Services:
- technological developments and assistance for the treatment of mine effluents (ARD, flooding water etc.)
- Feasibility Studies and Basic Engineering for the treatment of mine effluents
- studies and pilot tests for immobilisation and recycling of wastes from mine water treatment
- hydrogeochemical studies on and determination of mining related discharge of substances into water bodies
- application of biotechnologies for production of secondary raw materials from mine effluents (e.g. schwertmannite from the pumped water of lignite mines)
- development and optimisation of technologies for separation of sulphates from mine effluents
- technological development and design of quasi-natural solutions for the treatment of mine effluents (constructed wetlands, reactive drainage systems, aerobe and anaerobe treatment stages)
- design and technological optimisation of processes for the treatment of mine effluents
- special services and technological investigations:
- selection of reagents
- determination of sludge properties
- aeration tests
- oxygen consumption measurements
- determination and selection of aeration systems
- treatment and immobilisation of water treatment sludge
References:
- Technological analysis and design of sophisticated aeration technology adapted to the conditions of the Schwarze Pumpe mine water treatment plant in East Germany
- Design of a passive mine water treatment plant for effluents of the abandoned Pöhla uranium mine, Germany
- Design and operation of a pilot plant for the treatment of aluminium containing acid rock drainage at the location of the roof slate mines near Lehesten, Germany
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