Effective Ways of Desulphurization of Acid Mine Drainage

Abstract

The article describes other options of desulphurisation of real mine water. After the stage using of aluminium compounds we exam - ined using of barium compounds, namely BaCO3 and Ba(OH)2. After application of these compounds on an artificial model solution we focused on the real mine water from a flooded mine Smolník. The tests were conducted at various values pH, at 12, 7.5 and 4.5. From the results it can be concluded that there was high efficiency of desulphurization at all levels of pH. In terms of the selection of a particular compound was confirmed as the best that has been applied barium hydroxide – Ba(OH)2.