The effects of Fe(II) and Fe(III) concentration and initial pH on microbial leaching of low-grade sphalerite ore in a column reactor

被引：35

作者：

Mousavi, S. M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Yaghmaei, S. ^{[1
]}

Vossoughi, M. ^{[1
]}

Roostaazad, R. ^{[1
]}

Jafari, A. ^{[3
]}

Ebrahimi, M. ^{[4
,5
]}

Chabok, O. Habibollahnia ^{[4
,5
]}

Turunen, I. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Sharif Univ Technol, Dept Chem & Petr Engn, Tehran, Iran

[2] Lappeenranta Univ Technol, Dept Chem Engn, Lappeenranta, Finland

[3] Lappeenranta Univ Technol, Dept Energy & Environm Engn, Lappeenranta, Finland

[4] Islamic Azad Univ, Fac Engn Sci, Tehran, Iran

[5] Islamic Azad Univ, Res Branch, Tehran, Iran

来源：

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY | 2008年 / 99卷 / 08期

基金：

芬兰科学院;

关键词：

bioleaching; low-grade sphalerite; ferrous and ferric ions; zinc extraction; column reactor;

D O I：

10.1016/j.biortech.2007.06.009

中图分类号：

S2 [农业工程];

学科分类号：

0828 ;

摘要：

In this study the effects of initial concentration of Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions as well as initial pH on the bioleaching of a low-grade sphalerite ore in a leaching column over a period of 120 days with and without bacteria were investigated. Four different modifications of medium were used as column feed solutions to investigate the effects of initial concentration of Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions on zinc extraction. The experiments were carried out using a bench-scale, column leaching reactor, which was inoculated with mesophilic iron oxidizing bacteria, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, initially isolated from the Sarcheshmeh chalcopyrite concentrate (Kerman, Iran). The effluent solutions were periodically analyzed for Zn, total Fe, Fe(II) and Fe(III) concentrations as well as pH values. Bacterial population was measured in the solution (free cells). Maximum zinc recovery in the column was achieved about 76% using medium free of initial ferrous ion and 11.4 g/L of ferric ion (medium 2) at pH 1.5. The extent of leaching of sphalerite ore with bacteria was significantly higher than that without bacteria (control) in the presence of ferrous ions. Fe(III) had a strong influence in zinc extraction, and did not adversely affect the growth of the bacteria population. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2840 / 2845

页数：6

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