A method to solidify cremation remains includes milling the cremation remains to a reduced particle size, adding water to the cremation remains to produce a mixture; shaping the mixture into wet ware having a desired shape, drying the wet ware to greenware that is sufficiently dry for firing, and firing the greenware in a kiln until solidified to one or more cremains solids consisting of the cremation remains. A product formed of solidified cremation remains is also disclosed.

A method for processing fly ash to reduce a carbon content thereof is disclosed. The disclosed method may include drying a batch of wet fly ash and separating it into first and second streams of dried fly ash, with the second stream then undergoing classification to remove oversized particles and bottom ash therefrom and thermal treatment to offload carbon therefrom. The method also may include mixing (A) the first stream of dried fly ash and (B) the classified and thermally treated second stream of dried fly ash to produce (C) a processed fly ash mixture having a carbon content in the range of about 3.0-6.0 wt %. In some cases, additive(s) optionally may be added to the processed fly ash mixture, for example, to further adjust its loss on ignition (LOI) to a targeted range. Also disclosed are several systems embodying such methodology.

A method for the incineration of waste containing fluorine and noble metals in a chamber furnace, the fluorine content of the waste lying in the range of >5 to 70 wt. %, and the noble metal content of the waste lying in the range of 0.1 to 30 wt. %, and the furnace chamber of the chamber furnace being lined with a chromium corundum material comprising 80 wt. % alpha-Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 1 to 20 wt. % Cr.sub.2O.sub.3 and 0 to 5 wt. % SiO.sub.2.