Column bioleaching of uranium embedded in granite porphyry by a mesophilic acidophilic consortium.
Column bioleaching of uranium embedded in granite porphyry by a mesophilic acidophilic consortium.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.038
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发表时间:
2011-04
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
G. Qiu;Qian Li;R. Yu;Zhanxue Sun;Yajie Liu;Miao Chen;Huaqun Yin;Yage Zhang;Yili Liang
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G. Qiu;Qian Li;R. Yu;Zhanxue Sun;Yajie Liu;Miao Chen;Huaqun Yin;Yage Zhang;Yili Liang
A mesophilic acidophilic consortium was enriched from acid mine drainage samples collected from several uranium mines in China. The performance of the consortium in column bioleaching of low-grade uranium embedded in granite porphyry was investigated. The influences of several chemical parameters on uranium extraction in column reactor were also investigated. A uranium recovery of 96.82% was achieved in 97days column leaching process including 33days acid pre-leaching stage and 64days bioleaching stage. It was reflected that indirect leaching mechanism took precedence over direct. Furthermore, the bacterial community structure was analyzed by using Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis. The results showed that microorganisms on the residual surface were more diverse than that in the solution. Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans was the dominant species in the solution and Leptospirillum ferriphilum on the residual surface.