Recovery of uranium from mine waste by leaching with carbonate-based reagents

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3591-3597

  Santos, Elizângela A ^a   Ladeira, Ana C Q ^a  

^a CDTN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ETTRINGITES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTING AGENTS; LEACHING PROCEDURES; MINE OPENING; MINE WASTES; MINING ACTIVITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID/LIQUID RATIOS; WASTE MATERIALS;

CARBONATE MINERALS; DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; LEACHING; MANGANESE; OXIDANTS; SODIUM; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

ALUMINUM; BASSANITE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBONIC ACID; ETTRINGITE; INORGANIC ACID; MANGANESE; REAGENT; SELENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM;

ALUMINUM; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GYPSUM; LEACHING; MANGANESE; MINE WASTE; NEUTRALIZATION; OXIDANT; SULFATE; URANIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MINE TAILINGS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLID WASTE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBONATES; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; SULFURIC ACIDS; URANIUM;

BRAZIL;

EID: 79954497734     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2002056     Document Type: Article

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