Reductive treatment of Chromite Ore Processing Residue (COPR): Lessons from a field study

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 177, 2008, Pages 748-755

  Chrysochoou, Maria ^a   Dermatas, Dimitris ^b   Moon, Deok Hyun ^b   Christodoulatos, Christos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE DIGESTION; CHROMITE ORE PROCESSING; CR REDUCTIONS; FERROUS SULFATE; FIELD STUDIES; IN-SITU; MATRIX; NEW JERSEY; PILOT SCALE; REDUCTANTS; RELEASE RATE; SLOW OXIDATION; SLOW RELEASE; SULFIDE OXIDATION; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CHROMITE; CHROMITE DEPOSITS; CHROMIUM; IRON; LEAKAGE (FLUID); ORE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLLUTION; POLYSULFIDES; PYRITES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SULFATE MINERALS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 66449128275     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40970(309)94     Document Type: Conference Paper

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