Field-Scale Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage by Hybrid Electrolysis Process

doi:10.7857/JSGE.2014.19.3.142

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Field-Scale Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage by Hybrid Electrolysis Process 전기분해 복합공정을 이용한 산성광산배수 실증처리 연구: 성일종;박승일;양재규;배세달;김해금;최상일;
Sung, Il-Jong;Pak, Seung-Il;Yang, Jae-Kyu;Bae, Se-Dal;Jin, Hai-Jin;Choi, Sang-Il;

30 June 2014. pp. 142 ~ 152

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Abstract

In this study, generic characteristics of the acid mine drainage (AMD), removal efficiency of iron, aluminium and manganese by chemical treatment, electrolysis and hybrid process using electrolysis after neutralization were evaluated. The pH of AMD was inversely proportional to the rainfall. In dry-season, the average pH of AMD was ranged from 4.5 to 5.5, showing slight variation. However, the pH of AMD was gradually decreased along with rainfall and dropped to 3.02 in September showing the greatest rainfall. Removal efficiency of heavy metals by chemical treatments using three different neutralizing agents or by electrolysis was low. However, a hybrid process performed with electrolysis after addition of neutralization shows higher removal capacity for heavy metal ions than neutralization-alone and electrolysisalone process.

Keywords

Heavy metal;Acid mine drainage;Abandoned coal mine;Electrolysis;

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Information

Publisher :The Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
Publisher(Ko) :한국지하수토양환경학회
Journal Title :Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
Journal Title(Ko) :지하수토양환경
Volume : 19
No :3
Pages :142 ~ 152
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2014.19.3.142

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[2] Chon, H.T., Kim, J.Y., and Choi, S.Y., 1998, Evaluation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Geochemical Environment around the Abandoned Coal Mine-With special reference to geochemical environment around the Imgok Creek in the Gangreung Coal Field-, Econ. Environ. Geol., 31(6), 499-508.

[3] Druschel, G., Baker, B., Gihring, T., and Banfield, J., 2004, Acid mine drainage biogeochemistry at Iron Mountain, California, Geochem. Trans., 5(2), 13-32.10.1186/1467-4866-5-13

[4] Gazea, B., Adam, K., and Kontopoulos, A., 1996, A review of passive systems for the treatment of acid mine drainage, J. Miner. Eng., 9(1), 23-42.

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[6] Ji, S.W., Kim, S.J., and Lee, J.B., 1997, Speciation and Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Streams in the Vicinity of the Youngdong Coal Mine, J. Geosystem Eng., 34, 326-335.

[7] Ji, S.W. and Kim, S.J., 2003, The Contamination of Groundwater by Acid mine Drainage in the Vicinity of the Hanchang Coal Mine and the Efficiency of the Passive Treatment System, J. Soil Groundw. Environ., 8(2), 9-18.

[8] Ji, M.K, Yoon, H.S., Ji, E.D., Lee, W.R., Park, Y.T., Yang, J.S., Jeon, B.H., Shim, Y.S., Kang, M.H., and Choi, J.Y., 2010, Development of Control Technology for Acid Mine Drainage by Coating on the Surface of Pyrite using Chemicals, J. Soil Groundw. Environ., 15(4), 46-52.

[9] Ministry of Environment, 2012, Press release of the Ministry of Environment, No. 7513.

[10] Ministry of Environment, 2014, Water Quality and Ecosystem Conservation Act, Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, No. 543 (article13).

[11] Ministry of Environment, 2014, Enforcement Decree of the Wastes Control Act, Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, No. 552 (article5-2).

[12] MIRECO, 2008, The investigation report of abandoned mines.

[13] MIRECO, 2010, The investigation report of abandoned mines.

[14] MIRECO, 2011, The investigation report of abandoned mines.

[15] MIRECO, 2012, The investigation report of abandoned mines.

[16] Nam, K.S. and Kwon, H.H., 2007, Mine Reclamation Engineering, DongHwa technology pubishing, Rep. of Korea, p. 372.

[17] Hach, 2004, Dr/2400 Spectrophotometer Procedure Manual, 1st Edition.

[18] Skousen, J., Rose, A., Geidel, G., and Foreman, J., 1998, A handbook of technologies for avoidance and remediation of AMD, The national min land reclamation center located at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

[19] Stumm, W. and Morgan, J.J., 1996, Aquatic chemistry: an introduction emphasizing chemical equilibria in natural water, 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York.

[20] USEPA, 2008, Coal Mining Detailed Study, EPA-821-R-08-012.

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