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  • Title: Effective bioleaching of low-grade copper ores: Insights from microbial cross experiments.
    Author: Wang X, Ma L, Wu J, Xiao Y, Tao J, Liu X.
    Journal: Bioresour Technol; 2020 Jul; 308():123273. PubMed ID: 32247948.
    Abstract:
    The interaction between microorganisms and minerals was a hot topic to reveal the transformation of key elements that affecting bioleaching efficiency. Three typical low-grade copper ores, the main copper-bearing components of which were primary sulfide, secondary sulfide and high-oxidative sulfide copper, were obtained from Dexing, Zijinshan and Luanshya copper mine, respectively. Meanwhile, six typical microorganisms were isolated from each of the three habitats, and assembled as communities based on their origins. Cross bioleaching was carried out under identical conditions. The leaching parameters showed that native strains played excellent roles in their corresponding ore bioleaching process, and community structure was greatly determined by mineral composition, indicating that domestication for longitudinal adaption was an effective way to improve microbial leaching performance. Leptospirillum ferriphilum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans promoted copper release by shifting redox potential and pH of the leachate, respectively, indicating that microbial population regulation was another effective way to improve bioleaching efficiency.
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