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US 7,008,606 B2Granted
Process for passivating sulfidic iron-containing rock
AssigneeThe Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada
InventorsManoranjan Misra, Rajendra Mehta, Songyuan Chen
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Abstract
A method is provided for passivating sulfidic iron-containing rock comprising contacting sulfidic iron-containing rock with one or more members of the group consisting of magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate and magnesium carbonate, thereby reducing the acid generation potential of rock.
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A method of reducing acid rock drainage from sulfidic iron-containing rock comprising the steps of:
- contacting said rock with magnesium oxide wherein the concentration of magnesium oxide in the mixture is 0.1–1% by weight and the slurry density is about 20% by weight of solids in the mixture;
- allowing a reaction between said magnesium oxide and the sulfides in said rock to proceed so as to form in slurry dissolved magnesium sulfate;
- raising the pH of the slurry to about 10–10.5;
- adding silicate to said slurry.
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A method of reducing acid rock drainage from sulfidic iron-containing rock comprising the steps of:
- contacting said rock with an aqueous colloidal suspension of 2.5% magnesium hydroxide;
- allowing a reaction between said magnesium hydroxide and the sulfides in said rock to proceed so as to form in slurry dissolved magnesium sulfate;
- raising the pH of the slurry to about 10–10.5;
- adding a silicate to the slurry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.