One-step ambient temperature ferrite process for treatment of acid mine drainage waters

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Lahav, Ori ^a   Morgan, Barak E ^b   Hearne, Giovanni ^c   Loewenthal, Richard E ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine water; Oxidation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

FERRITES; MAGNETITE; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD);

DRAINAGE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FERRITE; METAL EXTRACTION; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0037328042     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:2(155)     Document Type: Article

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