Dealkalization processes of bauxite residue: a comprehensive review

F Lyu, Y Hu, L Wang, W Sun - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Bauxite residue is a kind of strong alkaline waste produced in the production of alumina. Its
long-term storage poses a potential threat to the environment. With the tightening of …

Application, chemistry, and environmental implications of contaminant-immobilization amendments on agricultural soil and water quality

TK Udeigwe, PN Eze, JM Teboh, MH Stietiya - Environment international, 2011 - Elsevier
Contaminants such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), dissolved organic carbon (DOC),
arsenic (As), heavy metals, and infectious pathogens are often associated with agricultural …

Bauxite residue issues: I. Current management, disposal and storage practices

G Power, M Gräfe, C Klauber - Hydrometallurgy, 2011 - Elsevier
Bauxite residue has been continuously produced since the inception of the
alumina/aluminium industry in the late nineteenth century. The global inventory of bauxite …

Adsorption of arsenic from water using activated neutralized red mud

H Genç-Fuhrman, JC Tjell… - Environmental science & …, 2004 - ACS Publications
In this paper activated seawater-neutralized red mud, herein referred to as activated Bauxsol
(AB), is used as a novel adsorbent for removing inorganic arsenic (As) from water. The …

Lama vermelha da indústria de beneficiamento de alumina: produção, características, disposição e aplicações alternativas

EB Silva Filho, MCM Alves, M Da Motta - Matéria (Rio de Janeiro), 2007 - SciELO Brasil
A lama vermelha, resíduo da indústria de beneficiamento do alumino, é gerada a partir do
refino da bauxita para produção de alumina (Al2O3) através do processo Bayer. Este …

Alkalinity conversion of bauxite refinery residues by neutralization

M Johnston, MW Clark, P McMahon, N Ward - Journal of hazardous …, 2010 - Elsevier
Red mud remains the largest environmental issue for the alumina industry due to its high pH
(> 13), fine-grained nature (> 90% is< 10μm), elevated sodium concentration (> 50g/kg), and …

Red mud as catalyst for the treatment of pharmaceuticals compounds by advanced oxidation processes–A review

E de Sousa Cordeiro, G Scaratti, DCS de Souza… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing concern over environmental contamination by pharmaceutical compounds has
drawn the attention of the scientific community and regulatory bodies worldwide. It is …

Neutralization of Bayer bauxite residue (red mud) by various brines: A review of chemistry and engineering processes

P Kannan, F Banat, SW Hasan, MA Haija - Hydrometallurgy, 2021 - Elsevier
Bauxite residues from the alumina industry are highly alkaline and should be neutralized
before using them for industrial or agricultural purposes. This review evaluates the …

The application of sediment capping agents on phosphorus speciation and mobility in a sub-tropical dunal lake

D Akhurst, GB Jones… - Marine and freshwater …, 2004 - CSIRO Publishing
Experimental sediment cores from Lake Ainsworth, Australia, were exposed to an induced
46-day, anoxic/oxic cycle in the laboratory, mimicking the seasonal thermal stratification …

Extraction of aluminum and iron from bauxite: A unique closed‐loop ore refining process utilizing oxalate chemistry

A Verma, DR Corbin, MB Shiflett - AIChE Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Bayer process holds an exclusive status for alumina extraction, but a massive amount of
caustic “red mud” waste is generated. In this work, three oxalate reagents: potassium …