Bioleaching of metallic sulphides withThiobacillus ferrooxidans in the absence of iron (II)

Bioleaching of metallic sulphides withThiobacillus ferrooxidans in the absence of iron (II) was studied using pure sulphides and mixtures. The direct mode of bacterial action was analysed with respect to sulphide solubility, exposed solid surfaces and bacterial attachment to the solids. Bioleaching...

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Autores: Donati, Edgardo Rubén, Curutchet, Gustavo Andrés, Porro, Silvia, Tedesco, Pascual Héctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1992
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/142713
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/142713
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química
Bioleaching
Metallic sulphides
Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
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Sumario:Bioleaching of metallic sulphides withThiobacillus ferrooxidans in the absence of iron (II) was studied using pure sulphides and mixtures. The direct mode of bacterial action was analysed with respect to sulphide solubility, exposed solid surfaces and bacterial attachment to the solids. Bioleaching of mixed sulphides showed enhancement of metal extraction in comparison with pure sulphides which suggests metal extractions would be better from polymetallic sulphide ores than from similar matrices with only one sulphide.