Role of Fly Ash and Aluminum Addition on Ettringite Formation in Lime-Remediated Mine Tailings

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 49-58

  Mohamed, A M O ^a   Hossein, M ^b   Hassani, F P ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b HART CROWSER INC   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Calcium silica hydrate; Ettringite; Fly ash; Gypsum; Lime; Pyrite; Solidification; Stabilization; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINE TAILINGS;

DRAINAGE; FLY ASH; HYDRATION; LIME; MINES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TAILINGS;

EID: 0346778657     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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