Electrochemical Behavior of Massive Bornite Bioleached Electrodes in the Presence of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus Caldus

Wen Qing Qin; Jun Wang; Yan Sheng Zhang; Shi Jie Zhen; He Shang; Qian Liu; Hai Bin Shi; Jian Wen Zhang; Guan Zhou Qiu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.71-73.417

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Electrochemical Behavior of Massive Bornite Bioleached Electrodes in the Presence of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus Caldus

Abstract:

In this work, the monitoring of bacterial and chemical dissolution of massive bornite was performed using cyclic voltammetry (CV); the mineral surface was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the elements were indentified by Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDXA). The electrolyte employed for the electrochemical tests was the medium used for bioleaching the electrodes (3.0 g•dm-3 (NH4)2•SO4, 0.5 g•dm-3K2HPO4, 0.5 g•dm-3 MgSO4•7H2O and 0.1 g•dm-3 Ca(NO3)2).The results showed differences in voltagramms carried out by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus caldus: In bioleached electrodes tested in the presence of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, the anodic and cathodic current signals were larger than with Acidithiobacillus caldus The analysis of CV results allowed attributing the different peaks observed in both the direct and reverse potential scanning to the oxidation of bornite to a secondary copper mineral(chalcocite and covellite) and its reduction via different non stoichiometric copper sulphides intermediaries. Surface evidences were produced by SEM, and chemical elements evidences were also investigated by EDAX.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 71-73)

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Wen Qing Qin, Jun Wang, Yan Sheng Zhang, Shi Jie Zhen, He Shang, Qian Liu, Hai Bin Shi, Jian Wen Zhang, Guan Zhou Qiu

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Acidithiobacillus, Acidithiobacillus caldus, Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄), Cyclic Voltametry (CV), EDAX, Ferrooxidans, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

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