Electro-remediation of copper mine tailings. Comparing copper removal efficiencies for two tailings of different age

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Hansen, Henrik K ^a   Lamas, Victor ^a   Gutierrez, Claudia ^a   Nuñez, Patricio ^a   Rojo, Adrian ^a   Cameselle, Claudio ^b   Ottosen, Lisbeth M ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electric field; Ion exchange membranes; Mine tailing aging; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER MINES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; REMEDIATION; REMOVAL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; COPPER MINE TAILINGS; COPPER REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTROREMEDIATION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MINE TAILINGS; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; SOIL REMEDIATION;

TAILINGS;

EID: 84870330164     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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