Pyrite Surface after Thiobacillus ferrooxidans Leaching at 30℃

In order to investigate the effect of Thiobacillusferrooxidans on the oxidation of pyrite, two parallel experiments, which employed H2SO4 solutions and acidic solutions inoculated with ThiobaciUus ferrooxidans, were designed and carried out at 30℃. The initial pH of the two solutions was adjusted to 2.5 by dropwise addition of concentrated sulphuric acid. The surfaces of pyrite before exposure to leaching solutions and after exposure to the H2SO4 solutions and acidic solutions inoculated with Thiobacillus ferrooxidans were observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. There were a variety of erosion patterns by Thiobacillusferrooxidans on the bio-leached pyrite surfaces. A conclusion can be drawn that the oxidation of pyrite might have been caused by erosion of the surfaces. Attachment of the bacteria to pyrite surfaces resulted in erosion pits, leading to the oxidation of pyrite. It is possible that the direct mechanism plays the most important role in the oxidation of pyrite. The changes in iron ion concentrations of both the experimental solutions with time suggest that ThiobaciUus ferrooxidans can enhance greatly the oxidation of pyrite.

Growth kinetics of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in bioelectrochemical cell

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans might be the most important bacteria used in biometallurgy. The foundation way of its growth process is oxidizing ferrous in order to obtain energy needed for metabolism, but the variation of ferrous concentration and mixed potential of the culture media would have crucial effect on the bacteria growth. Based on the characteristics of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans growth and redox potential of ferric and ferrous, an electrochemical cell was designed conventionally to study growth rule and the relationship between redox potential and bacteria growth was built up, and some growth kinetics of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans were elucidated. It demonstrates that the variation of open potential of electrochemical cell Δ E shows the growth tendency of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans , at the initial growth stage, the value of Δ E increases slowly, when at logistic growth stage, it increases drastically, and the growth rate of bacteria is linear with the oxidation rate of ferrous. The bacteria growth kinetics model is proposed using Monod and Michealis-Menten equation, and the kinetics parameters are got. The consistence of the measured and the calculated results proves that it is proper to use the proposed kinetics model and the electrochemical cell method to describe the growth rule of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans .

Study on bioleaching of refractory gold ore (Ⅰ)──Mechanism on bioleaching of pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

The variation of main parameters including ion concentration, pH value, potential and biomass was examined in bioleaching pyrite. The pH value of the solution decreased obviously. Most of T.ferrooxidans adhered to the surface of pyrite. The surface properties of pyrite and leached products were determined by SEM, EDS and XRD. Pyrite was corroded selectively by T.ferrooxidans and sulfur in pyrite was leached preferentially. The primary product for bioleaching pyrite was jarosite. Based on these results, it can be found that pyrite is oxidized mainly through the direct role of T.ferrooxidans . A band model for bioleaching pyrite was built, by which the bioleaching process was explained theoretically. The model shows that the holes, which are injected into the valence band of pyrite through adhered T.ferrooxidans , result from dissolved oxygen in the solution.

THE DEPRESSION OF PYRITE FLOTATION BY THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS

The experimental studies on the microbial flotation of a pure pyrite sample using Thiobacillus ferooxidans was conducted in the laboratory. The results indicate that Thiobacillus ferrooxidans has strong depression effect on the flotation of pyrite. Thiobacillus ferrooxidans can adsorb on the surface of pyrite in a very short time (a few min.), changing the surface from hydrophobic into hydrophilic and making the pyrite particles to lose their floatability. Therefore, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans is an effective microbial depressant of pyrite. It has also been pointed out that the depression of pyrite by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans is caused by the adsorption of the microbial colloids, but not by the oxidation effect.

Corrosion Behaviors of Steel A3 Exposed to Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans

The corrosion behaviors of steel A3 in synergistic action of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans （T.f） and electrochemically accelerated corrosion were studied by electrochemical, microbiology and surface analysis methods. The open circuit potential （Eocp） and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） of the steel A3 electrodes were measured in leathen culture medium without and with T.f （simply called T.f solution in the following paper） in immersion electrode way at the time of the 2nd, 5th, 10th, 20th and 30th days, respectively. It was found that Eocp of the electrode for immersion in leathen culture medium shifted negatively with the immersion time while that for immersion in T.f solutions shifted negatively, then positively and finally negatively. On the 20th day, the corrosion of steel A3 for immersion in culture medium was in pitting initiation stage while that for immersion in T.f solutions was in pitting growth stage. It was found that the corrosion of steel A3 was accelerated by T.f. The morphology of corrosion product of steel A3 immersion in T.f solutions observed through scanning electron microscopy （SEM） transformed from solid globules to tabular plates and to spongy globules and plates.

