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Acid mine drainage, acid and metalliferous drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD) is the outflow of acidic water from metal mines or coal mines. Acid rock drainage occurs naturally within some environments as part of the rock weathering process but is exacerbated by large-scale earth disturbances characteristic of mining and other large construction activities, usually within rocks containing an abundance of sulfide minerals. Areas where the earth has been disturbed (e.g. construction sites, subdivisions, and transportation corridors) may create acid rock drainage. In many localities, the liquid that drains from coal stocks, coal handling facilities, coal washeries, and coal waste tips can be highly acidic, and in such cases it is treated as acid rock drainage. This liquid often contains toxic metals, such as copper or iron. These, combined with reduced pH, have a detrimental impact on the streams aquatic environments.
Treatment process of acid mine drainage
This invention relates to a process for treating acidic mine wastewater (AMD). The process includes the following steps: adjusting the pH of the AMD to a range of 3 to 5; adding magnetite nanoparticles to form a slurry; and a) aerating the slurry obtained in step 3), or b) simultaneously heating and mixing the slurry obtained in step 3). The magnetite nanoparticles loaded with one or more metals and sulfate ions and precipitated metals are then separated from the slurry.
Owner:UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
An acid mine drainage treatment system and method of use thereof
ActiveCN116535043Bwon't happenimpeded responseWaste water treatment from quariesMultistage water/sewage treatmentResource recoveryAcid mine drainage
The application discloses an acid mine drainage treatment system and a use method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of acid mine drainage treatment. The acid mine drainage treatment system comprises an iron removal device, a neutralization device and a control device, and is characterized in that the iron removal device comprises an adjusting pool, an injection pipe arranged at the side end of the adjusting pool, a reaction mechanism arranged beside the adjusting pool, a first conveying mechanism connecting the reaction mechanism and the adjusting pool, an iron precipitation pool arranged beside the reaction mechanism, and a first connecting pipe connecting the reaction mechanism and the iron precipitation pool; the neutralization device comprises a neutralization mechanism arranged beside the iron precipitation pool, a second conveying mechanism connecting the iron precipitation pool and the neutralization mechanism, a neutralization precipitation pool arranged beside the neutralization mechanism, a second connecting pipe connecting the neutralization mechanism and the neutralization precipitation pool, a third conveying mechanism arranged at one side of the neutralization precipitation pool and a siphon mechanism. The application can realize the treatment of acid mine drainage, resource recycling and mine filling.
Owner:KUNMING UNIV OF SCI & TECH