Zinc and nickel removal in simulated limestone treatment of mining influenced water

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-132

  Miller, Andrew ^a   Figueroa, Linda ^a   Wildeman, Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DISSOLVED METAL CONCENTRATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; LOCAL MAXIMUM; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NICKEL REMOVAL; REMOVAL PROCESS; SURFACE COMPLEXATION; SURFACE INTERACTIONS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

ALKALINITY; BATCH REACTORS; COMPLEXATION; LIMESTONE; METALS; PH EFFECTS; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; LIMESTONE; NEUTRALIZATION; NICKEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; ZINC;

EID: 78650715563     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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