Bioleaching of chalcopyrite by UV-induced mutagenized Acidiphilium cryptum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

The original strains Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans GF and Acidiphilium cryptum DX1-1 were isolated from the drainage of some caves riched in chalcopyrite in Dexing Mine in Jiangxi Province of China.The optimum temperature and pH for growth were 30℃and 3.5 for Ac.cryptum DX1-1,and 30℃and 2.0 for At.ferrooxidans GF,respectively.For Ac.cryptum DX1-1,the optimum UV radiating time was 60 s and the positive mutation rate was 22.5%.The growth curves show that Ac.cryptum after mutagenesis reached stationary phase ...     

Bacterial leaching of chalcopyrite and bornite with native bioleaching microorganism

A native mesophilic iron-oxidizing bacterium, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, has been isolated （30 ℃） from a typical, lead-zinc concentrate of Dachang Mine in the region of Liuzhou located in the southwest of China. Two typical copper sulfide minerals, chalcopyrite and bornite, were from Meizhou Copper Mine in the region of Guangdong Province, China. Variation of pH and cell growth on time and effects of some factors such as temperature, inoculation cell number, and pulp density on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite and bornite were investigated. The results obtained from the bioleaching experiments indicate that the efficiency of copper extraction depends on all of the mentioned variables, especially the pulp density has more effect than the other factors on the microorganism. In addition, the results show that the maximum copper recovery was achieved using a mesophilic culture. The copper dissolution reached 51.34% for the chalcopyrite while it was 72.35% for the bornite at pH 2.0, initial Fe（ Ⅱ ） concentration 9 g/L and pulp density 5%, after 30 d.     

Bioleaching of anilite by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

In order to characterize the efficiency of copper bioleaching from anilite using pure cultures of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in the absence and presence of ferrous sulphate,the experiments were carried out in shake flasks with or without 4 g/L ferrous sulphate(FeSO_4·7H_2O)at pH 2.0,150 r/min and 35℃.The tests show that Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is unable to attack anilite in iron-free 9K medium.Anilite is rapidly oxidized by bacterial leaching when ferrous sulphate is added.Chemical oxidation o...     

聚乙二醇对氧化亚铁硫杆菌浸出黄铜矿的影响

为提高黄铜矿生物浸出率,研究聚乙二醇(PEG)对Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain XZ11 Fe2+氧化活性和黄铜矿生物浸出过程的影响,并采用SEM和EDS对浸出后矿物表面形貌和相组成进行表征。结果表明:相对分子质量大于200的PEG对Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans Fe2+氧化活性具有一定的促进作用,添加30 mg/L PEG 2000时,浸出20 d后,铜浸出量高达451.70 mg/L,较不添加FEG时提高了1.11倍;添加PEG时,黄铜矿表面的侵蚀面呈沟壑状,出现溶蚀坑,并生成Fe3+的羟基化多聚物Fe(Ⅲ)—O—OH。PEG的添加提高了浸出体系中细菌浓度和Fe3+浓度,加速了黄铜矿的溶解。     

Bioleaching of marmatite flotation concentrate by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum f errooxidans

Bioleaching of marmatite flotation concentrate by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans was investigated at 35℃, the initial pH value of 2.0 on an orbital shaker with 160 min^-1 over a period of 10 days. Experimental results indicate that the adapted strains increase markedly the dissolution rate and the leac-hing ratio of marmatite. Pulp density also affects the bioleaching of marmatite. Massive elemental sulfur and jarosite form during the leaching process in the systems inoculating the adapted strains in pure and mixed cultures;and acid product is enhanced, which decreases the pH below to 2.0 in latter leaching period. Marmatite preferentially dis-solves during the bacterial leaching of complex sulfides. Compared with the pure cultures of original and adapted strains, the adapted strains of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans in mixed cultures are more efficient in the oxidation of marmatite.     

混合高温菌浸出黄铜矿及浸出过程中微生物群落的演替

研究3株极端嗜热古菌(金属硫叶菌,Sulfolobus metallicus JCM 9184;瑟杜生金属球菌,Metallosphaera sedula JCM 9185和万座酸菌,Acidianus manzaensis YN25)在不同起始pH值和不同温度条件下对黄铜矿的混合浸出,并对浸矿过程中混合菌群落的动态演替进行分析.结果表明:在起始pH 1.5时的铜浸出率明显高于在起始pH 2.5时的铜浸出率,而65 ℃条件下的铜浸出率高于75 ℃时的铜浸出率.利用限制性长度多态性(RFLP)分析65 ℃、起始pH 1.5条件下的微生物群落演替,结果显示:在黄铜矿的浸出前期Sulfolobus metallicus是占据优势的菌种,而到后期Acidianus manzaensis的比例则会上升,并最后取代Sulfolobus metallicus成为优势种.     