New Method of Manufacturing Micro Parts Using Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans

A new method of processing and manufacturing certain parts of instruments through biological approach is studied. Knowledge of feasibility of micro-manufacturing is obtained by comparing experimental results of etching surfaces of copper, aluminium alloy, brass, steel and stainless steel using strain of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans （ T. f. ）. Our experimental results show that certain metals can be etched using T. f., the most feasible material is copper, followed by brass, etc., with stainless steel the least. The surface of the stainless steel material is nearly unchanged during surface-etching. Micro parts made of copper or brass can be satisfactorily processed with T.f. and the rate of processing on copper is about 14 μm/h. Furthermore, surface roughness and processing speed are controlled by pH value and temperature of etching liquid, in addition to swing rate of the the swing bed.

Adsorption characteristics of thiobacillus ferrooxidans on surface of sulfide minerals

By using thiobacillus ferrooxidans (T.f) from Qixiashan, Hubei Province, China, the adsorption characteristics of T.f on surface of sulfide mineral were studied. The influences of adsorption time, pH value, temperature, initial inoculated concentration of bacteria, concentration of sulfide mineral powder, and variety of minerals on the adsorption characteristics were firstly investigated by using the ninhydrin colorimetric method, and the changes of contact angles and Zeta potentials of mineral surface during the bacterial adsorption were then determined. The results show that when the leaching experiments are performed for a long time from several days to a month, the maximal quantity of adsorption of T.f on the surface of pyrite is obtained under the following conditions: leaching for 20 d, pH value in range of 12 and temperature at 30 ℃, respectively; when the bio-leaching experiments are performed for a shorter leaching time, the maximal quantity of adsorption is obtained under the conditions: bio-leaching for 2 h, at 2.4×107 cell/mLof initial inoculated bacteria concentration, and at 10% of mineral powder concentration; and the adsorption quantities are different form one sulfide mineral to another, and the adsorption of T.f on the surface of sulfide minerals includes three phases: increasing phase, stationary phase and decreasing phase.

Bioflotation of pyrite with Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

Bioflotation of pyrite with bacteria Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in thepresence or absence of potassium ethyl xanthate was studied on a pure pyrite through microflotationand electrophoretic light scattering measurements. The experimental results showed that in theabsence of xanthate, pyrite flotation is slightly enhanced by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. However,with xanthate as a collector, pyrite flotation is strongly depressed after being exposed to thebacteria. The longer is the time when the pyrite is exposed to the bacteria, the stronger thedepression is. The mechanism of the depression might be due to the formation of the biofilms ofThiobacillus ferrooxidans on pyrite surfaces, preventing the adsorption of xanthate on pyritesurfaces in the form of dixanthogen or xanthate ions.

Comparison of the capacity of biological desulfurization of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans from different sulfur-containing substrates with or without additional ferrous iron

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans,abbreviated as T.ferrooxidans is one of the important microorganisms in the field of biological desulfurization.Effects of ferrous iron and sulfur-containing substrates on biological desulfurization of T.ferrooxidans were studied.Results show that in the absence of Fe^(2+),T.ferrooxidans can utilize three kinds of sulfur-containing substrates of Na_(2)S_(2)O_(3),elemental S and Na_(2)SO_(3) for growth and metabolism.For utilization complexity,Na_(2)S_(2)O_(3) was easiest to use,next was elemental S,and Na_(2)SO_(3) was the worst for use.During the utilization of ferrous iron and sulfur-containing substrates by T.ferrooxidans,the iron oxidation system was first started.With the decrease of the Fe^(2+)concentration,the sulfur oxidation system was started,and then the two systems synergistically acted.The presence of three sulfur-containing substrates had different effects on Fe^(2+)oxidation,and elemental S did not inhibit the oxidation of Fe^(2+),while Na_(2)S_(2)O_(3) and Na_(2)SO_(3) had some inhibition on the oxidation of Fe^(2+),especially the inhibition of Na_(2)SO_(3) was significant,and complete oxidation of ferrous iron needed more time.The isolated T.ferrooxidans is applied to the removal of H2S gas,aiming to provide a new technological approach for biological removal of H2S.

