Rheology of slurries and environmental impacts in the mining industry

DV Boger - Annual review of chemical and biomolecular …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The world's resource industries are the largest producers of waste. Much of this waste is
produced as a fine particle slurry, which is pumped to a storage area, generally at a low …

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) dispersed in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Mechanical property, workability and permeability investigation

L Li, B Wang, MH Hubler - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents experimental data on the effect of carbon nano-fiber (CNF) dispersion
on mechanical behavior, workability, and permeability of ultra-high-performance concrete …

Co-disposal of magnesium slag and high-calcium fly ash as cementitious materials in backfill

L Liu, S Ruan, C Qi, B Zhang, B Tu, Q Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste minimization is a major approach whereby many industries decrease environmental
pollution and promote cleaner production. To achieve sustainable development, a novel …

Lithium slag and fly ash-based binder for cemented fine tailings backfill

Y He, Q Chen, C Qi, Q Zhang, C Xiao - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This research work was an exploration of the feasibility of utilizing a lithium slag (LS) and fly
ash (FA)-based binder for cemented fine tailings backfill (CFTB). Extensive experiments …

Cementitious backfill with partial replacement of Cu-rich mine tailings by sand: Rheological, mechanical and microstructural properties

NU Guner, E Yilmaz, M Sari, T Kasap - Minerals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The thinning of tailings gradation during ore processing leads to a sizeable fall in the
strength of cementitious paste backfill (CPB), increases operational risks, and encourages …

Effects of superplasticizer on rheological properties of cemented paste backfills

D Ouattara, A Yahia, M Mbonimpa, T Belem - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The rheological properties of cemented paste backfill (CPB) affect the flow characteristics
during transport for underground open stope filling. An experimental study was conducted to …

Hydro-mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of red clay-bentonite backfills

K Zhu, K Zhang, Y He - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil-bentonite (SB) cutoff walls have been extensively used as vertical engineering barriers
to control groundwater flow and subsurface contaminant migration. As the pollution …

Short-term hydraulic conductivity and consolidation properties of soil-bentonite backfills exposed to CCR-impacted groundwater

YL Yang, KR Reddy, YJ Du, RD Fan - Journal of Geotechnical and …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The present study investigated the effectiveness of two soil-bentonite slurry wall backfills,
specifically sand/conventional Na-bentonite (NaB) and sand/hexametaphosphate (SHMP) …

Effect of superplasticizers on the consistency and unconfined compressive strength of cemented paste backfills

D Ouattara, T Belem, M Mbonimpa, A Yahia - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the effects of different types of high-range water reducer (HRWR) on
the consistency (slump) and unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of cemented paste …

Experimental study on barrier performance and durability under dry-wet cycles of fly ash based geopolymer cutoff wall backfill

HX Chen, QP Xue, ZP Ma, L Gao, SJ Feng - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vertical cutoff wall is one of the most effective technologies to restrict the migration of
contaminants. In this study, a geopolymer cutoff wall backfill (GCWB) consisting of reactive …