Proposed Mechanism for the Formation of Dust Horizons on Bauxite Residue Disposal Area
dc.contributor.author | Klauber, Craig | |
dc.contributor.author | Harwood, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hockridge, R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Middleton, C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-28T13:58:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-28T13:58:12Z | |
dc.date.created | 2017-04-28T09:06:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Klauber, C. and Harwood, N. and Hockridge, R. and Middleton, C. 2013. Proposed Mechanism for the Formation of Dust Horizons on Bauxite Residue Disposal Area. In Essential Readings in Light Metals, Vol.1: Alumina and Bauxite, 951-956. Wiley. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52286 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/9781118647868.ch132 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Without some form of mitigation control bauxite residue disposal areas in Mediterranean climates can be subject to large-scale dust lift-off events during summer, with significant environmental impact. Intuitively dust formation relates simply to the process of drying. However, whilst wet solids will not produce dust, the converse is not always true. Both the rate of drying and the composition of the bauxite residue are critical factors in determining whether a potential dust event will occur. In this work a dust formation mechanism is proposed in which caustic salts transport and effloresce along with a changing phase composition in the brine solids from sodium bicarbonate through to trona and then to carbonate monohydrate. The efflorescence leads to a white dust event, but the carbonate phase change and the associated reduction in sodium molar volume critically breaks inter-particulate bonding between the residue particles leading to a more severe underlying red dust event. © 2013 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. All rights reserved. | |
dc.title | Proposed Mechanism for the Formation of Dust Horizons on Bauxite Residue Disposal Area | |
dc.type | Book Chapter | |
dcterms.source.volume | 1 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 951 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 956 | |
dcterms.source.title | Essential Readings in Light Metals, Vol. 1: Alumina and Bauxite | |
dcterms.source.isbn | 9781118636640 | |
curtin.department | Department of Chemistry | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |
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