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.     

Bioleaching of marmatite in high concentration of iron

Bioleaching of marmatite with a culture of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans in high concentration of iron was studied,the results show that the zine leaching rate of the mixed culture is faster than that of the sole Thiobacillus ferrooxidans,the increasing iron concentration in leaching solution enhances the zine leaching rate.The SEM analysis indicates that the chemical leaching residues is covered with porous solid layer of elemental sulfur,while elemental sulfur is not found in the bacterial leaching residues.The primary role of bacteria in bioleaching of sphalerite is to oxidize the chemical leaching products of ferrous ion and elemental sulfur,thus the indirect mechanism prevails in the bioleaching of marmatite.     

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...     

Effect of Cu~(2+)ions on bioleaching of marmatite

The effect of Cu~(2+)ions on bioleaching of marmatite was investigated through shake leaching experiments.The bacteria inoculated are a mixed culture ofAcidithiobacillus ferrooxidans,Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Lepthospirillum ferrooxidans.The results show that zinc is selectively leached,and the addition of appropriate content of Cu~(2+)ions has positive effect on the bioleaching of marmatite.SEM and EDX analyses of the leaching residue reveal that a product layer composed of iron sulfide, element...     

金属离子强化铁闪锌矿浮选精矿的生物浸出

考察了金属离子Cu2 、Fe3 和Fe2 等对铁闪锌矿浮选精矿生物浸出的影响,并与无菌条件下对铁闪锌矿浸出的影响进行比较.结果表明:Cu2 、Fe3 和Fe2 等金属离子在一定浓度范围内都可以促进铁闪锌矿的生物浸出;在无菌条件下,除Fe2 外,Cu2 和Fe3 离子仍对铁闪锌矿溶解有一定的促进作用.电化学测试和X射线衍射分析表明:添加Cu2 和Fe3 等离子将影响铁闪锌矿电极发生的电化学反应和浸渣组成;添加Cu2 离子可取代矿物基质晶格中的Zn而生成CuS沉淀,并与锌矿产生原电池效应而促进浸出过程;Fe3 和Fe2 两种离子强化铁闪锌矿生物浸出的机理本质上一致,均可以提高浸出液中氧化剂浓度和促进细菌生长与生物活性.     

Effect of Cu ions on bioleaching of marmatite

The effect of Cu^2＋ ions on bioleaching of marmatite was investigated through shake leaching experiments. The bacteria inoculated are a mixed culture ofAcidithiobacillusferrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Lepthospirillumferrooxidans. The results show that zinc is selectively leached, and the addition of appropriate content of Cu^2＋ ions has positive effect on the bioleaching of marmatite. SEM and EDX analyses of the leaching residue reveal that a product layer composed of iron sulfide, elemental sulfur and jarosite forms on the mineral surface. The biooxidation of elemental sulfur is catalyzed by the Cu^2＋ ions, which eliminate the barrier to bioleaching of marmatite and keep low pH value. With the addition of 0.5 g/L Cu^2＋ ions, the maximum zinc extraction rate reaches 73% after 23 d at the temperature of 30 ℃ with the pulp density of 10%, while that of iron is only about 10%.     

Single and cooperative bioleaching of sphalerite by two kinds of bacteria —— Acidithiobacillus ferriooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

A cooperative bioleaching （Acidithiobacillus ferriooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans） and single bioleaching （Acidithiobacillus ferriooxidans or Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans） of sphalerite were investigated by X-ray diffractometry, energy dispersive spectrography and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results show that the leaching rate of zinc in the mixed culture is higher than that in pure culture and the sterile control. In these processes, two kinds of bacteria perform different functions and play a cooperative role during leaching of sphalerite. The bioleaching action carded out by Acidithiobacillus ferriooxidans （.4. ferriooxidans） is not directly performed through Fe^2＋ but Fe^3＋, and its role is to oxidize Fe^2＋ to Fe ^3＋ and maintain a high redox potential. Moreover, the addition of an appropriate concentration of ferric iron to the leaching systems is beneficial to zinc dissolution. In the leaching systems without Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans （.A. thiooxidans）, elemental sulfur layers are formed on mineral surface during the dissolution of zinc and block continuous leaching. Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans, however, eliminate the passivation and cause the bioleaching process to continue in the leaching systems. At the same time, protons from the bacterial oxidization of the elemental sulfur layers also accelerate the leaching of zinc.     

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。     

Elective culture of bacteria used in bioleaching on pyrrhotite

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Marmatite bioleaching with moderately thermoacidophilic bacterial strain and mineral analyses of solid residues

The bioleaching of a marmatite flotation concentrate with a moderately thermoacidophilic iron-oxidizing bacterial strain （MLY） is influenced significantly by temperature, pH, particle size, pulp density of ores and bacterial strains. Under such leaching conditions as the initial pH value of 1.5, temperature of 50℃, pulp density of 5%, particle size less than 35.5μm （over 90%） and inoculating the adapted strains of MLY, the leached Zn is over 95% after 10 d of bioleaching. SEM observations show the cell attachment and the surface features of solid residues under different leaching conditions. XRD and EDX analyses show that a mass of elemental sulfur form during the bioleaching process. The technological feasibility of a microbiological process using MLY for extracting zinc from the marmatite concentrate is demonstrated.     

