Experimental and modeling study on the transient flow and time-dependent yield stress of superfine-tailings cemented paste backfill

The fresh superfine-tailings cemented paste backfill (SCPB) exhibits strong thixotropy, but quantification of the resulting transient flow (non-steady state) and time-dependent yield stress is lacking. In this study, a simple qualitative model was developed to describe the transient flow and time-dependent yield stress of SCPB. The effect of...

Increasing arsenic immobilization capacity of a binder prepared by arsenic-containing biohydrometallurgy waste: Effects of ferric/ferrous salts addition

The aim of this study was to improve the immobilization capacity of a binder prepared from As-containing biohydrometallurgy waste (BAW) on arsenic (As) by modifying it with ferric/ferrous salts. The study investigated the chemical fractions of As and its leaching characteristics. Results indicated that the addition of ferric/ferrous salts...

Immobilization capacity assessment of a binder from arsenic-containing biohydrometallurgy waste: Effects of halloysite nanotubes and biochar addition

The aim of this study was to improve the immobilization capacity of a binder prepared from As-containing biohydrometallurgy waste (BAW) on arsenic (As) by modifying it with halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and biochar (BC). The study investigated the influence of HNTs and BC on the chemical fractions and leaching characteristics of As, as well as...

First-principles investigations of arsenate doping into the ettringite lattice

Hazardous wastes are commonly immobilized using cementitious materials. Ettringite (Ca₆Al₂(OH)₁₂(SO₄)₃∙26H₂O) is one of the main components of hydrated cement and is known to stabilize anionic species. Thus, it is a promising material for the stabilization of arsenate (As(V))...

Recycling waste tyre polymer for production of fibre reinforced cemented tailings backfill in green mining

The increasing amount of solid waste, e.g., waste tyres from car industry and tailings from mine operations, causes substantial environmental and societal issues. The recycled tyre polymer fibre (RTPF) reinforced cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is a kind of composite that can treat waste tyres and tailings simultaneously and realize green...

Origin of the spin Seebeck effect in compensated ferrimagnets

Magnons are the elementary excitations of a magnetically ordered system. In ferromagnets, only a single band of low-energy magnons needs to be considered, but in ferrimagnets the situation is more complex owing to different magnetic sublattices involved. In this case, low lying optical modes exist that can affect the dynamical response. Here we...