Biohydrometallurgy 2009

a meeting point between Microbial Ecology, Metal Recovery Processes and Environmental Remediation
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-87849-322-7
Verlag: Trans Tech Publications

Buch, Englisch, 782 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1700 g

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The main focus of this collection of peer-reviewed articles is three different aspects of biohydrometallurgy: this is the field of microbial ecology which is the key to answering central questions concerning not only the diversity and behavior of micro-organisms in commercial operations, but also possible applications in biohydrometallurgy of extremophiles coming from very different environments. This covers metal recovery bioprocesses, including basic and applied studies of bioleaching and bio-oxidation; but also bioflotation. A large part of the book is given over to interfacial studies which contribute to the understanding of the interaction between surfaces and micro-organisms during those processes. Also covered are the remediation of mining activities and environmental protection as related to mining and mining industries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donati, Edgardo R.

Viera, M.

Tavani, Eduardo L.

Giaveno, Maria Alejandra

Lavalle, Teresa L.

Chiacchiarini, Patricia A.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Werkstoffkunde, Materialwissenschaft: Forschungsmethoden
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Metallurgie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemische Immunologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Metallische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Committees and Organizers
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Sponsors
Honouring Corale l. Brierley
In Memory of Arpad E. Torma
Section 1: Biohydrometallurgy
Biohydrometallurgy: What is its Future?
Section II: Microbial Ecology
Microbial Ecology of a Natural Extreme Acidic Environment: Lessons from Río Tinto
Microbial Succession during a Heap Bioleaching Cycle of Low Grade Copper Sulphides. Does this Knowledge Mean a Real Input for Industrial Process Design and Control?
New Perspectives in Mine Water Microbiology
Geomicrobiology of Sulfidic Mine Dumps: A Short Review
Microbes in Waste Water Samples from Mining Environments
Diversity of Iron Oxidizing Bacteria from Various Sulfidic Mine Waste Dumps

