Acid neutralization within limestone sand reactors receiving coal mine drainage

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 295-304

  Watten, Barnaby J ^a   Sibrell, Philip L ^a   Schwartz, Michael F ^b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Carbon dioxide; Fluidized bed; Limestone; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ALKALINITY; DRAINAGE; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD); ACID NEUTRALIZATION; EFFLUENT ALKALINITY; METAL HYDROLYSIS PRODUCTS;

LIMESTONE;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERRIC ION; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLUIDIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL MINING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 20444389036     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.01.026     Document Type: Article

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