Control of acid drainage from coal refuse using anionic surfactants. Report of investigations/1983

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5163366

Kleinmann, R L.P.; Erickson, P M

To control the formation of acid drainage at its source, the Bureau of Mines has investigated the role of iron-oxidizing bacteria in the oxidation of pyrite. In laboratory tests, it was determined that Thiobacillus ferrooxidans could be controlled in coal refuse using anionic surfactants, with an associated decrease in acid production of about 75 pct. Either a hydroseeder or a road-water truck can be used to apply the surfactant. Since the surfactant solution must reach the pyritic material to be effective, sites that have been reclaimed are generally not amenable to these procedures. A simple laboratory test is described that provides an estimate of adsorption potential; this can be used to calculate a safe application rate.

• Research Organization: Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA (USA). Pittsburgh Research Center
• OSTI ID: 5163366
• Report Number(s): PB-84-141076; BM-RI-8847
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010800 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Waste Management
010900* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Environmental Aspects
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
ADSORPTION
ANIONS
BACTERIA
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL MINES
FIELD TESTS
IONS
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON SULFIDES
KINETICS
MICROORGANISMS
MINERALS
MINES
OXIDATION
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PYRITE
REACTION KINETICS
SORPTION
SULFIDE MINERALS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACTANTS
TESTING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT