Performance of steel slag leach beds in acid mine drainage treatment

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 240, Issue , 2014, Pages 579-588

  Goetz, Elaine R ^a   Riefler, R Guy ^a  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage (AMD); Remediation; Steel slag leach bed; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; EFFLUENT FLOW RATE; INHERENT LIMITATIONS; PAST AND PRESENT; PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES; STEEL MANUFACTURING; STEEL SLAG;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW RATE; LEACHING; PH; PRECIPITATES; REMEDIATION; SLAGS; WATER TREATMENT;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84893682202     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.080     Document Type: Article

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