Bauxite residue issues: I. Current management, disposal and storage practices

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 33-45

  Power, G ^a   Grafe M ^a   Klauber, C ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bauxite residue; Bayer process solids; BRaDD; BRDA engineering; Dry stacking; Global residue inventory; Lagooning; Marine disposal; Red mud; Residue utilization

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE RESIDUE; BAYER PROCESS; BRADD; BRDA ENGINEERING; DRY-STACKING; GLOBAL RESIDUE INVENTORY; LAGOONING; MARINE DISPOSAL; RED MUD; RESIDUE UTILIZATION;

PH; POLLUTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

EID: 79955613225     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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