Mineralogy of the hardpan formation processes in the interface between sulfide-rich sludge and fly ash: Applications for acid mine drainage mitigation

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1966-1977

  Pérez López, Rafael ^a   Nieto, José Miguel ^a   Álvarez Valero, Antonio M ^a   Ruiz de Almondóvar, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Fly ash; Hardpan formation; Microencapsulation; Mine residue

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CARBONATE MINERALS; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; DRAINAGE; FLY ASH; LEACHING; MICROENCAPSULATION; PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTE INCINERATION; WEATHERING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FORMATION PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; HARDPAN FORMATION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; OXIDATION PROCESS; WEATHERING PROCESS;

COAL INDUSTRY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; ENCAPSULATION; FLY ASH; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SLUDGE; SULFIDE;

EID: 37149005217     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2686     Document Type: Article

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