Bioleaching of refractory gold ore （ Ⅱ ）——Mechanism on bioleaching of arsenopyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

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A new strain Acidithiobacillus albertensis BY-05 for bioleaching of metal sulfides ores

An acidophilic,rod-shaped Gram-negative sulfur oxidizing strain BY-05 was isolated from an acid mine drainage of copper ore in Baiyin area,Gansu Province,China.Ultrastructural studies show that the isolate has a tuft of polar flagella and possesses sulfur granules with clear membrane adhering to the cell innermembrane.Physiological study shows that this isolate grows autotrophically and aerobically by oxidizing S0and reduced inorganic sulfur compounds(SO, 2 23-SO, 2 24- S2 -and ZnS)with the optimum growth at pH 3.5-4.0 and at the temperature range of 25-30℃.The 16S rRNA gene sequence(DQ 423683)of strain BY-05 has 100%sequence similarity to that of Acidithiobacillus albertensis(DSM 14366).So it is identified and named as A. albertensis BY-05.Bioleaching experiments with this new strain show that it can play an important role in recovery of metals from chalcopyrite and sphalerite.     

原电池效应对混合硫化矿细菌浸出的影响

研究了黄铜矿与黄铁矿混合矿细菌浸出过程的原电池效应，提出了原电池效应模型。研究结果表明：当黄铜矿细菌浸出过程中加入黄铁矿及C时，浸出率大大提高，黄铜矿浸出30d，Cu浸出率可达40％；单一黄铁矿细菌浸出时，黄铁矿会被大量氧化分解，而当与黄铜矿混合浸出时，黄铜矿氧化加快，黄铁矿氧化速率降低；加入C及黄铁矿与黄铜矿混合时，由于接触电位的影响，黄铜矿氧化反应电流增大、反应起始电位负移，反应加尉，而黄铁矿的氧化反应受到抑制；混合矿浸出过程中，黄铜矿表面Cu含量较单一矿浸出时低得多，说明混合效应对浸出具有强化作用；黄铜矿中Cu浸出愈多，表面生成的元素硫愈多，黄铁矿细菌浸出时，表面不会有元素硫产生。     

Study on bioleaching of primary chalcopyrite ore with thermoacidophilic archae

A high temperature-tolerating thermoacidophilic archae （TA） was isolated from water samples collected from a hot sulfur-containing spring in the Yunnan Province, China, and was used in bioleaching experiments of a low-grade chalcopyrite ore. The TA grow at temperatures ranging from 40 to 80℃, with 65℃ being the optimum temperature, and at pH values of l.5 to 4.0, with an optimum pH value of 2.0. The bioleaching experiments of the chalcvpyrite ore were conducted in both laboratory batch bioreactors and leaching columns. The results obtained from the bioreactor experiments showed that the TA bioleaching rate of copper reached 97% for a 12-day leaching period, while the bioleaching rate was 32.43% for thiobacillus ferrooxidans （Tf） leaching for the same leaching time. In the case of column leaching, tests of a two-phase leaching （196 days）, that is, a two-month （56 days） Tf leaching in the first phase, followed by a 140-day TA leaching in the second phase were performed. The average leaching rate of copper achieved for the 140-day TA leaching was 195mg/（L.d）, while for the control experiments, it was as low as 78mg/（L .d） for the Tf leaching, indicating that the TA possesses a more powerful oxidizing ability to the chalcopyrite than Tf Therefore, it is suggested that the two-phase leaching process be applied to .for the heap leaching operations, whereas, the TA can be used in the second phase when the temperature inside the heap has increased, and the primary copper sulfide minerals have already been partially oxidized with Tf beforehand in the first phase.     

