Evaluation of newly developed aluminum, lime, and fly ash technology for solidifaction/stabilization of mine tailings

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-111

  Mohamed, Abdel Mohsen O ^a   Hossein, Mohsen ^b   Hassani, Ferri P ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b PMK Group   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Fly ash; Geomaterils; Gypsum; Lime; Solidification; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLY ASH; LEACHING; LIME; MINING; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION; TOXICITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ETTRINGITE; MINE TAILINGS; TOXICITY CHARACTERISTICS LEACHING PROCEDURES;

TAILINGS;

FLY ASH; GYPSUM; LEACHING; LIME; MINE WASTE; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION; TAILINGS; TOXICITY;

EID: 33845603676     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2007)19:1(105)     Document Type: Article

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