Coal combustion products
By-products of coal combustion

Coal combustion products (CCPs), also called coal combustion wastes (CCWs) or coal combustion residuals (CCRs), are by-products of burning coal. They are categorized in four groups, each based on physical and chemical forms derived from coal combustion methods and emission controls:
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