Mining operations can generate several different types of waste streams:
- Sump pits
- Tailings
- Coal ash pits
- Wash slime waste
- Minerals refinement fractions
Often these waste streams need solidification and binding of free liquids in order to be shipped to a licensed disposal facility. Conventional sorbents – sawdust, lime kiln dust, corn cob – normally expands the waste volume by 50-100%. This greatly increases disposal costs in terms of higher transportation costs due to more loads and, of course, higher landfill disposal fees.Use of WASTE LOCK® superabsorbent polymers allows waste generators to meet EPA 9095 (Paint Filter Test) requirements but expands the waste volume by LESS THAN 1% !
Typical application rates for WASTE LOCK® in mining waste is ½ to 2% by weight. And absorption is RAPID… typically 5 minutes to process a batch versus 20 to 60 minutes using conventional sorbents. Faster Processing = Lower Labor Costs !
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