Minimising alkalinity and pH spikes from portland cement-bound bauxsol (seawater-neutralized red mud) pellets for pH circum-neutral waters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2119-2125

  Despland, Laure M ^a,b,c   Clark, Malcolm W ^a   Aragno, Michel ^b   Vancov, Tony ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POWDERS; BATH TREATMENT; CEMENT BINDER; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUMED SILICAS; NEUTRAL WATER; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; PEPTIZATION; PH STABILITY; RED MUD; SLAKE DURABILITY; VISCOSITY MODIFIERS;

ALKALINITY; BINDERS; BRINES; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CURING; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; PORTLAND CEMENT; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SILICA; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

PH EFFECTS;

ALUMINUM; BAUXSOL; CEMENT; FRESH WATER; REAGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; CEMENT; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LIME; PH; SILICA; SLAKING;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; PH; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHATES; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 77949368862     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9032138     Document Type: Article

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