Acidithiobacillus Played Important Role in Zijinshan Commercial Low-Grade Copper Bioleaching Heap
Microbial Diversity and Genetic Response to Stress Conditions of Extremophilic Bacteria Isolated from the Escondida Copper Mine
Characterization of Oxidizing Activity of a Microbial Community in an Industrial Bioleaching Heap
Comparison between the Bacterial Populations from Solutions and Minerals in 1 m Test Columns and the Industrial Low Grade Copper Sulphide Bioleaching Process in the Escondida Mine, Chile
Acidianus Brierleyi is the Dominant Thermoacidophile in a Bioleaching Community Processing Chalcopyrite Containing Concentrates at 70°C
Population Dynamics of a Low-Grade Chalcopyrite Bioleaching Column
Pyrite Oxidation by Halotolerant, Thermotolerant Bacteria
Adaptation and Evolution of Microbial Consortia in a Stirred Tank Reactor Bioleaching System: Indigenous Population versus a Defined Consortium
Assessment of Microbial Adhesion in Mixed Cultures to Sulfide Minerals Using CARD-FISH Techniques
Acidophilic Microorganisms from Geothermal Copahue Volcano System. Assessment of Biotechnological Applications
Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Cultures from the Extreme Environmental Area of Copahue Volcano-Argentina
Evidence for Iron- and Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea in a Currently Active Lignite Mining Area of Lusatia (Eastern Germany)
Microbial Diversity by Substrate Utilization Profiles of Lignite Mines Samples of Gujarat, India
Long Term Studies on the Impact of Thionic Bacteria on the Global Pollution of Waters with Toxic Ions
Characterization of the Anoxic Sediments of Rio Tinto: Biohydrometallurgical Implications
Comparison between Acid Mine Effluents, La Zarza-Perrunal and Río Tinto (Iberian Pyritic Belt)
Microbial Diversity in a Brazilian Acid Moderate Drainage and Experimental Nickel Bioleaching System
Microbial Impact on Arsenic Mobilization in Zloty Stok Gold Mine
Isolation of Novel Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria from an Acid Mine Water Treatment Plant
Characterisation of Oxalate-Degrading Microorganisms in Bioreactors Treating Bayer Liquor Organic Materials
Studying and Identifying the Biocorrosion of Water Supply Pipes in Copper Mine
Diversity of Culturable Bacteria in an Alkaliphilic Sulfur-Oxidizing Microbial Consortium
Section III: Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Comparative Genomics Begins to Unravel the Ecophysiology of Bioleaching
Analysis of Sulfur Metasecretome in Mixed Cultures of Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans and Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Design and Use of Oligonucleotide Microarrays for Identification of Biomining Microorganisms
Nucleic Aacid Extraction from Biomining Microorganisms
Regulation of the Iron and Sulfur Oxidation Pathways in the Acidophilic Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Physiological and Phylogenetic Heterogeneity among Iron-Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus spp., and Characteristics of the Novel Species Acidithiobacillus Ferrivorans
Chromosomal Arsenic Resistance Genes from Sulfobacillus Thermosulfidooxidans and a Demonstration that the Genetic Diversity of arsB among the Sulfobacilli is Similar to that of their 16S rRNA Genes
Characterization of Biofilm Formation by the Bioleaching Acidophilic Bacterium Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans by a Microarray Transcriptome Analysis
A Preliminary Differential Proteomic Analysis of the Periplasmic Fraction in Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans Planktonic and Attached Cells Exposed to Chalcopyrite
The Secretome of the Extremophilic Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans ATCC 23270
A 300 kpb Genome Segment, Including a Complete Set of tRNA Genes, is Dispensable for Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Small Regulatory RNAs in Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans: Case Studies of 6S RNA and Frr
Prediction of FNR Regulated Genes and Metabolic Pathways Potentially Involved in Anaerobic Growth of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Regulation of Expression of the PetI Operon Involved in Iron Oxidation in the Biomining Bacterium Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Predicting the Function of Hypothetical Genes in Genomes of Bioleaching Microorganisms
Gene Organization and CO2-Responsive Expression of Four cbb Operons in the Biomining Bacterium Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Protein Function in Extremely Acidic Conditions: Molecular Simulations of a Predicted Aquaporin and a Potassium Channel in Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Genomic Lessons from Biomining Organisms: Case Study of the Acidithiobacillus Genus
Predicted CO/CO2 Fixation in Ferroplasma spp. via a Novel Chimaeric Pathway
C-di-GMP Pathway in Biomining Bacteria
Differential Gene Expression of Industrial Bioleaching Transcriptomes by Leptospirillum Ferrooxidans DNA Microarray
Normalization of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Data of Identified Genes from an Industrial Bioleaching Operation
Elemental Ultrastructure of Bioleaching Bacteria and Archaea Grown on Different Energy Sources
Sulfur Oxygenase Reductase in Different Acidithiobacillus Caldus-Like Strains
Reduction of Cytochrome c by Tetrathionate in the Presence of Tetrathionate Hydrolase Purified from Sulfur-Grown Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans ATCC 23270
Some Physiological Properties of Three Novel Fe(II)- and Sulfur-Oxidizing Strains Affiliated to Alicyclobacillus
Substrate Utilisation by Sulfobacillus Thermosulfidooxidans in Mixed Ferrous Ion and Tetrathionate Growth Medium
Kinetics of Ferrous Iron Oxidation by Leptospirillum Ferriphilum at Moderate to High Total Iron Concentrations
