Column Bioleaching of a Saline, Calcareous Copper Sulfide Ore
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In: Solid State Phenomena, Vol. 262, 08.2017, p. 7-11.
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T1 - Column Bioleaching of a Saline, Calcareous Copper Sulfide Ore
AU - Pakostova, Eva
AU - Grail, Barry
AU - Johnson, D. Barrie
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - “Deep in situ biomining”, widely considered to be a potentially environmentally-benign and cost effective biotechnology for extracting and recovering base metals from deep-buried base metal deposits, is being developed within the EU Horizon 2020 project “BioMOre”. Data are presented from non-aerated column experiments in which a saline, calcareous copper-rich ore (kupferschiefer) was subjected to a three-stage eaching protocol: (i) with water, to remove soluble salts; (ii) with sulfuric acid, to remove calcareous minerals and other acid-soluble salts; (iii) indirect bioleaching with a microbiologically-generated ferric iron lixiviant. Sequential leaching with water and acid removed ~85% of the chloride prior to bio-processing, while ~13% of the copper present in the ore was leached using sulfuric acid, and a further 39 - 59% by the lixiviant.
AB - “Deep in situ biomining”, widely considered to be a potentially environmentally-benign and cost effective biotechnology for extracting and recovering base metals from deep-buried base metal deposits, is being developed within the EU Horizon 2020 project “BioMOre”. Data are presented from non-aerated column experiments in which a saline, calcareous copper-rich ore (kupferschiefer) was subjected to a three-stage eaching protocol: (i) with water, to remove soluble salts; (ii) with sulfuric acid, to remove calcareous minerals and other acid-soluble salts; (iii) indirect bioleaching with a microbiologically-generated ferric iron lixiviant. Sequential leaching with water and acid removed ~85% of the chloride prior to bio-processing, while ~13% of the copper present in the ore was leached using sulfuric acid, and a further 39 - 59% by the lixiviant.
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.262.7
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.262.7
M3 - Article
VL - 262
SP - 7
EP - 11
JO - Solid State Phenomena
JF - Solid State Phenomena
SN - 1662-9779
ER -