Natural evolution of alkaline characteristics in bauxite residue

X Kong, Y Guo, S Xue, W Hartley, C Wu, Y Ye… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bauxite residue, a highly alkaline solid waste, is extremely hazardous to the surrounding
environment and current research approaches have largely focused on the removal and …

Phosphogypsum stabilization of bauxite residue: conversion of its alkaline characteristics

S Xue, M Li, J Jiang, GJ Millar, C Li, X Kong - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Reduction of the high alkalinity of bauxite residue is a key problem to solve to make it
suitable for plant growth and comprehensive utilization. In this study, phosphogypsum, a …

Development of alkaline electrochemical characteristics demonstrates soil formation in bauxite residue undergoing natural rehabilitation

X Kong, T Tian, S Xue, W Hartley… - Land Degradation & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mining and mineral processing industries have generated a large amount of polymineral
wastes, causing the destruction and degradation of huge areas of landscapes at extensive …

Alkaline tailings as novel soil forming substrates: reframing perspectives on mining and refining wastes

TC Santini, NC Banning - Hydrometallurgy, 2016 - Elsevier
Historically, tailings management plans have focused largely on confinement and
containment, with little regard to long term alteration of the chemical, physical, and biological …

[HTML][HTML] Blending bauxite residues with multiple byproducts improves capping materials for tailings storage facilities

G Taki, PF Grierson, G Scullett-Dean… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amelioration and management of large volumes of tailings resulting from alumina refining is
a major challenge owing to the high alkalinity and salinity of residues. Blended byproduct …

Changes in physicochemical properties on a chronosequence of gold mine tailings

T Nyenda, W Gwenzi, SM Jacobs - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the trajectory of changes in substrate physicochemical properties is critical
for revegetation of mine tailings. The study tracked changes of selected physicochemical …

Variation of alkaline characteristics in bauxite residue under phosphogypsum amendment

Y Li, X Luo, C Li, GJ Millar, J Jiang, S Xue - Journal of Central South …, 2019 - Springer
Aiming at alkaline problem of bauxite residue, this work focused variation of alkaline
characteristics in bauxite residue through phosphogypsum treatment. The results …

Acid leaching of desilication products: implications for acid neutralization of bauxite residue

H Peng, T Kim, J Vaughan - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Acid (inorganic or organic) neutralization of bauxite residue has been one of the main
approaches to reduce its alkalinity, which is largely caused by desilication products (DSP) …

Changes in the profile properties and chemical weathering characteristics of cultivated soils affected by anthropic activities

J Li, J Du, S Zhong, E Ci, C Wei - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The study of the pedogenic process in response to natural evolution, gradual anthropogenic
shifts and engineering upheavals is of great significance for understanding, utilizing and …

Experimental and geochemical modelling investigations on the weathering behaviour of bauxite residue: Effect of pH

P Gupta, SJ Couperthwaite, TC Santini… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study attempted to predict the weathering behaviour of bauxite residue, which is of
primary concern to understanding the environmental risks of leachates from the ever …