A model of long-term oxidation and leaching processes in pyritic coal cleaning wastes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Jodeiri Shokri, Behshad ^a   Doulati Ardejani, Faramarz ^b   Ramazi, Hamidreza ^c  

^a HAMEDAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alborz Sharghi coal washing plant; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Diffusion; Finite volume method (FVM); Geochemical data; Pyrite oxidation process

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL; COAL TRANSPORTATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ONE DIMENSIONAL; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PYRITES; SOIL TESTING;

COAL WASHINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SOFTWARE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS; PYRITE OXIDATION; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; TRANSPORTATION PROCESS;

PILES;

EID: 84964720677     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-5622-5     Document Type: Article

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