Comparative study on effects of Tween-80 and sodium isobutyl-xanthate on growth and sulfur-oxidizing activities of Acidithiobacillus albertensis BY-05

Effects of two typical surfactants, Tween-80 and sodium isobutyl-xanthate （NaIBX）, with different concentrations on the growth and sulfur-oxidizing activities of a new strain Acidithiobacillus albertensis BY-05, an acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing bacterium, were investigated. The results indicate that both surfactants can enhance the growth and sulfur-oxidizing activities of A. albertensis BY-05 only at some special concentrations, e.g., 10^-4-10^-8 g/L for NaIBX and lower than 10^-8 g/L for Tween-80, but were inhibited and even harmful at higher concentrations. Both surfactants can not be metabolized by A. albertensis BY-05. The contact between the bacteria and the sulfur particles may be dependent upon both the extracellular substance and the surfactants, both of which provide the amphiphilic environment improving the attachment for bacteria to the sulfur particles surface. These data could be significant for enlarging the applications of both A. albertensis BY-05 and some typical surfactants for industrial bioleaching of sulfides minerals.     

Kinetics of indium dissolution from marmatite with high indium content in pressure acid leaching

The kinetics of oxygen pressure acid leaching marmatite with high indium content was studied. The effects of particle size, agitation rate, temperature, H_2SO_4 concentration, and oxygen partial pressure on leaching rate of indium were investigated. The results show that when the agitation rate is above 600 r-min~(-1), its influence on indium leaching rate is insignificant. It is determined that the leaching rates increase with the increase in sulfuric acid concentration, temperature, partial oxygen pressure, and the decrease in particle size. Moreover, the results demonstrate that the process of indium leaching is controlled by interface chemical reaction, with apparent activation energy of 65.7 k J-mol~(-1). The apparent reaction orders of sulfuric acid and oxygen partial pressure are determined to be 0.749 and 1.260, respectively. The leaching reaction process follows shrinking unreacted core model. And finally, the kinetics model equation is established for indium.     

Sulfur activation-related extracellular proteins of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

The fractions of the extracellular proteins of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans grown on two different energy substrates, elemental sulfur and ferrous sulfate,were selectively prepared with hot water treatment and distinctly shown by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.Some protein spots with apparently higher abundance in sulfur energy substrate than in ferrous sulfate energy substrate were identified by using MALDI-TOF/TOE Based on peptide mass fingerprints and bioinformatical analysis,the extracellular ...     

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.     

Bio-oxidation of arsenopyrite

Oxidation of arsenopyrite with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was studied. The electrochemical results show that arsenopyrite is firstly oxidized to As2S2 at the potential of 0.2-0.3 V （vs SHE） and As2S2 covers the electrode and retards the process continuously. While at higher potential over 0.3 V （vs SHE）, AszS2 is oxidized to H3AsO3, and H3AsO3 is then oxidized to H3AsO4 at 0.8 V （vs SHE）. The leaching results show that the addition of FeS2 can promote the oxidation of As^3＋ to As^5＋ and increase the activity of the bacteria. The best bio-oxidation technical parameters are the initial pH of 1.8-2.0, particle sizes less than 0.074 mm, temperature in the range of 25-30℃ and rotating speed of the orbital incubator of 100-160 r/min. The results provide theoretical and technological supports of bio-oxidation arsenopyrite for pretreating refractory arsenic gold ores.     

Full structure building and docking of NifS from extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

The gene iscS-2 from extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans may play a crucial role in nitrogenase maturation. To investigate the protein encoded by this gene, a reliable integral three-dimensional molecular structure was built. The obtained structure was further used to search binding sites, carry out the flexible docking with cofactor pyridoxal 5＇-phosphate（PLP） and substrate cysteine, and identify its key residues. The docking results of PLP reveal that the residues of Lys203, His100, Thr73, Ser200, His202, Asp177 and GlnlS0 have large interaction energies and/or hydrogen bonds fixation with PLP. The docking results of cysteine show that the amino group in cysteine is very near His100, Lys203 and PLP, and the interaction energies for cysteine with them are very big. These identified residues are in line with the experimental facts of NifS from other sources. Moreover, the four residues of Asn152, Val179, Ala102 and Met148 in the PLP docking and the two residues of Lys208 and Alal02 in the cysteine docking also have large interaction energies, which are fitly conserved in NifS from all kinds of sources but have not been identified before, According to these results, this gene encodes NifS protein, and the substrate cysteine can be effectively recruited into the active site. Furthermore, all of the above detected key residues are directly responsible for the binding and/or catalysis of PLP and cysteine.     

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 ...     

生物浸铀中影响嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌活性的氟毒物活性形态(英文)

为了确定浸矿菌耐氟的机制,在氟化物存在的条件下,驯化铀矿浸出菌嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌ATCC23270,研究溶液中含不同氟浓度、不同pH值时铀矿浸出菌的活性变化,以及有无蛋白酶K处理时铀矿浸出菌细胞内氟浓度的变化情况。采用铂电极和Ag/AgCl参比电极测量氧化还原电位,以作为细菌不同活性的参照指标,采用氟离子选择性电极测定细胞内的氟浓度。结果表明,真正影响铀矿浸出菌活性的是HF,溶液pH值增加以及溶液中与氟有较强络合能力的离子浓度的变化,也会引起耐氟菌假象的出现。浸矿菌的耐氟能力可能与细胞壁和细胞膜上的一些蛋白密切相关。