Ore column leaching with thermophiles: II, polymetallic sulfide ore

被引：14

作者：

Norris, Paul R. ^{[1
]}

Brown, Carly F. ^{[1
]}

Caldwell, Paul E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Warwick, Sch Life Sci, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England

来源：

HYDROMETALLURGY | 2012年 / 127卷

关键词：

Ore bioleaching; Polymetallic sulfide ore; Pyrrhotite; Thermophiles; LOW-GRADE; METAL EXTRACTION; CU RECOVERY; HEAP; OXIDATION; IRON; PH;

D O I：

10.1016/j.hydromet.2012.07.005

中图分类号：

TF [冶金工业];

学科分类号：

0806 ;

摘要：

A polymetallic sulfide ore from which several metals are commercially extracted has a high pyrrhotite content that results in elevated temperatures in the ore leaching heaps. Laboratory ore columns were inoculated with moderately thermophilic bacteria and thermophilic archaea to assess the influence of microbial activity on leaching of metals from the ore at 47 degrees C and 68 degrees C. The populations of moderately thermophilic bacteria that became established on the ore were dominated by acidophilic Actinobacteria. Excessive precipitation of oxidized iron compounds in the presence of microbial activity hindered extensive leaching from small-scale ore columns (0.7 kg ore). Copper extraction was generally delayed in comparison to that of the other target metals (principally nickel and zinc) when ore column effluent solutions remained above about pH 2.5. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：70 / 76

页数：7

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