What are some of the beneficial uses of CCPs?
Every year ACAA compiles statistical data on the production and use of CCPs in many applications. On the Home Page of this website is a link to the “CCP Survey” that will provide a summary of the most current production and use data. Whereas fly ash in concrete accounts for the largest volume of CCPs used annually, there are many other applications, some of which are not well known. Fly ash and bottom ash can be used to produce road base materials, manufactured aggregates, flowable fills, structural fills and embankments. It is also used to replace natural materials in the production of Portland cement. Other applications for CCPs include wallboard manufacturing, roofing tiles and shingles. CCPs are also used for waste stabilization, snow and ice control, soil modification, as mineral fillers, in agriculture and mining and for very specialized uses. For example some CCPs have properties suitable for metal castings in the aerospace and automotive industries.
