Application of the Flotation Tailings as an Alternative Material for an Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: A Case Study of the Extremely Acidic Lake Robule (Serbia)

2020
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Petronijević, Nela
Stanković, Srđan

Radovanović, Dragana

Sokić, Miroslav

Marković, Branislav

Stopić, Srećko

Kamberović, Željko

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Flotation tailings rich in carbonate minerals from the tailings deposit of the copper mine Majdanpek (Serbia) were applied for neutralization of the water taken from the extremely acidic Lake Robule (Bor, Serbia). Tests conducted in Erlenmeyer flasks showed that after neutralization of the lake water to pH 7, over 99% of aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu) precipitated, as well as 92% of Zn and 98% of Pb. In order to remove residual Mn and Ag, the water was further treated with NaOH. After treatment with NaOH, all concentrations of the metals in the lake water samples were below discharge limits for municipal wastewater according to the national legislation of the Republic of Serbia. The results of this work suggest that mining waste could be used for active neutralization of the acid mine drainage. The use of the mining waste instead of lime could reduce the costs of the active treatment of the acid mine drainage.
Keywords:
synergy of processes / polluted site remediation / metals' precipitation / flotation tailings / AMD neutralization / acid mine drainage (AMD)Source:
Metals, 2020, 10, 1Publisher:
- MDPI, Basel
Funding / projects:
- Developing technological processes for nonstandard copper concentrates processing with the aim to decrease pollutants emission (RS-34023)
- Innovative synergy of by-products, waste minimization and clean technologies in metallurgy (RS-34033)
DOI: 10.3390/met10010016
ISSN: 2075-4701
WoS: 000516827800016
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85077367551
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Institut za tehnologiju nuklearnih i drugih mineralnih sirovinaTY - JOUR AU - Petronijević, Nela AU - Stanković, Srđan AU - Radovanović, Dragana AU - Sokić, Miroslav AU - Marković, Branislav AU - Stopić, Srećko AU - Kamberović, Željko PY - 2020 UR - https://ritnms.itnms.ac.rs/handle/123456789/546 AB - Flotation tailings rich in carbonate minerals from the tailings deposit of the copper mine Majdanpek (Serbia) were applied for neutralization of the water taken from the extremely acidic Lake Robule (Bor, Serbia). Tests conducted in Erlenmeyer flasks showed that after neutralization of the lake water to pH 7, over 99% of aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu) precipitated, as well as 92% of Zn and 98% of Pb. In order to remove residual Mn and Ag, the water was further treated with NaOH. After treatment with NaOH, all concentrations of the metals in the lake water samples were below discharge limits for municipal wastewater according to the national legislation of the Republic of Serbia. The results of this work suggest that mining waste could be used for active neutralization of the acid mine drainage. The use of the mining waste instead of lime could reduce the costs of the active treatment of the acid mine drainage. PB - MDPI, Basel T2 - Metals T1 - Application of the Flotation Tailings as an Alternative Material for an Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: A Case Study of the Extremely Acidic Lake Robule (Serbia) IS - 1 VL - 10 DO - 10.3390/met10010016 UR - conv_875 ER -
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Petronijević, N., Stanković, S., Radovanović, D., Sokić, M., Marković, B., Stopić, S.,& Kamberović, Ž.. (2020). Application of the Flotation Tailings as an Alternative Material for an Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: A Case Study of the Extremely Acidic Lake Robule (Serbia). in Metals MDPI, Basel., 10(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/met10010016 conv_875
Petronijević N, Stanković S, Radovanović D, Sokić M, Marković B, Stopić S, Kamberović Ž. Application of the Flotation Tailings as an Alternative Material for an Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: A Case Study of the Extremely Acidic Lake Robule (Serbia). in Metals. 2020;10(1). doi:10.3390/met10010016 conv_875 .
Petronijević, Nela, Stanković, Srđan, Radovanović, Dragana, Sokić, Miroslav, Marković, Branislav, Stopić, Srećko, Kamberović, Željko, "Application of the Flotation Tailings as an Alternative Material for an Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: A Case Study of the Extremely Acidic Lake Robule (Serbia)" in Metals, 10, no. 1 (2020), https://doi.org/10.3390/met10010016 ., conv_875 .