ORIGINAL RESEARCH
In-situ Stability and Remediation of Typical
Antimony (Sb) Tailings by Combined Solid
Waste in Southwest China
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Resource and Environmental Engineering College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
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Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University,
Guiyang, Guizhou, 550025, China
Submission date: 2022-12-06
Final revision date: 2023-01-31
Acceptance date: 2023-02-16
Online publication date: 2023-03-27
Publication date: 2023-05-18
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Zhiwei Han
College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(3):2935-2947
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To explore the feasibility of reusing solid waste to stabilize high-content arsenic (As) and antimony
(Sb) tailings, red mud, fly ash, dried sludge, ferrous sulfate (FeSO4), and rice husk ash (RHA) were used
as the stabilizer to stabilize the Sb tailings in Qing Long and Du Shan. The combined treatment with
5% red mud, 10% fly ash, 5% dried sludge, 1% FeSO4, and 1% rice husk ash had the best stabilization
effects on As and Sb, the leaching concentrations of As and Sb decreased considerably under neutral
conditions, this indicates that the leaching behavior of As and Sb is controlled by the alkaline and
acid-retarding capacity of the materials. In addition, the leaching of heavy metals decreases with the
formation of (C-S-H) and calcite (CaCO3), indicating that heavy metals exist in the form of metal
hydration or hydroxide and precipitate on the surface of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) and calcite
particles. Leaching of heavy metals in stabilized materials can be considered as a pH-dependent and
control process of stabilization products.