Effectiveness of Fly Ash and Red Mud as Strategies for Sustainable Acid Mine Drainage Management

Acid mine drainage (AMD), red mud (RM) and coal fly ash (CFA) are potential high environmental pollution problems due to their acidity, toxic metals and sulphate contents. Treatment of acidic mine water requires the generation of enough alkalinity to neutralize the excess acidity. Therefore, red mud...

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Main Authors: Viktoria Keller, Srecko Stopic, Buhle Xakalashe, Yiqian Ma, Sehliselo Ndlovu, Brian Mwewa, Geoffrey S. Simate, Bernd Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/8/707