Bioleaching and electrochemical property of marmatite by Leptospirillum ferrooxidans

The effects of several variables on the bioleaching of marmatite with pure L. ferrooxidans were investigated. The results show that zinc extraction increases with the decrease of pulp density. Adjusting pH to1.6 during the bioleaching process has a positive effect to the dissolution of marmatite. Ex...

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Published inTransactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 494 - 500
Main Authors BAN, Jin-rong, GU, Guo-hua, HU, Ke-ting
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2013
Subjects
Bacteria
Bacterial corrosion
Bacterial leaching
bioleaching
Current density
Density
Dissolution
electrochemical measurements
Extraction
L. ferrooxidans
Leptospirillum ferrooxidans
marmatite
Zinc
marmatite
L. ferrooxidans
electrochemical measurements
bioleaching
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Summary:The effects of several variables on the bioleaching of marmatite with pure L. ferrooxidans were investigated. The results show that zinc extraction increases with the decrease of pulp density. Adjusting pH to1.6 during the bioleaching process has a positive effect to the dissolution of marmatite. External addition of Fe3+ ions accelerates the bioleaching, while the concentration of additional Fe3+ over 2.5 g/L weakens the acceleration effect due to the inhibition effect on bacteria growth and the promotion of jarosite production. The electrochemical measurements were used to make further understanding on the dissolution of marmatite with and without additional Fe3+ in the presence of L. ferrooxidans. The experimental data illustrate that additional Fe3+ ions could increase the corrosion current density, which is favorable to zinc extraction. The EIS spectra show that rate-limiting step does not change when Fe3+ is added.
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ISSN:1003-6326
DOI:10.1016/S1003-6326(13)62490-5