Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

T.T. Rukuni

Publications

• Research Article
  Separation of Magnesium Hydroxide and Barium Sulphate from a Barium Sulphate-Magnesium Hydroxide Mixed Sludge by Carbonation: The Effect of Temperature
  Author(s): T.T. Rukuni, J.P Maree and C.M ZvinowandaT.T. Rukuni, J.P Maree and C.M Zvinowanda
  
  The solids that result from mine wastewater treatment usually contain elevated levels of contaminants that were originally contained in the wastewater. These must be carefully disposed or treated to avoid shifting of the original pollutants in the waste stream to the final disposal site where they may again become free to contaminate the environment. A more reasonable approach to ultimate solids disposal is to view the sludge as a resource that can be recycled or reused. In South Africa, reverse osmosis is already being used for desalination of mine water and huge sludge volumes are also produced. The Tshwane University of Technology-Magnesium-Barium-Oxide (TUT-MBO) process and its variations is an alternative technology that offers the benefit of lower cost as magnesium hydroxide, barium hydroxide and coal are the main process raw materials. In the f.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000116

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