[HTML][HTML] Challenges and avenues for acid mine drainage treatment, beneficiation, and valorisation in circular economy: A review

V Masindi, S Foteinis, P Renforth, J Ndiritu… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mining activities are notorious for their environmental impact, with acid mine drainage (AMD)
being among the most significant issues. Specifically, AMD has recently been a topical issue …

Challenges and opportunities in the removal of sulphate ions in contaminated mine water: A review

WAM Fernando, I Ilankoon, TH Syed, M Yellishetty - Minerals Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Metal sulphates are one of the major contributors to acid mine drainage (AMD) or acid rock
drainage (ARD). AMD occurs by the oxidation of metal sulphides. Sulphides produce …

Environmental contamination by heavy metals

V Masindi, KL Muedi - Heavy metals, 2018 - books.google.com
The environment and its compartments have been severely polluted by heavy metals. This
has compromised the ability of the environment to foster life and render its intrinsic values …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive evaluation of potential coal mine dust emissions in an open-pit coal mine in Northwest China

P Trechera, T Moreno, P Córdoba, N Moreno… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coal mining in China is continually increasing, and the associated emitted coal mine dust is
of growing environmental and occupational concern. In this study, deposited coal mine dust …

How to tackle the stringent sulfate removal requirements in mine water treatment—A review of potential methods

H Runtti, ET Tolonen, S Tuomikoski, T Luukkonen… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulfate (SO 4 2-) is a ubiquitous anion in natural waters. It is not considered toxic,
but it may be detrimental to freshwater species at elevated concentrations. Mining activities …

Sorption, mechanism, and behavior of sulfate on various adsorbents: A critical review

B Sadeghalvad, N Khorshidi, A Azadmehr, M Sillanpää - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Sulfate decontamination has drawn widespread attention due to its harmful effects by broad
human and animal exposure in recent decades. Adsorption is one of the most promising …

Sulfate removal from chemical industries' wastewater using ettringite precipitation process with recovery of Al(OH)3

R Zahedi, SJ Mirmohammadi - Applied Water Science, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this study was to investigate a simple and less expensive process for the
removal of sulfate from Iranian Chemical Industries Investment Company'wastewater using …

Treatment of acid mine drainage by sulfate reducing bacteria with iron in bench scale runs

H Bai, Y Kang, H Quan, Y Han, J Sun, Y Feng - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
In order to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) effectively using sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)
at high concentration of sulfate and heavy metals, Fe0 was added to enhance the activity of …

Comparative study of acid mine drainage neutralization by calcium hydroxide and concrete sludge–derived material

A Iizuka, HJ Ho, T Sasaki, H Yoshida, Y Hayakawa… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel neutralizing agent (PAdeCS) was produced from concrete sludge generated during
the production of secondary concrete products by centrifugal molding, and the effect on …

Study on properties of untreated FGD gypsum-based high-strength building materials

DY Lei, LP Guo, W Sun, J Liu, C Miao - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper introduces an untreated flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum-based high-
strength building materials prepared using the uncalcined desulfurization gypsum. The …