Surface properties of pyrite in the course of bioleaching by pure culture of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and a mixed culture of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Liu, Hui ^a   Gu, Guohua ^a   Xu, Yangbao ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioleaching; Jarosite; Pyrite; Thiosulphate mechanism

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; ETCH PITS; FERROOXIDANS; FTIR; IRON RECOVERY; ISO-ELECTRIC POINTS; JAROSITES; MIXED CULTURES; PULP DENSITY; PURE CULTURE; SEM; SOLUBILISATION; SULPHATES; THIOSULPHATES;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METAL RECOVERY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BIOLEACHING;

EID: 79955581590     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. M. Chandraprabha, and K. Natarajan Surface chemical and flotation behaviour of chalcopyrite and pyrite in the presence of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Hydrometallurgy 83 1-4 2006 146 152 (Pubitemid 44118561)
2. P. Devasia, and K.A. Natarajan Adhesion of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to mineral surfaces International Journal of Mineral Processing 94 3-4 2010 135 139
3. T.A. Fowler, P.R. Holmes, and F.K. Crundwell On the kinetics and mechanism of the dissolution of pyrite in the presence of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Hydrometallurgy 59 2001 257 270 (Pubitemid 32077445)
4. M. Gleisner, R. Herbertjr, and P. Frognerkockum Pyrite oxidation by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans at various concentrations of dissolved oxygen Chemical Geology 225 1-2 2006 16 29 (Pubitemid 43013069)
5. L. Gunneriusson, A. Sandström, A. Holmgren, and E. Kuzmann Jarosite inclusion of fluoride and its potential significance to bioleaching of sulphide minerals Hydrometallurgy 96 1-2 2009 108 116
6. G.S. Hansford, and T. Vargas Chemical and electrochemical basis of bioleaching processes Hydrometallurgy 59 2-3 2001 135 145 (Pubitemid 32077434)
7. K. Harneit, A. Göksel, D. Kock, J.-H. Klock, T. Gehrke, and W. Sand Adhesion to metal sulfide surfaces by cells of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Leptospirillum ferrooxidans Hydrometallurgy 83 1-4 2006 245 254 (Pubitemid 44118574)
8. C.Y. Jia, D.Z. Wei, W.G. Liu, C. Han, S.L. Gao, and Y.J. Wang Selective adsorption of bacteria on sulfide minerals surface Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 18 2008 1247 1252
9. S.B. Kanungo Rate process of the reduction leaching of manganese nodules in dilute HCl in presence of pyrite Part II Leaching behavior of manganese Hydrometallurgy 52 1999 331 347
10. M. Marquez, J. Gaspar, K. Bessler, and G. Magela Process mineralogy of bacterial oxidized gold ore in São Bento Mine (Brasil) Hydrometallurgy 83 1-4 2006 114 123 (Pubitemid 44118558)
11. C. Mustin, P.d. Donato, and J. Berthelin Quantification of the intragranular porosity formed in bioleaching of pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Biotechnology and Bioengineering 39 1992 1121 1127
12. K. Natarajan Surface chemical studies on "Acidithiobacillus" group of bacteria with reference to mineral flocculation International Journal of Mineral Processing 72 1-4 2003 189 198 (Pubitemid 37212251)
13. S. Ndlovu, and A.J. Monhemius The influence of crystal orientation on the bacterial dissolution of pyrite Hydrometallurgy 78 3-4 2005 187 197 (Pubitemid 40908805)
14. R. Rath Surface chemical studies on pyrite in the presence of polysaccharide-based flotation depressants Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 229 1 2000 82 91 (Pubitemid 30656088)
15. Y. Rodríguez New information on the pyrite bioleaching mechanism at low and high temperature Hydrometallurgy 71 1-2 2003 37 46
16. T. Rohwerder, T. Gehrke, K. Kinzler, and W. Sand Bioleaching review part A: progress in bioleaching: fundamentals and mechanisms of bacterial metal sulfide oxidation Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 63 3 2003 239 248 (Pubitemid 38130572)
17. A. Sanhueza, I.J. Ferrer, T. Vargas, R. Amils, and C. Sanchez Attachment of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans on synthetic pyrite of varying structural and electronic properties Hydrometallurgy 51 1999 115 129
18. A. Schippers, and W. Sand Bacterial leaching of metal sulfides proceeds by two indirect mechanisms via thiosulfate or via polysulfides and sulfur Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65 1 1999 319 321 (Pubitemid 29029659)
19. P.K. Sharma, A. Das, K.H. Rao, and K.S.E. Forssberg Surface characterization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cells grown under different conditions Hydrometallurgy 71 1-2 2003 285 292
20. M.P. Silverman, and H.L. Ehrlich Microbial formation and degradation of metals Advances in Applied Microbiology 6 1964 153 206
21. O. Tupikina, T. Kondrateva, V. Samorukova, V. Rassulov, and G. Karavaiko Pheno- and genotypic characteristics of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains as affected by physicochemical properties of pyrites Hydrometallurgy 83 1-4 2006 255 262 (Pubitemid 44118571)
22. H. Wang, J. Bigham, and O. Tuovinen Oxidation of marcasite and pyrite by iron-oxidizing bacteria and archaea Hydrometallurgy 88 1-4 2007 127 131 (Pubitemid 47048499)
23. A. Yahya, and D.B. Johnson Bioleaching of pyrite at low pH and low redox potentials by novel mesophilic Gram-positive bacteria Hydrometallurgy 63 2002 181 188 (Pubitemid 34154069)
24. J.Y. Yu, T.J. McGenity, and M.L. Coleman Solution chemistry during the lag phase and exponential phase of pyrite oxidation by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Chemical Geology 175 3-4 2001 307 317 (Pubitemid 32464316)