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An Evaluation of Using Various Admixtures of Green Liquor Dregs, a Residual Product, as a Sealing Layer on Reactive Mine Tailings
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering. WSP Samhällsbyggnad, Norra Skeppargatan 11, 803 20, Gävle, Sweden.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering. Boliden Mineral AB, 936 81, Boliden, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8642-9489
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering. Ramböll Sverige AB, Kyrkogatan 2, Box 850, 97126, Luleå, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7585-4017
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Number of Authors: 52016 (English)In: Mine Water and the Environment, ISSN 1025-9112, E-ISSN 1616-1068, Vol. 35, no 3, p. 283-293Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

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.

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Springer , 2016. Vol. 35, no 3, p. 283-293
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Geochemistry
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Applied Geology; Centre - Centre for Advanced Mining & Metallurgy (CAMM)
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-14077DOI: 10.1007/s10230-015-0340-xISI: 000382193900003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84929104639Local ID: d642af46-b311-4e7d-bb0c-ba3d315001f4OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-14077DiVA, id: diva2:987031
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2008-268-12239-54
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Validerad; 2016; Nivå 2; 2016-10-18 (andbra)

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