHO, EDE
Place of consumption to cars – EPR, EME, EDE