PREDIÇÃO DO POTENCIAL DE DRENAGEM ÁCIDA DE MINAS UTILIZANDO O MÉTODO CINÉTICO DA COLUNA DE LIXIVIAÇÃO / POTENTIAL PREDICTION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE EMPLOYING LEACHING COLUMN KINETIC METHOD

AUTOR(ES)

LILIAN ROCIO ZEGARRA GUEVARA

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

The acid rock mine drainage (ARD) arising from sulfides oxidation in mining areas is a serious environmental problem that markedly affects the quality of the surrounding water. Choosing the measure for remediation and/or preventing pollution effect depends on a suitable evaluation through a prediction program, it has principally tests of the acid generation potential (static method), and rate of the corresponding chemical reactions (kinetic methods). The present study aimed to evaluate the potential of ARD of wastes from two coal mines Criciúma and Metropolitana, using a Modified Acid Base Accounting (MABA) and evaluated the drainage water quality during 23 weeks using leaching columns test according Acid Drainage Technology Initiative protocol. According MABA results two coal mine Criciúma Samples (SRA e SRB) indicated an acid generation potential, and Metropolitana samples present a small risk to generate acidity. However the kinetic method results, for all the samples present pH <4 and increasing concentrations values for SO4 -2, acidity and Eh that indicate acid generation potential. The MABA test does not consider the reaction rate of acid production and its neutralizations reactions. The concentrations values of Zn, Mn and Al exceeds water quality standard (Resolução No 357, CONAMA). In the case of Pb the results were inconclusives due to the equipment high detection limit for this element. Shrinking Core Model was used to determinate rate control to pyrite oxidation kinetic (de FeS2 a SO4 -2). SRA and SRB samples the layer diffusion control was the control rate, with complete conversion theoretical time (t) of 2.7 and 1.6 years, respectively, for the test conditions. The Criciúma Coal Mine sample (VR) presents product layer diffusion as control rate at the beginning weeks and then the chemical reaction was the control rate at the final weeks of the test and for this control the calculated t was 3.4 years for the test conditions.

ASSUNTO(S)

pirita acid mine drainage metodo cinetico shrinking core model pyrite modelo de nucleo nao reagido kinetic method drenagem acida de minas

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