Acid mine drainage treatment through a two-step neutralization ferrite-formation process in northern Japan: Physical and chemical characterization of the sludge

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1309-1314

  Herrera S , Pepe ^a   Uchiyama, Hiroyuki ^b   Igarashi, Toshifumi ^a   Asakura, Kuniomi ^a   Ochi, Yusuke ^c   Ishizuka, Fumishige ^d   Kawada, Satoshi ^e  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ministry of International Trade and Industry   (Japan)

^c Daiki Ataka Engineering Company Limited   (Japan)

^d Nittetsu Mining Company Limited ^*  (Japan)

^e GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid rock mine drainage treatment; Environmental pollution; Ferrite formation; Sludge dewatering; Sludge filtration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DEWATERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTRATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACID ROCK/MINE DRAINAGE TREATMENTS; SLUDGE DEWATERING;

FERRITES;

EID: 35348880490     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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