The refinery residue is usually stored in engineered disposal areas that eventually have to be revegetated This is challenging because of the alkaline and sodic nature of the residue At Alcan Gove s bauxite refinery in Gove Northern Territory Australia research into revegetation of bauxite residue has been conducted since the mid 1970s
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Get PriceThe amount and composition of refinery residue depend on the purity of the bauxite ore and extraction conditions and differs between refineries The refinery residue is usually stored in engineered disposal areas that eventually have to be revegetated This is challenging because of the alkaline and sodic nature of the residue
Get PriceMugerman estimates that 150 million tonnes of bauxite residues are produced annually around the world and that on average there s $80 to $120 worth of metal in every tonne
Get Pricea decommissioning plan and closure strategy for the long term bauxite residue infrastructure b The State does not have obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1986for the clean up and rehabilitation of the refinery sites c Alcoa has lodged Preliminary Decommissioning Plans for the Wagerup and Pinjarra refineries in accordance
Get PriceA new bauxite residue filtration facility will transform how the refinery manages bauxite residue a byproduct of the alumina refining process that is primarily made up of red mud and coarse sand The Poços de Caldas refinery will use a process known as press filtration which will reduce water usage and require less land to store residue
Get PriceWhile the main product of these refineries is aluminum hydroxide Al OH 3 or Al 2 O 3 3H 2 O which results in alumina Al 2 O 3 after calcination a solid residue is obtained named bauxite residue BR also known as red mud The world s production of alumina was 134 million tons in 2024 IAI 2024
Get PriceWith the appropriate bauxite residue typically a usage rate of 3 to 5% can be accommodated From the industrial experience key aspects seem to be a relatively low moisture content approximately 30% moisture has been used in several plants and this can readily be achieved at many alumina refineries
Get PriceBauxite residue management begins at the point of separation of the green liquor from the solids remaining after digestion This is usually achieved in a thickener also known as a settler which separates residues from saturated sodium aluminate NaAl OH 4 solutions
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Get PriceAlcoa first adapted the filtration technology to the treatment of bauxite residue at the Kwinana and Pinjarra refineries in Western Australia Those two refineries have the annual capability to reduce their freshwater use by a collective 2 2 gigaliters 581 million gallons the equivalent amount of water needed to fill 880 Olympic sized
Get PriceMugerman estimates that 150 million tonnes of bauxite residues are produced annually around the world and that on average there s $80 to $120 worth of metal in every tonne In the past Mugerman said research into bauxite waste may have focused on how to grow vegetation in it or how to store it safely A lot of the money went into how
Get PriceBauxite Residue BR is produced as a red slurry hence the common term red mud from the Bayer process cycle It is estimated that for each ton of alumina produced 0 9 1 5 tons of solid residue is generated depending on the initial bauxite ore grade and alumina extraction efficiency
Get PriceExtra bauxite production will be achieved by the working of extra shifts and will require 35 more miners and an increase in earth moving and support vehicles At the refinery most existing facilities will require upgrading or duplication but there is no new clearing required Bauxite residue disposal will report to the existing
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Get PriceAs part of the aluminium industry s waste not want not approach to circularity the IAI has produced two waste perception factsheets on bauxite residue and spent pot lining The Bauxite Residue Factsheet is laid out in a simple and clear format to help inform the intended audiences on the importance and availability of this by product
Get PriceThe press filtration system which is Brazil s first such operation pumps the residue into a filter where it is compacted The compaction removes about 70 percent of the water in the mix which is returned to the plant for reuse in the refining process The compacted dry waste is taken from the site by truck to a dry disposal area elsewhere
Get PriceThrough company driven research and global partnerships Alcoa is making strides in finding reuse opportunities for bauxite residue a byproduct of the alumina refining process Alcoa has a goal to reduce bauxite residue land requirements per metric ton of alumina produced by 15 percent by 2024 from a 2024 baseline
Get PriceThis review evaluates strategies of bauxite residue re use / recycling and identifies associated benefits beyond elemental recovery Furthermore methodologies to translate risks and benefits into quantifiable data are discussed Ultimately such quantitative data are a prerequisite for facilitating decision making regarding bauxite residue re
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Get PriceBauxite is processed in alumina refineries by the Bayer process in which Al containing minerals are dissolved in hot NaOH The insoluble solids bauxite processing residue mud and sand are washed
Get PriceIt is estimated that the annual generation of bauxite residue from all these plants is of the order of 120 million tonnes a year There are approximately 30 Bayer alumina refineries that have closed and have left associated legacy bauxite residue sites
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Get Pricecovered at the refinery will be presen t as a stab le coll oid rather than coalescin g into the agglomerates May et al 1979; A dd ai Mensah et a l 1998
Get PriceBauxite residue is a leftover material from the process of refining bauxite into alumina the main raw material used to make aluminium This international recognition of our work demonstrates that we are on the right track to make Alunorte a global reference for bauxite residue re use consolidating a leading position in the industry
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Get PriceSeawater neutralization of bauxite refinery residues causes chemical changes and improves physical characteristics of the material At the refinery faster settling due to agglomerate consolidation and increased ease of handling after neutralization are positive impacts for management
Get PriceThe bauxite residue is thickened to a high density slurry using an advanced thickener flocculation and dewatering filtration technologies The thickened red mud slurry is pumped via pipeline to the storage area and spread in layers allowing it to de water through a combination of drainage and evaporative drying
Get PriceTo tackle the challenge of bauxite residue BR generated during the alumina production as well as to recover some of its metal content three combinatory H 2 based processes were utilized Firstly Greek BR was mixed with NaOH to produce water soluble Na aluminates and was roasted under pure H 2 gas in order to reduce the Fe 3 content
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