Application of Earth ion Exchange Technology to Convert Acid Mine Drainage from Kilbarchan Colliery into Saleable Products
Pilot scale ion exchange trial on acid drainage pumped from a closed colliery in KwaZulu-Natal, for mine water managers weighing alternatives to reverse osmosis.
Ion exchange treatment of acid mine drainage from a closed KwaZulu-Natal colliery was piloted and shown to give effluent free processing, converting the salts into saleable products rather than sludge and brine. Reverse osmosis had previously produced water of discharge standard but left both. Combined flow from the two mine compartments averaged 4.6 megalitres a day.
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