TY - JOUR

T1 - Combined Recovery of Copper and Mitigation of Pollution Potential of a Synthetic Metal-Rich Stream Draining a Copper Mine in Brazil

AU - Santos, Ana Laura

AU - Johnson, Barrie

PY - 2015/11/1

Y1 - 2015/11/1

N2 - A low pH sulfate-reducing bioreactor was used to selectively recover copper from synthetic pH 5 mine water draining a copper mine in Brazil, and also to remove other transition metals from solution. The design of the system used meant that a single bioreactor could be used for the process. Over 99% of the copper present was recovered as CuS in an off-line reactor vessel, while other metals (Ni, Co and Zn) were precipitated in the bioreactor vessel.

AB - A low pH sulfate-reducing bioreactor was used to selectively recover copper from synthetic pH 5 mine water draining a copper mine in Brazil, and also to remove other transition metals from solution. The design of the system used meant that a single bioreactor could be used for the process. Over 99% of the copper present was recovered as CuS in an off-line reactor vessel, while other metals (Ni, Co and Zn) were precipitated in the bioreactor vessel.

U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1130.606

DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1130.606

M3 - Article

SP - 606

EP - 609

JO - Advanced Materials Research

JF - Advanced Materials Research

SN - 1022-6680

ER -