Application of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for recovering metals from electronic waste dust [PDF]
, 2018 The paper discusses metal recovery from metallic wastes by means of pure chemical and biological leaching in an acidic medium. The research tested whether it is possible to remove Cu, Al, Sn and Ag from the dust formed during processing of electronic ...
Blažek, Vladislav +3 more
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Microbial Recovery and Kinetic Study of Vanadium Dissolution from Pure Vanadium Oxide in Order to Extract it from Uranium Ore Residues [PDF]
مجله علوم و فنون هستهای, 2013 Vanadium is an expensive and practical metal in different industries, and in Iran, in particular uranium ore residues contain a considerable amount of this metal.
S. J Safdari +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2008 Background Carbon and nitrogen fixation are essential pathways for autotrophic bacteria living in extreme environments. These bacteria can use carbon dioxide directly from the air as their sole carbon source and can use different sources of nitrogen such
Ehrenfeld Nicole +4 more
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Engineering microbial consortia to enhance biomining and bioremediation [PDF]
, 2012 In natural environments microorganisms commonly exist as communities of multiple species that are capable of performing more varied and complicated tasks than clonal populations.
Karl D. Brune, Travis S. Bayer
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Genes and pathways for CO2 fixation in the obligate, chemolithoautotrophic acidophile, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Carbon fixation in A. ferrooxidans [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans is chemolithoautotrophic gamma-proteobacterium that thrives at extremely low pH (pH 1-2). Although a substantial amount of information is available regarding CO2 uptake and fixation in a variety of facultative ...
Mario Esparza +4 more
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Genetic variability in Acidithiobacillus spp. – a working horse of environmental biotechnologies
Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica, 2018 The genus Acidithiobacillus comprises 7 species of Gram-negative obligatory acidophilic chemolithotrophic bacteria that derive energy mainly from the oxidation of reduced sulphur compounds. Four of the species also catalyse the dissimilatory oxidation of
Pristas Peter +6 more
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Effect of chloride salts on biodesulfurization process of a colombian coal
Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2013 A chloride salts medium was evaluated in biodesulfurization processes of a Colombian coal (2.34% total sulfur: 1.34% as pyritic, 0.90% as organic and 0.10% from sulfates), employing a consortium of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus ...
Gerardo Andrés Caicedo Pineda +1 more
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Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 2016 The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of static, stirring and shaking conditions on copper, zinc, nickel and aluminium dissolution from printed circuit boards (PCBs) using the mixed acidophilic bacterial culture of Acidithiobacillus ...
Mrážiková A. +6 more
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Potentiality of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans in Microbial Solubilization of Phosphate Mine Tailings [PDF]
Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 2015 This paper deals with the solubilization behavior of the tailings produced by the floatation of a complex low grade phosphate ore. The composition of the tailings was essentially dolomite (52.04%) with minor amounts of phosphate, iron and aluminium ...
S Dhakar, N Ali, R S Chauhan, V Yadav
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Advances in bioleaching as a sustainable method for metal recovery from e-waste:A review [PDF]
, 2019 Electronic waste (e-waste) accumulation on earth is a serious environmental challenge. The need for heavy metal recovery, together with the profitability of precious and base metals, are strong incentives for researchers to find a sustainable method for ...
Bahaloo-Horeh, Nazanin +4 more
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