Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash using mine waters

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-15

  Musyoka, Nicholas M ^a   Petrik, Leslie F ^a   Fatoba, Ojo O ^a   Hums, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Consulting Environmental Catalysis ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Mine water; Zeolite Na P1; Zeolite X

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MINE DRAINAGE; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COALMINING OPERATIONS; HYDROXYSODALITE; MINE WATERS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN COALS; ZEOLITE X;

FLY ASH; MINE FLOODING; SODIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZEOLITES;

GROUNDWATER;

EID: 84881343236     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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