Kinetics of Microbial Ferrous-Iron Oxidation by Leptospirillum Ferriphilum: Effect of Ferric-Iron on Biomass Growth
Experimental Study of Ferrous Iron Biooxidation by Leptospirillum Ferriphilum in Different Biofilm Reactors
Effect of the Energy and Carbon Source Limitations and Ferric Inhibition on Metabolic Parameters of Leptospirillum Ferrooxidans Growing in Chemostat
Ferrous Iron and Pyrite Oxidation by “Acidithiomicrobium” Species
ATP Measurements in Iron-Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Copper Resistance Mechanisms of Biomining Bacteria and Archaea Living under Extremely High Concentrations of Metals
The Characterization of Salt Tolerance in Biomining Microorganisms and the Search for Novel Salt Tolerant Strains
Interrelation between Cells and Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) from Acidiphilium 3.2Sup(5) on Carbon Surfaces
Reductive Action of Activated Carbon on Ferric Iron Interferes on the Determination of the Oxidative Activity of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans on Ferrous Iron
Section IV: Mineral Processing
Mechanisms of Bioleaching and the Visualization of these by Combined AFM & EFM
Understanding and Modelling of Interactions in Bioleach Processes
From Laboratory to Application Heap Bioleach or not
Microorganisms in Bioflotation and Bioflocculation: Potential Application and Research Needs
FISH Analysis of Bacterial Attachment to Copper Sulfides in Bioleaching Processes
Comparative Study of Planktonic and Sessile Cells from Pure and Mixed Cultures of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and Acidiphilium Cryptum Growing on Pyrite
Attachment Behavior of Leaching Bacteria to Metal Sulfides Elucidated by Combined Atomic Force and Epifluorescence Microscopy
Visualisation of Bacterial Behaviour Using Tapping-Mode Atomic Force Microscopy
Investigation and Visualisation of Microbial Attachment Trends to Sulphide Minerals in a Bioleach Environment
Imaging of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans by AFM and Analysis of AFM Curves
Effect of Sulfuric Acid Concentration on Chalcopyrite Concentrate Chemical Leaching
Studies on Thermophilic Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite toward Heap Application
Advances in Tank Bioleaching of Low-Grade Chalcopyrite Concentrates
Sulfide Mineral Induced Oxidative Stress as a Limiting Factor in Tank Bioleaching Performance
Impacts of Mineralogy on the Chemistry and Microbiology of Heap Bioleaching
Changes in an Ore Dump during a 40-Year Period of Commercial-Scale and Spontaneous Natural Bioleaching
Investigations of Attached and Unattached Cells during Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite with Acidianus Manzaensis at 65°C
An Experimental Approach for Studying Chalcopyrite Leaching and Passivation in Column Bioleaching
Oxidation of Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) by Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and a Mixed Culture of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans Like Bacterium in Shake Flasks
Rietveld Refinement of X-Ray Diffractograms Evidences Surface Texturization in Chemical and Biological Leaching of Chalcopyrite at 70°C
Influence of CO2 and O2 Feeding Rates on the Continuous Bioleaching of a Chalcopyrite Concentrate Using Sulfolobus Metallicus
The Effect of Chloride Ions and A. Ferrooxidans on the Oxidative Dissolution of the Chalcopyrite Evaluated by Electrochemical Noise Analysis (ENA)
Control of the Redox Potential by Oxygen Limitation Inhibits Bioleaching of Pyrite
Respirometry Studies of the Bioleaching of a Copper Ore in a Large Isothermal Column
Bioleaching of Low-Grade Copper Sulfide Ore Using a Colum Reactor
The Effect of Nutrient Supplementation on Growth and Leaching Performance of Bioleaching Bacteria
Electrochemical Behavior of Massive Bornite Bioleached Electrodes in the Presence of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus Caldus
Effect of Flotation and Solvent Extraction Reagents on the Bioleaching of a Copper Concentrate with Sulfolobus Metallicus
Leaching of Ni and Cu from Mine Wastes (Tailings and Slags) Using Acid Solutions and A. Ferrooxidans
Indirect Bioleaching and ZINCEXTM Process: A Profitable Marriage to Process Zinc Polymetallic Concentrates
Bacterial Oxidation of Ferrous Iron and RISCs at Low Temperatures: Their Effect on Acid Mine Drainage and Bioleaching of Sulphide Minerals
Thermodynamic Simulation of Sulphide Mineral Leaching
Thermodynamic Modelling of Iron Solubility in Sulphide Mineral Leaching
Thermodynamic Modelling of Phosphate and Chloride Effects on Solid and Solution Phase Ferric Iron Speciation
Adhesion of Acidithiobacillus Caldus and Leptospirillum Ferriphilum on Pyrite and their Effect on Surface Properties of Sulfide Minerals
Precipitation of Iron Oxyhydroxides and Basic Sulphates from Bioleach Liquors Generated by Thermophilic Micro-Organisms
Bioleaching of Uranium Ore by a Novel Acidophilic Consortium at Different Acid Concentrations
New Biox® Agitator Concept Testwork
Recent Advances in the BIOX® Technology
Biooxidation of Refractory Gold Ores by Mixed Moderate Thermophiles in Airlift Bioreactor
Oxidative Capacity of Native Strains from Copahue Geothermal System in the Pretreatment of a Gold Sulfide Ore
Biooxidation of Refractory Gold Sulfide Concentrate of Olympiada Deposit
Mineralogical Characterization of a Polymetallic Concentrate Portovelo Mining District. Bioleaching by a Native Bacterial Consortium
Bioleaching of Enargite by Arsenic-Tolerant Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Improvement in Metal Recovery from Laterite Tailings by Bioleaching
The Microbial Assisted Leaching of Nickel Laterites Using a Mixed Culture of Chemolithotrophic Microorganisms

