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Flotation waste management

  • Silesian University of Technology

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Abstract

Flotation process is used in coking coal in order to enrich the tiniest fraction of coal. As a result of this operation, a significant amount of wastes is produced. If we change the word “waste” to”secondary resource” in terms of flotation waste, we obtain a material which has a potential application in many fields. A special feature of this type of waste is their size of grains (smaller than 1 mm), so at elevated humidity levels they are plastic and, after drying, they are characterized by high mechanical strength. Depending on type of minerals or the way of exploitation, they may include different contents of carbon and other organic compounds or trace elements.The aim of this paper is to describe the methods of floatation waste application in: civil engineering, building ceramics, revitalization of degraded areas, agriculture or as a fuel.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-376
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM
Volume1
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference and EXPO, SGEM 2015 - Albena, Bulgaria
Duration: 18 Jun 201524 Jun 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • Civil engineering
  • Coal
  • Floatation waste
  • Fuel
  • Revitalization
  • Waste application

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geology

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