Purification of mine wastewater using natural sorbents in the conditions of stationary treatment facilities of metallurgy enterprises

Abstract

Mine water treatment in the mining industry is a balance between the quality of water discharged into surface water bodies and the cost of treatment. The article discusses the issue of using natural sorbents for the purification of mine and quarry waters. Using the example of existing treatment facilities with a capacity of 60 m³/hour, operating using ion exchange resin filters, the loading was replaced with natural sorbents for research. Based on the research and analysis of the data obtained, patterns of mine water purification were identified. The best filtration rates were determined when using pressure filters filled with ceramic granular filtering material and granulated glauconite. Proposals have been developed for the implementation of the studied methods of mine water purification. The conducted studies have proven the effectiveness of mine water purification using natural sorbents. For the first time, the possibility of purifying mine water using natural sorbents at industrial treatment plants has been studied.