To reduce the amount of elution of heavy metal, such as lead, by efficiently removing an alkaline component in alkaline component-containing fly ash by a heat treatment of a relatively low temperature and short time.
The method of treating the alkaline component-containing fly ash comprising adding an alkali removing agent containing a carbon component to the alkaline component-containing fly ash and heating the fly ash in the presence of oxygen. The method of treating the alkaline component-containing fly ash comprises adding an alkali removing agent containing a carbonate component and/or hydrogencarbonate component to the alkaline component- containing fly ash and heating the same. The alkaline component in the alkaline component-containing fly ash is removed by the hydrocarbon formed by the heating.
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MATSUMOTO KATSUMI