Predicting the neutralisation of acid mine drainage in anoxic olivine drains

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Kleiv, R A ^a   Thornhill, M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Environmental; Leaching; Modelling

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GYPSUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION RATES; SOLUTIONS;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; ANOXIC CONDITIONS;

OLIVINE;

EID: 39149096627     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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