Bio-dissolution of copper from Khetri lagoon material by adapted strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Mousumi Mishra; Sradhanjali Singh; Trupti Das; Rabi Narayana Kar; Karanam Srinivasa Rao; Lala Bihari Sukla; Barada Kanta Mishra

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.25, No.3, 531-534, May, 2008

DOI10.1007/s11814-008-0089-z Export Citation

Bio-dissolution of copper from Khetri lagoon material by adapted strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Mousumi Mishra, Sradhanjali Singh, Trupti Das, Rabi Narayana Kar, Karanam Srinivasa Rao, Lala Bihari Sukla^†, and Barada Kanta Mishra

Institute of Minerals and Material Technology (CSIR), Bhubaneswar-13, Orissa, India

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Bioleaching involves the use of iron and sulfur oxidizing microorganisms to catalyze the dissolution of valuable metals. In this investigation, lagoon material contains 0.39% Cu, in which the major copper bearing mineral is chalcopyrite associated with other minerals present as minor phase. Leaching experiments were carried out using an adapted strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans with various parameters such as presence/absence of iron, pH, pulp density and temperature. Base of the medium was 9 K (without ferrous) Bio-dissolution of copper was found to be maximum, i.e., 80.9% with 9 K+ (with ferrous) at pH-2.0, 10% pulp-density and 35 oC within an incubation period of 30 days.

Keywords:Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans;Khetri Lagoon Material;Bioleaching;Copper

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[Referenced By]

[1] Torma AE, Advances in biochemical engineering, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 1-37 (1977)

[2] Deveci D, The European J. of Mineral Processing and Environmental Protection, 2, 141 (2002)

[3] Chandraprabha MN, Modak JM, Natarajan KA, Raichur AM, Miner. Eng., 15, 751 (2002)

[4] Bull AT, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 18(2), 137 (2001)

[5] Deveci H, Akcil A, Alp I, Materials Science and Technology 2003 Symposium: Process Control and Optimization in Ferrous and Non Ferrous Industry, Chicago, USA, 9-12 November (2003)

[6] Carranza F, Iglesias N, Romero R, Palencia I, Fems Microbiol. Rev., 11, 129 (1993)

[7] Gomez C, Blazquez MC, Ballester A, Miner. Eng., 12, 93 (1999)

[8] Tipre DR, PhD thesis, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India (1999)

[9] Rawlings DE, Dew D, du Plessis C, Trends Biotechnol., 21, 38 (2003)

[10] Ingledew WJ, Biochem. Biophys. Acta, 683, 89 (1982)

[11] Drobner E, Huber H, Stetter KO, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 56, 2922 (1990)

[12] Silverman MP, Lundgren DG, J. Bacteriol., 77, 642 (1959)

[13] Sukla LB, Pradhan D, Pal S, Das T, Kar RN, Roy Chaudhry G, Proceedings of National Seminar on Low Grade Minerals-Challenges & opportunities, India. pp. 1-8 (2005)

[14] Akcil A, Ciftci H, Deveci H, Miner. Eng., 20, 310 (2007)

[15] Rao KS, Et AL, Korean J. Chem. Eng., (in press)