Toward sustainable green alumina production: A critical review on process discharge reduction from gibbsitic bauxite and large-scale applications of red mud

G Zhou, Y Wang, T Qi, Q Zhou, G Liu, Z Peng… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In 2021, global alumina production reached over 135 million tons and discharged
approximately 200 million tons of red mud, leading to severe environmental safety hazards …

Hydrotalcites and their role in coordination of anions in Bayer liquors: Anion binding in layered double hydroxides

SJ Palmer, RL Frost, T Nguyen - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Bauxite refinery residues (red mud) are derived from the Bayer process by the digestion of
crushed bauxite in concentrated caustic at elevated temperatures and pressures. Following …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of zeolite A by hydrothermal transformation of natural Jordanian kaolin

M Gougazeh, JC Buhl - Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for …, 2014 - Elsevier
The synthesis of zeolite materials by hydrothermal transformation of natural Jordanian kaolin
in NaOH solutions of various concentrations was investigated at 100° C for 20 h. A mixture of …

Nucleation and growth history of zeolite LTA synthesized from kaolinite by two different methods

CA Rios, CD Williams, MA Fullen - Applied Clay Science, 2009 - Elsevier
The synthesis of zeolite Linde Type A (LTA) from kaolinite by two different routes:(1)
conventional hydrothermal alkaline activation and (2) alkaline fusion prior to hydrothermal …

Recovery of alumina and alkali in Bayer red mud by the formation of andradite-grossular hydrogarnet in hydrothermal process

R Zhang, S Zheng, S Ma, Y Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011 - Elsevier
Bayer red mud (RM) is an alumina refinery waste product rich in aluminum oxides and
alkalis which are present primarily in the form of sodium hydro-aluminosilicate desilication …

Study of the parameters of zeolites synthesis from coal fly ash in order to optimize their CO2 adsorption

G Verrecchia, L Cafiero, B de Caprariis, A Dell'Era… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The coal fly ash (CFA) from a coal gasification plant was used as raw materials for X zeolites
synthesis by fusion and hydrothermal method and the ability of CFA-derived zeolites to …

Sustained bauxite residue rehabilitation with gypsum and organic matter 16 years after initial treatment

AW Bray, DI Stewart, R Courtney, SP Rout… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Bauxite residue is a high volume byproduct of alumina manufacture which is commonly
disposed of in purpose-built bauxite residue disposal areas (BRDAs). Natural waters …

[HTML][HTML] Nucleation and growth process of sodalite and cancrinite from kaolinite-rich clay under low-temperature hydrothermal conditions

CAR Reyes, C Williams, OMC Alarcón - Materials Research, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
The synthesis of low-silica zeotypes by hydrothermal transformation of kaolinite-rich clay
and the nucleation and growth processes of sodalite and cancrinite in the system Na2O …

Alteration of kaolinite to cancrinite and sodalite by simulated Hanford tank waste and its impact on cesium retention

H Zhao, Y Deng, JB Harsh, M Flury… - Clays and Clay …, 2004 - cambridge.org
Caustic nuclear wastes have leaked from tanks at the US Department of Energy's Hanford
site in Washington State (USA) causing hundreds of thousands of gallons of waste fluids to …

Recent advances in zeolite-encapsulated metal catalysts: A suitable catalyst design for catalytic biomass conversion

M Limlamthong, ACK Yip - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal clusters and nanoparticles, which have been used to tune the acidity of zeolite
support, are beneficial for promoting the catalytic performance of various reaction processes …