A large amount of mining waste occures due to the intensive mining activities in our country. These wastes may contain different pollutants depending on the type of mining facilities. The lead-zinc-copper flotation waste was investigated in this study contains significantly calcium, iron, magnesium and sulfur elements. The presence of high concentrations of these elements has an environmental problem. For this reason, in this article, firstly, the mine waste was obtained from the Gümüştaş Mining Corporation, the Lead-Zinc-Copper Enhancement Plant. Then, characterization and iron and sulphate removal experiments were investigated under different inorganic acids. Experimental studies showed that about 30% iron and 85% sulphate removal yields were obtained with 4 M HCl concentration.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Environmental Engineering |
Journal Section | Araştırma Articlessi \ Research Articles |
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Publication Date | March 25, 2019 |
Submission Date | October 19, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | February 7, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |