Electroosmotic Dewatering of Iron Ore Tailings: A Laboratory Study to Improve Geotechnical Properties

Table 1

Characteristics of analyzed iron ore tailings.

Property	Value
Dry density (g/cm^3)	1.49
Wet density (g/cm^3)	2.34
Mineralogical composition	Magnetite, quartz, zeolite, and iron complex compounds
Chemical composition	Ti % 0.72, Si % 1.46, Fe % 61.30, Mg 1.0%, % Al 0.87 and C % 4.21
Particle size (µm)	Dv10: 9.81; Dv50: 47.0, Dv90: 146
Specific surface area (m^2/kg)	341.9
Atterberg limits	The liquid limit is 25%, plastic limit is 18.75%, and the plasticity index is 6.25 low plastic material
pH	8.2
Water content (%)	56.99