Red mud as a carbon sink: Variability, affecting factors and environmental significance

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 244-245, Issue , 2013, Pages 54-59

  Si, Chunhua ^a   Ma, Yingqun ^a,c   Lin, Chuxia ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Bauxite; Calcite; Carbon sequestration; Carbonation; Red mud

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; AFFECTING FACTORS; APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; BAUXITE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE IONS; CURRENT PRODUCTION; DISPOSAL METHODS; DIVALENT CATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE; HAZARDOUSNESS; MINERAL PHASIS; NATURAL WEATHERING; OXYANIONS; RED MUD; SILICATE IONS;

ALKALINITY; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; POSITIVE IONS; SILICATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM; SILICATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MUD; SOLUBILITY; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; HAZARDOUS WASTE; RED MUD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84870937683     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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