Rheological behavior of paste in metal mines

A Wu, Z Ruan, J Wang - International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and …, 2022 - Springer
Cemented paste backfill (CPB) has been one of the best practical approaches for tailings
management and underground goaf treatment. Paste rheology is a science to study the flow …

A systematic review of paste technology in metal mines for cleaner production in China

S Yin, Y Shao, A Wu, H Wang, X Liu, Y Wang - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cleaner production is an integrated preventive environmental strategy intended to minimize
waste and emissions and maximize product output. The mining industry continually supplies …

Application of filtration aids for improving sludge dewatering properties–a review

Y Qi, KB Thapa, AFA Hoadley - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
The difficulties in sludge dewatering are associated with the high organic content and
colloidal materials in sludge solids. Chemical conditioning by flocculation improves sludge …

Quantification of wastewater sludge dewatering

SJ Skinner, LJ Studer, DR Dixon, P Hillis, CA Rees… - Water Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Quantification and comparison of the dewatering characteristics of fifteen sewage sludges
from a range of digestion scenarios are described. The method proposed uses laboratory …

全尾砂絮凝沉降规律及其机理

焦华喆, 王洪江, 吴爱祥, 吉学文, 严庆文, 李祥 - 工程科学学报, 2010 - cje.ustb.edu.cn
以某矿全尾砂和聚丙烯酰胺(PAM) 为实验原料进行静态絮凝沉降实验, 研究给料浓度和絮凝剂单
耗对尾矿最大沉降速度和静止沉降极限浓度的影响, 通过对实验数据回归分析得出简易的沉降 …

Water recovery improvement by shearing of gravity-thickened tailings for cemented paste backfill

J Huazhe, W Shufei, Y Yixuan, C Xinming - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
In mines present in water-scarce areas, the high-water recovery from paste and thickened
tailings results in significant cost savings as compared to recovery from conventional …

Sustainability and waste management in the resource industries

H Jones, DV Boger - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2012 - ACS Publications
Fundamental science and engineering research at Monash University and The University of
Melbourne in Australia has enabled the alumina industry worldwide to reduce the volume of …

Sedimentation and consolidation of different density aggregates formed by polymer-bridging flocculation

FA Benn, PD Fawell, J Halewood, PJ Austin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
There are numerous models of sedimentation in fine particle suspensions, derived from or
validated with physical measurements. Such models could be applied to optimise and …

Research advances and challenges in one-dimensional modeling of secondary settling tanks–a critical review

B Li, MK Stenstrom - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Sedimentation is one of the most important processes that determine the performance of the
activated sludge process (ASP), and secondary settling tanks (SSTs) have been frequently …

Compressional rheology: a tool for understanding compressibility effects in sludge dewatering

AD Stickland - Water Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Water and wastewater treatment sludges exhibit compressible behaviour due to flocculation
and aggregation. At a critical solids concentration called the gel point, which is as low as 1 …