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Iron Phosphate Coating on Pyrite Surface for Reduction of Acid Rock Drainage  

Lee Gyoo Ho (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Kim Jae Gon (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Kim Tack Hyun (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
Lee Jin-Soo (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.39, no.1, 2006 , pp. 75-82 More about this Journal
Abstract
Acid drainage occurs when sulfide minerals are exposed to an oxidizing environment. The objective of this study was to examine the optimum condition for creating a phosphate coating on standard pyrite surfaces for reduction of pyrite oxidation. The solution of $10^{-2}M\;KH_2PO_4,\;10^{-2}M\;H_2O_2$ was identified as the best phosphate coating agent for the reduction of pyrite oxidation. The formation of an iron phosphate coating on pyrite surfaces was confirmed with ore microscope and scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The temperature did not significantly affect the formation of phosphate coating on the surface of pyrite. However, the phosphate coating was less stable at higher temperature than at lower temperature. The phosphate coating was quitely stable at wide range of pH and $H_2O_2$ concentration. The less than $3.4\%$ of phosphate was dissolved at pH 2.79 and 10.64 and less than $1.0\%$ of phosphate was dissolved at 0.1M $H_2O_2$. On the basis of these results, the phosphate coating can effectively reduce the negative environmental impact of acid rock drainage.
Keywords
pyrite; acid drainage; iron phosphate coating;
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