Manganese and limestone interactions during mine water treatment.
Manganese removal from mining-affected waters is an important challenge for the mining industry. Addressed herein is this issue in both batch and continuous conditions. Batch experiments were carried out with synthetic solutions, at 23±2 ◦C, initial pH 5.5 and 8.3 g limestone/L. Similarly, continuou...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da UFOP |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufop.br:123456789/5148 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5148 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.044 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Manganese Limestone Mine waters Acid mine drainage |
| Resumo: | Manganese removal from mining-affected waters is an important challenge for the mining industry. Addressed herein is this issue in both batch and continuous conditions. Batch experiments were carried out with synthetic solutions, at 23±2 ◦C, initial pH 5.5 and 8.3 g limestone/L. Similarly, continuous tests were performed with a 16.5 mg/L Mn2+ mine water, at 23 ◦C, initial pH 8.0 and 20.8 g limestone/L. Calcite limestone gave the best results and its fine grinding proved to the most effective parameter for manganese removal. In either synthetic solutions or industrial effluents, the final manganese concentration was below 1 mg/L. A change in limestone surface zeta potential is observed after manganese removal and manganese carbonate formation was suggested by IR spectroscopy. The conclusion is that limestone can remove manganese from industrial effluents for values that comply with environmental regulations. |
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