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Mine Water and The Environment | 2016

An Evaluation of Using Various Admixtures of Green Liquor Dregs, a Residual Product, as a Sealing Layer on Reactive Mine Tailings

Maria Mäkitalo; David Stenman; Fatai Ikumapayi; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander

Green liquor dregs (GLD), a residual product from sulfate paper mills, was blended with tailings, fly ash, and bark sludge with the aim of improving the material’s physical properties so that it could function as a sealing layer in dry covers on sulfidic mine waste. Geotechnical and geochemical investigations, including weathering cell tests, were carried out on GLD with admixtures to assess their effectiveness. Due to its alkaline character, GLD was shown to have the potential to improve leachate quality by decreasing metal mobility when blended with tailings. The admixtures showed favorable sealing layer properties such as high water retention capacity and low hydraulic conductivity. However, caution must be exercised when the dregs are blended with tailings containing large amounts of As and Mo, since increased leaching of these elements may be expected.ZusammenfassungGrünlaugenschlamm (GLD), ein Abprodukt der Papierherstellung nach dem Sulfatverfahren, wurde mit Tailings, Flugasche und Rindenschlamm mit dem Ziel gemischt, dessen physikalische Eigenschaften zu verbessern, um ihn als Dichtschichtmaterial beim Bau von Abdecksystemen für sulfidische Bergbaurückstände verwenden zu können. Hierzu wurden geotechnische und geochemische Untersuchungen, darunter ein spezieller Labor-Elutionstest, an Rezepturen von GLD mit verschiedenen Zusatzstoffen durchführt. Wird GLD mit Tailings verschnitten, ist er aufgrund seiner Alkalität grundsätzlich geeignet, die Sickerwasserbeschaffenheiten infolge verringerter Metallmobilitäten zu verbessern. Die untersuchten Rezepturen wiesen positive Dichtschichteigenschaften auf, so ein hohes Wasserrückhaltevermögen und eine geringe hydraulische Durchlässigkeit. Allerdings ist Vorsicht geboten, wenn GLD mit Tailings verschnitten wird, die hohe Gehalte an As und Mo aufweisen, da es hierdurch zu einer Mobilitätserhöhung dieser Elemente kommen kann.ResumenEl licor verde residual (GLD), un producto residual en las fábricas de papel por el método sulfato, fue mezclado con colas, cenizas volátiles y lodo de cortezas con el objetivo de mejorar las propiedades físicas del material para ser usado como una capa de sellado en cobertores secos sobre residuos de una mina de sulfuros. Investigaciones geotécnicas y geoquímicas, incluyendo los test de células de desgaste, fueron realizadas con GLD y diferentes agregados a fin de relevar su efectividad. Debido a su carácter alcalino, GLD mostró potencial para mejorar la calidad del lixiviado disminuyendo la movilidad de los metales cuando se mezcló con las colas. Los agregados mostraron propiedades favorables para ser usados como capas sellantes con una alta capacidad de retención de agua y baja conductividad hidráulica. Sin embargo, deben ser observadas ciertas precauciones cuando los residuos son mezclados con colas que contienen altas cantidades de As y Mo ya que puede esperarse un incremento de la lixiviación de estos elementos.抽象绿液渣(GLD)是硫酸盐造纸厂的固体废物。本文将绿液渣与尾矿、粉煤灰和树皮泥混合,旨在提高混合材料的物理性能,以作含硫化物尾矿堆的保护盖层。通过绿液渣(GLD)及其混合物的岩土力学试验、地球化学试验(包括模拟风化箱试验)评价其作为盖层材料的阻渗、防氧化效率。绿液渣呈碱性,与尾矿混合后能降低尾矿金属离子活性,减少滤出液离子含量,提高滤出液质量。绿液渣混合物表现出了高持水能力和低渗透性的良好盖层特性。但是,应当注意,当绿液渣与含有大量砷和钼的尾矿混合时,这些元素溶出量也会增加。


Minerals Engineering | 2012

Recycling of process water in sulphide flotation: Effect of calcium and sulphate ions on flotation of galena

Fatai Ikumapayi; Maria Mäkitalo; Björn Johansson; Kota Hanumantha Rao


Waste and Biomass Valorization | 2013

Use of Amended Tailings as Mine Waste Cover

Yu Jia; David Stenman; Maria Mäkitalo; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander


Minerals | 2014

Characterization of Green Liquor Dregs, Potentially Useful for Prevention of the Formation of Acid Rock Drainage

Maria Mäkitalo; Christian Maurice; Yu Jia; Björn Öhlander


International Conference on Sustainable Management of Waste and Recycled Materials in Construction : 30/05/2012 - 01/06/2012 | 2012

Assessment of the effect of aging on Green liquor dregs cover for tailings deposits - Field investigation

Maria Mäkitalo; Jinmei Lu; Nanna Stahre; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander


Geotechnical and Geological Engineering | 2015

Improving Properties of Sealing Layers Made of Till by Adding Green Liquor Dregs to Reduce Oxidation of Sulfidic Mine Waste

Maria Mäkitalo; Josef Mácsik; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander


Journal of environmental chemical engineering | 2016

Prediction of the long-term performance of green liquor dregs as a sealing layer to prevent the formation of acid mine drainage

Maria Mäkitalo; Jinmei Lu; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander


Environmental Science and Pollution Research | 2017

Elemental mobility in sulfidic mine tailings reclaimed with paper mill by-products as sealing materials

Yu Jia; Nanna Stahre; Maria Mäkitalo; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander


International UFZ- Deltares/TNO Conference on Management of Soil, Groundwater and Sediment : 21/09/2010 - 24/09/2010 | 2010

By-products in the remediation of mining waste

Maria Mäkitalo; Nathalie Pérez Rodríguez; Christian Maurice; Björn Öhlander


Bygg & Teknik | 2015

Efterbehandling av gruvavfall med morän/grönlutslam i tätskiktskonstruktionen : Massor med fördelar

Magnus Filipsson; Pär Odén; Christian Maurice; Maria Mäkitalo; Josef Mácsik

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Christian Maurice

Luleå University of Technology

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Björn Öhlander

Luleå University of Technology

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Yu Jia

Luleå University of Technology

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David Stenman

Luleå University of Technology

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Fatai Ikumapayi

Luleå University of Technology

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Nanna Stahre

Luleå University of Technology

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Jinmei Lu

University of Tromsø

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Kota Hanumantha Rao

Luleå University of Technology

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