Acid Mine Drainage

From Waste to Resources
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-367-70520-6
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 506 g

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is essentially the flow of water polluted with metals and other substances from existing/old mining areas and is considered to be one of the sources of pollution. A wide range of technologies are available for preventing AMD generation and/or treating AMD before discharge, but there is a shift towards recovery of industrially useful materials and products from AMD. Acid Mine Drainage: From Waste to Resources explores novel methods developed for the reuse and/or recovery of industrially useful materials from AMD including discussing generation, prediction, prevention, and remediation processes. It includes legislation and policy frameworks governing AMD and its environmental/health impacts.



- Provides a detailed overview of the mining operations and discusses the geochemical and hydrogeological context of acid mine drainage AMD formation, prediction and impact

- Presents a holistic approach to AMD generation, prediction, prevention, and remediation processes

- Presents exclusive material on reuse, recycling, and recovery of industrially useful materials from AMD

- Gives a detailed overview of the legislation and policy regulatory framework governing the management of AMD

- Analyses the effects of AMD on the environment and health

This volume is aimed at researchers and professionals in metallurgical engineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and mining engineering, including policy makers.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simate, Geoffrey S.

Ndlovu, Sehliselo

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Bergbau, Hüttenwesen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Overview of Acid Mine Drainage 1. Acid Mine Drainage Formation, Dissemination and Control: Mining and Hydrological Perspectives 2. Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage Formation 3. Chemistry of Acid Mine Drainage Formation 4. Legislation and Policies Governing the Management of Acid Mine Drainage 5. Environmental and Health Effects of Acid Mine Drainage Part II: Prevention and Remediation Processes of Acid Mine Drainage 6. Prevention Processes for Acid Mine Drainage 7. Remediation Processes for Acid Mine Drainage 8. Life-cycle Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Processes Part III: Recovery Processes and Utilization of Valuable Materials from Acid Mine Drainage 9. Recovery Processes and Utilization of Valuable Materials from Acid Mine Drainage.