Inhibition of acid rock drainage from uranium ore waste using a conventional neutralization and precipitation treatment

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1141-1150

  Mata, Y N ^a   Gonzalez F ^a   Ballester, A ^a   Blazquez M L ^a   Munoz J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Bacteria; Environmental; Sulphide ores; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EFFLUENTS; OXYGEN; PH; REDOX REACTIONS;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; GLASS COLUMNS; REDOX POTENTIAL; URANIUM ORE WASTE;

ORE TREATMENT;

EID: 0036970173     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(02)00212-1     Document Type: Article

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