微生物浸出Pb-Zn-Sn黄铜矿及其生物群落的演替分析

研究了Pb-Zn-Sn黄铜矿精矿在混合中度嗜热微生物槽浸过程中的细菌群落结构变化,并监测浸出体系中金属离子浓度、溶液电位、溶液pH值变化,通过聚合酶链式反应-限制性片段长度多态性（PCR-RFLP）技术分析微生物群落的结构变化。结果表明,最终铜浸出率高达85.6%,在浸出前期,Acidithiobacillus caldus为优势群落,从第18天开始到浸出结束,Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans为优势群落,但Leptospirillum ferriphilum丰度变化较小。试验结果表明,适当较高的溶液电位和合适的铁离子浓度对黄铜矿精矿的生物浸出作用很关键。     

嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌在黄铜矿表面的短期吸附实验研究(英文)

为了探明细菌在黄铜矿表面的吸附机制,采取短期吸附的实验方法,研究吸附时间、矿浆浓度、细菌浓度、pH值和离子强度等因素对吸附行为的影响。结果表明,细菌吸附量随初始细菌浓度和矿浆浓度的增加而增大。Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans在黄铜矿表面的最佳吸附pH范围为1-3。离子强度的增大会抑制细菌吸附,这一现象可以通过双电层理论得到很好的解释。细菌与黄铜矿的吸附行为受疏水性和静电作用力共同影响。     

黄铜矿与斑铜矿在酸性细菌培养基中的电化学溶解对比(英文)

采用电化学测试和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)测试分析黄铜矿与斑铜矿在酸性细菌培养基中的电化学溶解过程。斑铜矿直接氧化反应比还原反应更容易发生,但黄铜矿既难被氧化,又难被还原。斑铜矿具有更高的氧化速率,从而比黄铜矿更容易被溶解。铜蓝(CuS)是黄铜矿与斑铜矿溶解过程的中间产物。因此,斑铜矿的溶解途径主要为直接氧化过程,中间产物铜蓝(CuS)可能限制其进一步溶解。黄铜矿的溶解途径包含了还原-氧化过程,其中,黄铜矿首先被还原为与斑铜矿类似的中间产物,再进一步被氧化,并产生铜蓝(CuS),而黄铜矿的最初还原过程是其溶解过程的主要限制步骤。     

Preservation of moderately thermophilic culture by freeze drying and frozen preservation way and effect on subsequent bioleaching of chalcopyrite

Freeze drying and frozen preservation way was used to preserve a moderately thermophilic culture for bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrate.After preservation of 15 months,the cell viability rate decreases to 22% with a cell density of 7×107 mL-1.When the growth time was extended from 8 days to 14 days,cell density would increase in a large scale to about 3×108 mL-1.In the bioleaching experiments,unpreserved and preserved cultures were compared for dissolving chalcopyrite concentrate.Before 44 days,the unpreserved culture can reach a high copper extraction of about 17.4 g/L.While the preserved culture shows a rather low copper extraction,which is only 9.7 g/L.When the bioleaching time was extended to 80 days,copper extraction by preserved culture increases remarkably,and the concentration of copper finally achieves up to 18.3 g/L.On the other hand,copper extraction by the unpreserved culture does not show remarkable increase from 44th to the 80th day,and finally the total copper extraction is 19.8 g/L.As a result,total copper extraction in 80 days by preserved culture approaches that by unpreserved culture and freeze drying and frozen preservation even after 15 months does not bring much decrease of bioleaching ability.     

Microbial leaching of marmatite by Acidithiobacillusferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

1 Introduction Microbial leaching of metals from sulfide minerals has been practiced over hundreds of years without realizing that microorganisms were involved. Copper, zinc, gold, etc can be recovered from sulfide ores by microbial leaching[1?5]. Zinc s…     

EPS-contact-leaching mechanism of chalcopyrite concentrates by A. ferrooxidans

The effect of extracelluar polymeric substances(EPS) on the bioleaching chalcopyrite concentrates in the presence of iron- and sulphur-oxidizing bacteria (A.ferrooxidans) was studied.The bacterial number,pH,redox potential,and the concentrations of Fe2+and Cu2+ ions were investigated.The leached residues were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction and FT-IR.The results indicate that the EPS makes the bacteria adhere to the chalcopyrite surface easily and it is helpful for bacteria in disadvantageous environment.At the same time,EPS film layer with Fe3+ deposits on the surface of chalcopyrite and becomes a barrier of oxygen transfer to chalcopyrite to passivate chalcopyrite,and creates the high redox potential space through concentrating Fe3+ ions to accelerate bioleaching pyrite in chalcopyrite concentrates.The results suggest that EPS formation promotes bioleaching pyrite and inhibits bioleaching chalcopyrite,especially under high potential condition.     

