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Flocculation Dewatering of Florida Phosphatic Clay Wastes

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  • Description:
    The Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, as part of its mission to effect pollution abatement, conducted research to devise means for disposing of phosphatic clay wastes and reclaiming mined land. Part of the investigation was performed in a cooperative research project with 10 phosphate companies in Florida. The colloidal properties of the phosphatic clay suspensions, called slimes, make them difficult to dewater and dispose of without impoundment storage aboveground. Various reagents to flocculate and dewater these plant wastes were evaluated, and a polyethylene oxide polymer was found to function in a specialized flocculation dewatering technique. The flocculation dewatering method was investigated in bench-scale batch tests and applied in continuous dewatering tests using standard mineral-processing equipment. In continuous tests at feed rates of up to 58 liters per minute, wastes at 4 percent solids were dewatered to about 20 percent solids. About 0.8 Kilogram of polymer was used for each metric ton of dry waste clay solids; processing time was about 4 minutes. Requirements for the treatment system are (1) proper mixing of the clay-waste feed and flocculant, (2) rapid removal of water as it is released, and (3) physical manipulation to promote cohesion of solids. Work done under an agreement with the University of Alabama. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Mining Publications
  • Subseries:
    Report of Investigations
  • Document Type:
    Text
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    TURC - Tuscaloosa Research Center
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-26
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:10007931
  • NTIS Accession Number:
    PB-295718
  • Citation:
    NTIS: PB 295 718 :26 pages
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    1979
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Source Full Name:
    NTIS: PB 295 718
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    urn:sha-512:250c457fc79e3e9a057277eba7be78b8f8fb23dcd3350a3ff63f01fc904e3f7b53a8b7b82f0702ee443d552c8bc97062a4becf8fffd6857bab67d64b73f4dc00
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