氧化亚铁硫杆菌培养的"瓶颈"问题研究与突破

综述了氧化亚铁杆菌液体培养现状及存在的主要问题。包括液体计数方法选择,除菌存在的误区;同时对液体培养基不能进行高温高压灭菌做了原因分析,并引入了切实可行的液体培养基灭菌方法。分析和阐述了固体培养"难分离,难纯化"的原因,同时对固体培养基的研究进展做了概括。     

Bioleaching of chalcocite by mixed microorganisms subjected to mutation

Mixed microorganisms with elevated activity of chalcocite-leaching were screened by mutation methods. The original microorganisms collected from acid mine drainage of different sites were mixed and then treated with mutagens NO₂⁻, diethyl sulfate (DES), UV and their combinations, respectively. Five groups of mixed microorganisms with much stronger ore-leaching ability were obtained by screening on the leaching media. Among them, group E of mixed microorganisms (treated with 1% DES for 60 min) with the best performance on chalcocite-leaching, increases the content of Cu²⁺ by 101.4% in 20 d of leaching compared with the control culture. In addition, group E is more tolerant to Cu²⁺ in media than the control without mutation treatment. Analysis for the diversity of microbial clones indicates that half of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) in group E are Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. These observations suggest that group E might have potentials for industrial application. Foundation item: Project(50321402) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(2004CB619201) supported by the Major State Basic Research and Development Program of China     

生物浸矿反应器的制作及矿浆质量分数分布特征

以自制的生物浸矿反应器为对象,以反应器内矿浆质量分数分布为评价指标,就搅拌器搅拌方式、外循环流量及曝气大小对矿浆质量分数的分布进行了研究.结果表明:当搅拌速度为1800～2000 r/min,搅拌桨离曝气器顶部2～3 cm,外部循环流量为13 L/min,曝气量为1.2 m3/h时,反应器内矿浆质量分数分布均匀.并对总矿浆质量分数为6 %、10 %、15%和20%的反应器内矿浆质量分数随反应器高度的变化进行了研究.     

Bioleaching of pyrrhotite by Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans

The bioleaching of pyrrhotite was investigated using Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans.The effects of pH,pulp concentration,inoculation amount,external addition of ferrous and ferric ions were examined.The pH is found to exert a profound effect on the leaching process for controlling the bacterial activity and precipitation of ferric ions mainly as jarosite.The results show that low pulp content increases the leaching rate of iron.The inoculation amount from 1×107 cell/mL to 1×108 cell/mL has positive effects on the leaching rate.The results also imply that addition of ferrous sulfate（1 g/L） is required for the bacteria to efficiently drive the extraction of iron,however,the leaching efficiency has no obvious enhancement when 2 g/L ferrous sulfate was added.Comparatively,addition of ferric sulfate（2 g/L） significantly inhibits the bioleaching process.At the end of bioleaching,jarosite and sulfur are observed on the surface of pyrrhotite residues by using XRD and SEM.With the passivation film formed by jarosite and sulfur,the continuous iron extraction is effectively blocked.     

Bioleaching of refractory gold ore （ Ⅲ ）——Fluid leaching Jinya refractory gold concentrate by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

A novel fluidized-bed reactor was designed and installed for bloleaching in a semi-continuous way, by which a process for biuleaching-cyanidation of Jinya refractory gold arsenical concentrate was studied. The arsenic extraction rate reaches 82.5 % after 4-day batch biooxidation of the concentrate under the optimized condition of pH 2.0, ferric ion concentration 6.Sg/L and pulp concentration 10%. And leached rate of gold in the following cyanida.tion is over 90%. The parameters of three series fluidized-bed reactors exhibit stability during the semi-continuous bioleaching of the concentrate.Armmic in the concentrate can be got rid of 91% after 6-day leaching. Even after 4 days, 82% of arsenic extraction rate was still obtained. The recovery rates of gold are 92 % and 87.5 % respectively in cyaniding the above bioleached residues.The results will provide a base for further commercial production of gold development.     

黄铜矿生物浸出钝化及调控研究进展

综述了黄铜矿微生物浸出钝化作用和消除方法的研究现状和发展趋势,认为黄铜矿生物浸出的钝化作用主要有黄钾铁矾、硫及其多聚物、金属缺陷型硫化物和它们协同作用等。要提高黄铜矿生物浸出效果,必须削弱和消除钝化作用,主要的方法有物理法、化学法、生物法和复合法。但4种方法都还不成熟,要工业化应用,还需要大量的研究工作,同时提出从组合矿物对黄铜矿生物浸出钝化的影响开展研究工作,也许能取得突破性进展。