可见光和Cd2+对黄铜矿生物浸出的催化作用(英文)

利用扫描电镜(SEM)、同步辐射X射线衍射(SR-XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究在酸性氧化亚铁硫杆菌存在下,可见光和镉离子(Cd²⁺)对黄铜矿生物浸出的影响。生物浸出28天后的结果表明,光照下铜的溶解提高4.96%;Cd²⁺单独存在对黄铜矿的浸出有轻微的抑制作用;可见光和50mg/LCd²⁺同时存在时,溶解铜的浓度提高14.70%。化学浸出结果表明,可见光能促进体系中铁元素的循环。SEM结果显示,Cd²⁺在可见光下促进酸性氧化亚铁杆菌在黄铜矿表面的附着。综合SR-XRD和XPS结果可知,可见光和Cd²⁺促进黄铜矿的浸出,但不会抑制钝化物的形成。提出可见光和Cd²⁺对黄铜矿生物浸出协同催化作用机制的模型。     

EPS-contact-leaching mechanism of chalcopyrite concentrates by A. ferrooxidans

The effect of extracelluar polymeric substances（EPS） on the bioleaching chalcopyrite concentrates in the presence of ironand sulphur-oxidizing bacteria （A. ferrooxidans） was studied. The bacterial number, pH, redox potential, and the concentrations of Fe^2＋ and Cu^2＋ ions were investigated. The leached residues were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction and FT-IR. The results indicate that the EPS makes the bacteria adhere to the chalcopyrite surface easily and it is helpful for bacteria in disadvantageous environment At the same time, EPS film layer with Fe^3＋ deposits on the surface of chalcopyrite and becomes a barrier of oxygen transfer to chalcopyrite to passivate chalcopyrite, and creates the high redox potential space through concentrating Fe^3＋ ions to accelerate bioleaching pyrite in chalcopyrite concentrates. The results suggest that EPS formation promotes bioleaching pyrite and inhibits bioleaching chalcopyrite, especially under high potential condition.     

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

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Bioleaching of anilite by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

In order to characterize the efficiency of copper bioleaching from anilite using pure cultures of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in the absence and presence of ferrous sulphate, the experiments were carried out in shake flasks with or without 4 g/L ferrous sulphate (FeSO₄·7H₂O) at pH 2.0, 150 r/min and 35°C. The tests show that Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is unable to attack anilite in iron-free 9K medium. Anilite is rapidly oxidized by bacterial leaching when ferrous sulphate is added. Chemical oxidation of anilite is slow compared with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans initiated solubilization in the presence of iron. The EDAX analysis of the surfaces of anilite confirms that sulfur coating layer is present as a reaction product on the surface of the bacterially leached mineral.     

生物浸出过程中黄铜矿钝化的控制方法(英文)

在细菌浸出黄铜矿的过程中,黄铜矿表面钝化是普遍现象,成为生物浸铜技术的瓶颈问题。对比研究了普通浸出与强化浸出(加入玻璃圆珠)对铜浸出的影响。结果表明,玻璃圆珠的加入改善了浸出条件,削弱了黄铜矿的钝化效应,使黄铜矿的Cu浸出率从50%提升至 89.8%。扫描电镜(SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)分析发现,添加玻璃圆珠的黄铜矿表面没有黄钾铁矾沉淀,钝化作用不明显;而不加玻璃圆珠的黄铜矿表面附着厚厚的结构致密的黄钾铁矾,钝化严重,从而阻碍了黄铜矿的溶解和浸出。     

Photogenerated-hole scavenger for enhancing photocatalytic chalcopyrite bioleaching

The effects of photogenerated-hole scavengers (ascorbic acid, oxalic acid, humic acid and citric acid) on chalcopyrite bioleaching in the presence of visible light were studied using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans). Four sets of bioleaching experiments were performed: (1) visible light + 0 g/L scavenger, (2) visible light + 0.1 g/L of different scavenger (ascorbic acid, oxalic acid, humic acid and citric acid), (3) dark + 0.1 g/L of different scavenger (ascorbic acid, oxalic acid, humic acid and citric acid), and (4) dark + 0 g/L scavenger (control group). The results showed that ascorbic acid and oxalic acid could act as photogenerated-hole scavengers and significantly enhance chalcopyrite bioleaching under visible light. The dissolved copper in the light group without scavenger was only 18.7% higher than that of the control group. The copper extraction rates of the light groups with oxalic acid and ascorbic acid were respectively 30.1% and 32.5% higher than those of the control group. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses indicated that ascorbic acid and oxalic acid as photogenerated-hole scavenger could capture photo-generated holes and inhibit jarosite formation on the chalcopyrite surface, thereby enhancing bioleaching of chalcopyrite under visible light.     

中度嗜热菌浸出黄铜矿过程表面产物解析

采用X射线衍射(XRD)与X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究黄铜矿在中度嗜热菌浸出过程中的表面产物变化。结果表明,在A. caldus,S. thermosulfidooxidans与L. ferriphilum浸出过程中,一硫化物(CuS)、二硫化物(S22?)、元素硫(S0)、多硫化物(Sn2?)与硫酸盐(SO42?)是黄铜矿表面的主要产物。在A. caldus浸出黄铜矿过程速率较慢,这主要是由于黄铜矿的不完全溶解产生多硫化物,限制了进一步的溶解。在S. thermosulfidooxidans与L. ferriphilum浸出黄铜矿过程中,多硫化物与黄钾铁矾是钝化膜的主要成分。元素硫不是导致黄铜矿生物冶金过程钝化的主要物质。