Bauxite residue issues: II. options for residue utilization

• Published in: Hydrometallurgy Vol. 108; no. 1; pp. 11 - 32
• Main Authors: Klauber, C., Gräfe, M., Power, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aggregate; Aluminum base alloys; Applied sciences; Bauxite; Bauxite residue; Bayer process; Byproducts; Cement; Effluent treatment; Exact sciences and technology; Geopolymer; Metal recovery; Metals. Metallurgy; Production of metals; Red mud; Red sand; Residues; Risk; Soil amendment; Utilization; Waste utilization; Wastes; Red sand; Bauxite residue; Waste utilization; Geopolymer; Red mud; Cement; Soil amendment; Effluent treatment; Metal recovery; Aggregate; Material recovery; Bauxite; Hydrometallurgy

Worldwide bauxite residue disposal areas contain an estimated 2.7 billion tonnes of residue, increasing by approximately 120 million tonnes per annum. The question of what to do with bauxite residue arose with the development of the Bayer process for alumina refining and the recognition that it gene...