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Title: Method for inhibiting oxidation of metal sulfide-containing material

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176045

The present invention provides means for inhibiting the oxidation of a metal sulfide-containing material, such as ore mine waste rock or metal sulfide taiulings, by coating the metal sulfide-containing material with an oxidation-inhibiting two-tail lipid coating (12) thereon, thereby inhibiting oxidation of the metal sulfide-containing material in acid mine drainage conditions. The lipids may be selected from phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids and combinations thereof.

Research Organization:
US Dept. of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-96ER14644
Assignee:
Elsetinow, Alicia, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
7,153,541
Application Number:
10/497,769
OSTI ID:
1176045
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2002 Dec 04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English