[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 …

Review of the recent advances in the prevention, treatment, and resource recovery of acid mine wastewater discharged in coal mines

S **a, Z Song, X Zhao, J Li - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal mines discharge low-pH acid mine drainage (AMD), which contains a variety of heavy
metals and sulfates that are extremely polluting and corrosive, posing a continuous threat to …

Membrane technology for sustainable water resources management: Challenges and future projections

M Issaoui, S Jellali, AA Zorpas, P Dutournie - Sustainable Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although water is essential for human survival and has always been critical to the social and
economic growth of the world, it is unfortunately distributed irregularly worldwide and is …

Sulphate removal from aqueous solutions: State-of-the-art technologies and future research trends

A Chatla, IW Almanassra, A Abushawish, T Laoui… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulphate (SO 4 2−) is a common anion nutrient naturally occurs in water bodies,
and considered not toxic when presented in low concentration. However, the presence of …

Challenges, advances and sustainabilities on the removal and recovery of manganese from wastewater: A review

K Nkele, L Mpenyana-Monyatsi, V Masindi - Journal of cleaner production, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater matrices rich in manganese triggers severe and disastrous ecological
impairments to different spheres of the receiving environment. This is attributed to the …

Sustainable resolutions for environmental threat of the acid mine drainage

B Rezaie, A Anderson - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) caused by abandoned mines is an enormous source of
negative impact on the environment and the species that inhabit it. The low levels of pH and …

Emerging remediation potentiality of struvite developed from municipal wastewater for the treatment of acid mine drainage

V Masindi, E Fosso-Kankeu, E Mamakoa… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The valorisation of wastewaters for minerals recovery and their potential beneficiation has
gained enormous attention recently. In this study the removal of phosphate and ammonia …

Co-treatment of acid mine drainage and municipal wastewater effluents: Emphasis on the fate and partitioning of chemical contaminants

V Masindi, S Foteinis, E Chatzisymeon - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The co-management of different wastewater matrices can lead to synergistic effects in terms
of pollutants removal. Here, the co-treatment of real municipal wastewater (MWW) and acid …

Leaching characteristics of heavy metals in tailings and their simultaneous immobilization with triethylenetetramine functioned montmorillonite (TETA-Mt) against …

Z Huang, L Jiang, P Wu, Z Dang, N Zhu, Z Liu… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
For further understanding leaching characteristics of heavy metals in tailings and better
immobilization on heavy metals against acid rain, batch experiments were conducted. The …

Advocating circular economy in wastewater treatment: Struvite formation and drinking water reclamation from real municipal effluents

A Mavhungu, V Masindi, S Foteinis, R Mbaya… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this pilot study, the circular economy concept in wastewater treatment was examined,
through a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) process where struvite was recovered and drinking …