Thursday, 13 July 2006
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Stabilization of Pyrophyllite Mine Wastes by Lime Cake By-Products in Korea.

Jae E. Yang1, Ki-Cheol Eom2, Jai Joung Kim3, Kyung-Yoal Yoo1, and Yong-Sik Ok1. (1) Kangwon National University, Division of Biological Environment, Chuncheon, South Korea, (2) National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, 249 Seodun-dong, Kwonsun-gu, Suwon, South Korea, (3) Chungbuk National University, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Cheongju, South Korea

The static column experiment was conducted to evaluate feasibility of lime cake by-product produced from the soda ash production (Solvay process) to neutralize the pyrophyllite mine wastes, which have discharged acid drainage to surrounding soil and stream in watershed. The pH of the mine wastes was strongly acidic at pH 3.67 containing over 16% of Al2O3 and 11% of Fe2O3. Whereas the lime cake by-product was strongly basic at pH 9.97 due to high contents of CaO, MgO and CaCl2 as major components. The column packed with the wastes (control) was treated with the lime cake by-product, calcium carbonate, dressing soil or combination. The distilled water was eluted statically through each column and leachate was collected for the chemical analyses. Treatments of the mine wastes with the lime cake by-product (or calcium carbonate) as mixtures increased pH of the leachate from 3.5 ~ 4.0 to 7 ~ 8. Concentrations of Fe and Al in the leachate were also decreased below 1.0 mg/L. A similar result was observed in the combined treatments of the mine waste, the lime cake by-product (or calcium carbonate) and the dressing soil. Results indicated that lime cake by-product could be used as the remedial agents for the active treatment of mine wastes.

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