Chemistry of bauxite residue neutralisation and aspects to implementation

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-50

  Kirwan, Luke J ^a   Hartshorn, Angus ^b   McMonagle, James B ^a   Fleming, Liam ^c   Funnell, Doireann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Red Earth Engineering   (Australia)

^c UC RUSAL   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Bauxite reside neutralisation; Bauxite residue; Red mud; Red mud neutralisation

Indexed keywords

ACID PROCESS; ACID TREATED; ALUMINIUM CONCENTRATION; BAUXITE RESIDUE; DRY STACKING; INITIAL VALUES; LEACHATES; MAGNESIUM SALTS; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MINERAL ACID; NEUTRALISATION; PH VALUE; RED MUD; SOLID-PHASE; SOLUBLE ALUMINIUM; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LASERS; PH;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84873652734     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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