THE PROPOSED ALUMINA INDUSTRY AND HOW TO MITIGATE THE RED MUD FOOTPRINT IN GHANA

Bauxite tailings, also known as red mud, are often generated in vast quantities by extracting alumina from bauxites. The relatively complex composition of the red mud, an insoluble residue from bauxite processing, coupled with its fine particle size distribution, high pH, poor settling properties an...

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Published in:	Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering
Main Authors:	Simon K. Y. Gawu, E. E. Amissah, Jerry S. Kuma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Paraiba 2012-12-01
Subjects:	Bauxite red mud thickened tailings slurry impoundment rheology
Online Access:	http://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/juee/article/view/9881/8512