SPHALERITE OXIDATION BY THIOBACILLUS-FERROOXIDANS AND THIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS

被引:45
作者
GARCIA, O [1 ]
BIGHAM, JM [1 ]
TUOVINEN, OH [1 ]
机构
[1] OHIO STATE UNIV, SCH NAT RESOURCES, COLUMBUS, OH 43210 USA
关键词
BIOLEACHING OF SPHALERITE; SPHALERITE OXIDATION; THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; THIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; ZINC SULFIDE OXIDATION;
D O I
10.1139/m95-077
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Sphalerite (ZnS) oxidation was monitored in Thiobacillus ferrooxidnns and Thiobacillus thiooxidans cultures and in abiotic controls by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of solid phases and by chemical analysis of solution composition. X-ray diffraction data revealed no solid-phase reaction products in unsupplemented sphalerite media, whereas minor amounts of S-0 accumulated in FeSO4-amended sphalerite media with or without T. ferrooxidans inoculum. Jarosite ((K,Na,H3O,NH4)Fe-3(SO4)(2)(OH)(6)) also precipitated in the amended T. ferrooxidans cultures. When sphalerite media inoculated with T. thiooxidans were amended with S-0, acid production was enhanced, decreasing the pH to 1.1, but Zn dissolution was not accelerated. By comparison with T. thiooxidans, T. ferroxidans was more efficient in the oxidation of sphalerite.
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页码:578 / 584
页数:7
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