Neutralization/prevention of acid rock drainage using mixtures of alkaline by-products and sulfidic mine wastes
| Autor: | Lena Alakangas, Elin Andersson, Seth Mueller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Sulfide
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Mixing (process engineering) Common method engineering.material Sulfides Coal Ash Waste Disposal Fluid Neutralization Water Purification Environmental Chemistry Leachate Drainage Environmental Restoration and Remediation chemistry.chemical_classification Waste management Pulp (paper) Oxides General Medicine Calcium Compounds Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Pollution chemistry Environmental chemistry Metallurgy engineering Geology Water Pollutants Chemical Waste disposal |
| Zdroj: | Environmental science and pollution research international. 20(11) |
| ISSN: | 1614-7499 |
| Popis: | Backfilling of open pit with sulfidic waste rock followed by inundation is a common method for reducing sulfide oxidation after mine closure. This approach can be complemented by mixing the waste rock with alkaline materials from pulp and steel mills to increase the system's neutralization potential. Leachates from 1 m3 tanks containing sulfide-rich (ca.30 wt %) waste rock formed under dry and water saturated conditions under laboratory conditions were characterized and compared to those formed from mixtures. The waste rock leachate produced an acidic leachate (pH2) with high concentrations of As (65 mg/L), Cu (6 mg/L), and Zn (150 mg/L) after 258 days. The leachate from water-saturated waste rock had lower concentrations of As and Cu (2 μg/L), Pb and Zn (20 μg/L and 5 mg/L), respectively, and its pH was around 6. Crushed (6 mm) waste rock mixed with different fractions (1-5 wt %) of green liquid dregs, fly ash, mesa lime, and argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) slag was leached on a small scale for 65 day, and showed near-neutral pH values, except for mixtures of waste rock with AOD slag and fly ash (5% w/w) which were more basic (pH9). The decrease of elemental concentration in the leachate was most pronounced for Pb and Zn, while Al and S were relatively high. Overall, the results obtained were promising and suggest that alkaline by-products could be useful additives for minimizing ARD formation. |
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