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Control of acid drainage from coal refuse using anionic surfactants
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1984
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Description:"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. Based on these results, large-scale tests were conducted at an 8-acre active coal refuse area in northern west Virginia and an 11-acre inactive refuse pile in southern west Virginia. Acid production was decreased 60 to 95 pct for 4 to 5 months after application of 55 gal/acre of 30-pct sodium lauryl sulfate solution. To date, effluent surfactant concentrations have been extremely low. Either a hydroseeder or a road-watering 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." - NIOSHTIC-2
NIOSHTIC no. 10003179
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