Biosynthetic CdS-Thiobacillus thioparus hybrid for solar-driven carbon dioxide fixation

Synergistically combining biological whole-cell bacteria with man-made semiconductor materials innovates the way for sustainable solar-driven CO_(2)fixation,showing great promise to break through the bottleneck in traditional chemical photocatalyst systems.However,most of the biohybrids require uneconomical organic nutrients and anaerobic conditions for the successful cultivation of the bacteria to sustain the CO_(2)fixation,which severely limits their economic viability and applicability for practical application.Herein,we present an inorganic-biological hybrid system composed of obligate autotrophic bacteria Thiobacillus thioparus(T.thioparus)and CdS nanoparticles(NPs)biologically precipitated on the bacterial surface,which can achieve efficient CO_(2)fixation based entirely on cost-effective inorganic salts and without the restriction of anaerobic conditions.The optimized interface between CdS NPs and T.thioparus formed by biological precipitation plays an essential role for T.thioparus efficiently receiving photogenerated electrons from CdS NPs and thus changing the autotrophic way from chemoautotroph to photoautotroph.As a result,the CdS-T.thioparus biohybrid realizes the solar-driven CO_(2)fixation to produce multi-carbon glutamate synthase and biomass under visible-light irradiation with CO_(2)as the only carbon source.This work provides significant inspiration for the further exploration of the solar-driven self-replicating biocatalytic system to achieve CO_(2)fixation and conversion.

氧化硫硫杆菌的研究进展

综述了氧化硫硫杆菌(Thiobacillusthiooxidans,T.t)培养方法和应用方面的研究进展。

氧化硫硫杆菌和芽孢杆菌协作下Q235钢腐蚀行为

采用表面分析技术、失重法和电化学测试技术研究了Q235钢在氧化硫硫杆菌(T.t,Thiobacillus thiooxidans)和芽孢杆菌(Bacillus)协同作用下的腐蚀行为.扫描电镜结果表明,与单菌体系相比,混菌体系会形成最为致密的生物膜;混菌体系中浸泡的试样表面会出现不同于单菌体系的圆形蚀坑.腐蚀失重结果表明,混菌中试样的腐蚀速率介于2个单菌体系之间.交流阻抗结果表明,混菌体系浸泡2天后试样表面出现2个时间常数,表面膜层电阻经历了先增大后减小的过程.

微生物胞外聚合物在浸矿过程中作用的研究进展

综述国内外学者对浸矿微生物的胞外聚合物的研究进展。胞外聚合物是革兰氏阳性菌和革兰氏阴性菌细胞分泌的不同种类的生物聚合物,是生物膜中围绕在细菌周围的高度含水的多聚大分子。不同细菌的胞外聚合物组成和物理化学属性不同,决定着生物膜的粘附、构型及生物学特性。

三乙烯四胺(TETA)抑制磁黄铁矿氧化的机理研究

本文分别对三乙烯四胺(TETA)抑制磁黄铁矿在空气和Thiobacillus ferrooxidans细菌作用下的氧化过程进行了研究.结果表明:TETA不但能有效防止磁黄铁矿在85—90%湿度空气中的氧化,还能显著阻止Thiobacillus ferrooxidans对样品的生物氧化.与对照样品相比,在空气中氧化90d和被细菌氧化42d后,经TETA简单包膜处理样品的氧化程度分别降低了54·7%和82·07%.TETA通过在样品表面形成一层致密的膜来隔绝样品与氧气的接触,从而抑制了磁黄铁矿的空气氧化;碱性TETA还能通过提高反应体系的pH值、恶化嗜酸细菌Thiobacillus ferrooxidans的生存环境来阻止样品的生物氧化.

Efficacy of chalcopyrite bioleaching using a pure and a mixed bacterium

To determine the efficacy of chalcopyrite bioleaching using pure cultures of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans or Thiobacillus thiooxidans and a mixed culture composed of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans, experiments were carried out in shake flasks with [Fe^2＋] 4 g·L^-1 and S 1 g·L^-1 at pH=1.80, 130 r/min and 30℃. The tests showed that the copper extraction in a mixed culture composed of Thiobacillusferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans is higher than that in a pure culture. On the other hand, an important potential of Thiobacillus thiooxidans to leaching chalcopyrite was indicated. Thiobacillus thiooxidans can prevent jarosites accumulating on the substrate and allow further copper to dissolute through the action of ferric ion. The selection of the suitable pH in a leaching solution would be significant. Thiobacillus thiooxidans and Thiobacillus ferrooxidans play an important role in the bioleaching process. Finally, the mechanism and the reason for iron precipitation were also discussed in detail.

