Lithium extraction from typical lithium silicate ores by two bacteria with different metabolic characteristics: Experiments, mechanism and significance

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 347; p. 119082
• Main Authors: Zhao, Xingqing, Zhou, Yucheng, Ding, Congcong, Wang, Xiaopeng, Zhang, Xinyi, Wang, Rucheng, Lu, Xiancai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2023
• Subjects: adsorption; Bacillus mucilaginosus; biochemical pathways; corrosion; crystal structure; energy; environmental management; lactic acid; Lithium; lithium silicates; Metabolites; Microbial bioleaching; polysaccharides; Raoultella; Resource utilization; Silicate ore; Silicate ore; Lithium; Resource utilization; Metabolites; Microbial bioleaching

Microorganisms obtain inorganic nutrients or energy from specific minerals to selectively weather minerals, but few studies on the differences in metabolic components of different functional bacteria lead to different weathering effects. This study evaluated the leaching effects of two bacteria with...