The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth

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dc.contributor.advisorFey, Martin Ven_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorWillis, Jamesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTomlinson, Ian Roryen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-18T13:52:58Z
dc.date.available2016-08-18T13:52:58Z
dc.date.issued1995en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 63-68.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAssociated with ESKOM's ash water beneficiation programme is the precipitation of an ettringitic waste from highly alkaline, saline water. The waste is dominated by ettringite (CauAJ4(OH)24(S04) 6.52H20) with calcite (CaC03) as a minor phase (17.7% for the sample used in this study). Apart from the presence of calcite, the ettringite itself is alkaline due to the presence of OH ions. Following a submission that the waste had potential as an ameliorant of acid soil, research into this possibility was initiated. Following the determination of a calcium carbonate equivalent (HCl-CCE) value of 78% using the HCl back titration method of Horwitz (1980), an incubation experiment was initiated using three acid soils of contrasting characteristics: a so-called Silvermine sand, Kranskop A and Kranskop B soils. The effects on soil acidity of ettringitic waste were compared with analytical grade calcite. Soils (50g samples) were incubated with the two alkaline amendments for two weeks, following which pH(KCl), pH(H20) and KCl-extractable acidity were determined. Ettringitic waste led to apparently lower levels of acidity neutralization for corresponding treatments set on an HCl-CCE basis. This difference was minimized with the highly buffered, sesquioxide and organic-rich Kranskop A soil which could be attributed to the greater reactivity of the ettringitic waste with organically-complexed acidity together with the "self-liming" effect of so4 in sesquioxide-rich soils (sensu Reeve & Sumner, 1972). The waste showed progressively less neutralization with Kranskop B and Silvermine soils apparently in response to a decline in buffering capacity of these soils.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationTomlinson, I. R. (1995). <i>The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21334en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTomlinson, Ian Rory. <i>"The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21334en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTomlinson, I. 1995. The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Tomlinson, Ian Rory AB - Associated with ESKOM's ash water beneficiation programme is the precipitation of an ettringitic waste from highly alkaline, saline water. The waste is dominated by ettringite (CauAJ4(OH)24(S04) 6.52H20) with calcite (CaC03) as a minor phase (17.7% for the sample used in this study). Apart from the presence of calcite, the ettringite itself is alkaline due to the presence of OH ions. Following a submission that the waste had potential as an ameliorant of acid soil, research into this possibility was initiated. Following the determination of a calcium carbonate equivalent (HCl-CCE) value of 78% using the HCl back titration method of Horwitz (1980), an incubation experiment was initiated using three acid soils of contrasting characteristics: a so-called Silvermine sand, Kranskop A and Kranskop B soils. The effects on soil acidity of ettringitic waste were compared with analytical grade calcite. Soils (50g samples) were incubated with the two alkaline amendments for two weeks, following which pH(KCl), pH(H20) and KCl-extractable acidity were determined. Ettringitic waste led to apparently lower levels of acidity neutralization for corresponding treatments set on an HCl-CCE basis. This difference was minimized with the highly buffered, sesquioxide and organic-rich Kranskop A soil which could be attributed to the greater reactivity of the ettringitic waste with organically-complexed acidity together with the "self-liming" effect of so4 in sesquioxide-rich soils (sensu Reeve & Sumner, 1972). The waste showed progressively less neutralization with Kranskop B and Silvermine soils apparently in response to a decline in buffering capacity of these soils. DA - 1995 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1995 T1 - The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth TI - The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21334 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21334
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTomlinson IR. The amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growth. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Geological Sciences, 1995 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21334en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherGeological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.titleThe amendment of acid soil with an ettringitic waste and its effects on plant growthen_ZA
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