Effect of technological factors on bacterial leaching of low-grade Ni-Cu sulfide ore

The bioleaching of a low grade Ni Cu sulfide ore from Jinchuan Mine with Thiobacillus ferrooxidans (TF5) and Thiobacillus thiooxidans (TT) was investigated. The effect of pH, the initial cell numbers of bacteria, the pulp density and the ratio of TF5 and TT on leaching was described, and the favorable bioleaching conditions for the ore were experimentally confirmed. The aeration leaching, agitation leaching with air bubbling, and column leaching were respectively tested. The highest recovery was achieved in the aeration leaching. After leaching for 20?d with pulp density of 15%, the extractions of Ni, Cu and Co were respectively 95.4%, 48.6% and 82.6%.

氧化亚铁硫杆菌及其应用研究进展

氧化亚铁硫杆菌(Thiobacillus ferrooxidaus,T.f)是好氧嗜酸中性菌,广泛应用于很多领域,但由于T.f菌特殊的生物学特性,导致菌种的分离保藏等方面还存在一些瓶颈。本文概述了T.f菌的分离纯化、复壮及保藏等方面的研究进展,并且阐述了T.f菌在冶金和环境工程中的应用。

Tentative Study on a New Way of Simultaneous Desulfurization and Denitrification

Thiobacillus denitrificans, a kind of autotrophic facultative bacteria, can oxidize sulfide into elemental sulfur or sulfate when nitrate was adopted as its electron accepter and carbon dioxide as its carbon resource under anoxic or anaerobic environment. In this way, nitrate is converted into nitrogen. In addition, ThiobaciWus denitrificans can accumulate sulfur extracellularly. In this study, in a process of simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification, a strain of Thiobacillus denitriificans is employed as sulfur-producer in the treatment of wastewater containing sulfide and nitrate. The key factors affecting this process are investigated through batch tests. The experimental results indicate that the sulfide concentration and the ratio of sulfide to nitrate (S2-/NO3-) in the influent are the key factors, and their suitable values are suggested to be 5/3 and no more than 300mg·L-1, respectively, in order to achieve high conversion of sulfur.

Interfacial interaction of bio-leaching of pyrite mineral

Electrokinetic and contact angle measurements were used to discuss the interfacial interaction on bio-leaching of pyrite mineral. Surface energy parameters of pyrite mineral and thiobacillus ferrooxidans were obtained by calculating according to formula of Young＇s equation and contact angle measurements. The results show that surface energy of thiobacillus ferrooxidans is much higher than that of pyrite mineral, and the reaction of pyrite mineral with thiobacillus ferrooxidans causes the reduction of the pyrite surface energy. The interfacial interaction energies between pyrite mineral and thiobaciUus ferrooxidans were also obtained based on polar interfacial interaction theory and electrokinetic and contact angle measurements. The thermodynamics approach only considering Lifshitz-van der Waals and Lewis acid-base interaction fails to explain the adhesion behavior of the bacteria, but the extended Derjaguin-Landan-Verwey-Overbeek theory concerning Lifshitz-van der Waals and Lewis acid-base and the electrostatic can exactly predict interfacial interaction.

Application of Bioleaching and Electrokinetic Remediation Technology in the Removal of Heavy Metals from Municipal Sludge

Two combinations of bioleaching and electrokinetic remediation were used to remove copper(Cu)and zinc(Zn)from municipal sludge.The results show that bioleaching and electrokinetic remediation technology could remove copper and zinc from the sludge effectively.After performing bioleaching first and then electrokinetic remediation,the concentration of Cu and Zn in the solid phase of the sludge was 63.5 and 50 mg/kg;the concentration of Cu and Zn in the liquid phase was 3 and 30 mg/kg.After bioleaching and electrokinetic remediation were conducted simultaneously,the ferrous ions added in the early electrokinetic process migrated to the cathode zone,so that bioleaching energy was insufficient in the later stage to affect the conversion of heavy metals bound to sulfides,and the concentration of Cu and Zn in the solid and liquid phase of sludge was relatively high.After bioleaching and electrokinetic remediation,sulfide bound Cu was converted into residual Cu and carbonate bound Cu,while carbonate and sulfide bound Zn were converted into residual Zn in the solid phase.