title: Feasibility study for an innovative industrial red mud utilisation method.
abstract: Red mud is a high volume industrial waste, and its management poses a unique challenge. For the utilisation of red mud, an economical, energy saving, environmental friendly and widely applicable method has been found. The proposed novel method is purely chemical, and achieves the recovery of all the oxides contained in red mud totally and transforms them into high value added products. The present work shows that an investment in an industrial plant, treating red mud and turning a toxic industrial waste in commercial products, is safe and viable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Materials Science, National Technical University of Athens, Greece pkounalakis@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kounalakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Management and Operational Research, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aravossis
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Materials Science, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: ChS
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karayianni
mesh_terms: D005240:Feasibility Studies; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D010087:Oxides
keywords: Red mud; environment; evaluation; feasibility of investment; utilisation