The components of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash produced over 3 million ton every year are similarto the components of geological features, therefore it is suitable to be used as the raw materials of lightweight aggregate.Development of lightweight aggregate using this bottom ash will be helpful to solve landfill and environmental problems.Lightweight aggregate was developed at 1,110oC by using clay, kaolin, bentonite and silica as the raw material to 50%of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash. Silicon carbide (SiC) was used as a blowing agent. Optimal mixingratio is bottom ash 50%, kaolin 22%, clay 22%, bentonite 6% and blowing agent 0.1%. As the result of quality test,produced lightweight aggregate met the all appraisal standards. The result of heavy metal leaching test was much lowerthan the elution reference value of ceramic manufactures made by using bottom ash.

Recycling the bottom ash from MSWI (Municipal solid waste incinerators) ash is required to reduce the secondary pollution. We characterized the bottom ash and investigated the possibility of application for subsidiary ceramic raw materials. Major components of bottom ash are analyzed as CaO, Al2O3, SiO2, P2O5, MgO, Fe2O3, which are the same components of the earth’s crust. This similarity of components implied that bottom ash could be recycled as ceramic products through systematic treatment. Considering the plasticity and water absorption results, the ceramics, which are the mixture with 74 wt % bottom ash and 26 wt% Pink Kaolin, showed 1.39% water absorption after sintering 1150oC for 1h. This result indicated the possibility of recycling of bottom ash for subsidiary ceramic raw materials.