In Situ Application of Bioleaching for Improving the Quality of Quartz Sand
The Influence of Disimilatory Fe(III) Reducers on Iron Ore Dissolution
Bacterial Removal of Iron from Bauxite Ores: A Comparative Study Using Three Dissimilatory Iron Reducing Microorganisms
Microbially Induced Flotation of Galena and Quartz from Pyrite
Status of Coal Biotechnology in Pakistan
Section V: Bioremediation, Environmental Protection and New Biomaterials
Interaction of Chitosan with Metal Ions: From Environmental Applications to the Elaboration of New Materials
Metal - Microbes Interactions: beyond Environmental Protection

In Situ Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils in Uranium Deposits
Today’s Wastes, Tomorrow’s Materials for Environmental Protection
Isolation of Mesophilic Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria from a Microbial Community: Comparative Study of the Effect of pH and Dissolved Heavy Metals on the Reduction of Sulphate
Low Temperature Sulfate Reduction for AMD Treatment
Recovery of Copper from Acid Mine Drainage by an Integrated Sulphate Reducing Process
Copper Biosorption and Bioprecipitation by Eichhornia spp. and Sulphate Reducing Bacteria
Sulphate Reducing Bacteria for the Treatment of Heavy Metals Contaminated Waters in Permeable Reactive Barriers
Effects of Different COD/Sulfate Ratios on the Growth of Metal Tolerant Sulfate Reducing Bacteria (SRB)
Testing of Different Substrate Materials for Sulphate Reducing Reactive Barrier to Treat Acid Mine Drainage
Heavy Metals Immobilization in Contaminated Smelter Soils Using Microbial Sulphate Reduction
Bioprecipitation of Arsenic Sulphide at Low pH
Biosorption of Mercury(II) with Different Marine Algae
Characterization of Sargassum sp. from Brazil and Evaluation of Cu2+ and Ni2+ Biosorption
Cr (VI) Ion Uptake by the Yeast S. Cerevisiae UCM Y-1968 and its Protoplasts
Waste Biomass from Marine Environment as Arsenic and Lead Biosorbent
Cadmium and Zinc Biosorption by Macrocystis Pyrifera: Changes in the Biomass
Study of Biosorption of Rare Earth Metals (La, Nd, Eu, Gd) by Sargassum sp. Biomass in Batch Systems: Physicochemical Evaluation of Kinetics and Adsorption Models
Bioaccumulation of Metals in Different Parts of Weed Species at Proposed Bauxite Mines
X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Applied to Metal Accumulation
Nickel and Cobalt Removal Capacities of Native Metal-Resistant Bacteria
Biorecovery of Uranium from Minewaters into Pure Mineral Product at the Expense of Plant Wastes
Sequenced Bioleaching and Bioaccumulation of Phosphorus from Sludge Combustion – A New Way of Resource Reclaiming
Arsenic Immobilization by Biological Scorodite Crystallization: Effect of High Ferric Concentration and Foreign Seeds
Selective Sorption of Ce3+ over La3+ Ions on Biogenic Manganese Oxides
Mercury Reduction by Bacteria Isolated from Informal Mining Zones
Aerobic Reduction of Uranium(VI) by Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans Cultures
Microbial Aspects of Acid Generation and Bioremediation with Relevance to Indian Mining
Recovery of Nickel and Zinc Using Biogenerated Sulphuric Acid
Reduction of Heavy-Metal Content in Overburden Material by Bacterial Action
Bioleaching of Nickel, Vanadium and Molybdenum from Spent Refinery Catalysts
Gold Bioleaching of Electronic Waste by Cyanogenic Bacteria and its Enhancement with Bio-Oxidation
Fungal Bioleaching of Spent Hydroprocessing Catalyst: Effect of Decoking and Particle Size
Biohydrometallurgy as a Remediation Strategy for Marine Sediments Contaminated by Heavy Metals
Biological Solubilisation of Metals from Solid Waste Materials from Copper, Steel and Recycling Industries
Preliminary Study of Neutralization and Inhibition of Chemolitotrophic Bacteria in an Acid Mine Drainage from Rio Tinto Site
Inhibition of Iron Oxidizing Bacteria Involved in the Generation of Acid Mine Drainage
Process Decisions Focused on the Prevention of AMD Formation on Beneficiating Sulfide Minerals
Competition between Lactate Oxidisers and Fermenters under Biosulphidogenic Conditions: Implications in the Biological Treatment of AMD
Sulfidogenesis at Low pH by Acidophilic Bacteria and its Potential for the Selective Recovery of Transition Metals from Mine Waters
Comparison of Differently Remediated Hard Coal Overburden and Tailings Dumps: Conclusions a few Decades after Remediation
Environmental Impact after 30 to 60 Years of Remediation: Microbial Investigation of Hard Coal Mining Dumps in Germany
Phytoremediation as an Alternative Way for the Treatment of Large, Low Heavy Metal Contaminated Sites: Application at a Former Uranium Mining Area
Biotransformation of Metalloporphyrins by Microorganisms Isolated from Organic-Rich Metal-Bearing Black Shale

Ex Situ Biostimulation of Hydrocarbon Degradation by Organic and Inorganic Amendments
Bioremediation of a Cyanide-Contaminated Site Using EH-/PH-Controlled Conditions (ENA)
Biological Production of Selenium Nanoparticles from Waste Waters
Biomineralised Palladium is an Effective Hydrogenation Catalyst
Biorecovery of Precious Metals from Wastes and Conversion into Fuel Cell Catalyst for Electricity Production
Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for the Recovery of Precious Metals
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Analysis of Active Bio-Pd-Based Electrodes for Fuel Cells
A Study of Biofilm and Non-Line-of-Sight Bio-Hydroxyapatite Coatings Using a Serratia sp.
Existence of Ferrous Iron-Dependent Mercury Reducing Enzyme System in Sulfur-Grown A. Ferrooxidans MON-1 Cells