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http://dx.doi.org/10.9727/jmsk.2018.31.3.173

Behaviors of Trace Elements Caused by the Precipitation of Minerals in Acid Mine Drainage  

Yoon, Young Jin (School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Ji Eun (School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
Bang, Sang Je (School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
Baek, Young Doo (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Daegu Health College)
Kim, Yeongkyoo (School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.31, no.3, 2018 , pp. 173-182 More about this Journal
Abstract
The precipitation and phase transformation processes of iron minerals in acid mine drainage have a great influence on the behavior of trace elements in drainage. However, it is not easy to accurately trace these processes in natural environments, and therefore, most studies have carried out in the laboratory to obtain the information on the precipitation and transformation of those minerals. In this study, the precipitation of minerals and the changes of trace elements in drainage water were investigated at different pH values in actual acid mine drainage collected from the Dalsung mine. The amount of some precipitated minerals was not enough for the mineral identification. However, from the minerals identified, amorphous minerals were formed first, and then goethite was precipitated probably from schwertmannite. When the pH of the sample was high (10), amorphous phases of minerals were still observed at even high pH (pH 10). With increasing time, the pH values decreased by precipitation and transformation of minerals. All the elements showed low concentrations at high pH (8, 10), which might be due to the precipitation of minerals at high pH and the effect of surface charge, and the concentrations of elements gradually increased with time. In the case of sulfur, it also increased in water due to the transformation of schwertmannite to goethite.
Keywords
Acid mine drainage; trace element; pH; schwertmannite; goethite;
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