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Brito EMS, Guyoneaud R, Caretta CA, Joseph M, Goñi-Urriza M, Ollivier B, Hirschler-Réa A. Bacterial diversity of an acid mine drainage beside the Xichú River (Mexico) accessed by culture-dependent and culture-independent approaches. Extremophiles 2023; 27:5. [PMID: 36800123 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-023-01291-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Xichú River is a Mexican river located in an environmental preservation area called Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve. Around it, there are tons of abandoned mine residues that represent a serious environmental issue. Sediment samples of Xichú River, visibly contaminated by flows of an acid mine drainage, were collected to study their prokaryotic diversity. The study was based on both cultural and non-cultural approaches. The analysis of total 16S rRNA gene by MiSEQ sequencing allowed to identify 182 Operational Taxonomic Units. The community was dominated by Pseudomonadota, Bacteroidota, "Desulfobacterota" and Acidobacteriota (27, 21, 19 and 16%, respectively). Different culture conditions were used focusing on the isolation of anaerobic bacteria, including sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) and arsenate-reducing bacteria (ARB). Finally, 16 strains were isolated. Among them, 12 were phylogenetically identified, with two strains being SRB, belonging to the genus Solidesulfovibrio ("Desulfobacterota"), while ten are ARB belonging to the genera Azospira (Pseudomonadota), Peribacillus (Bacillota), Raineyella and Propionicimonas (Actinomycetota). The isolate representative of Raineyella genus probably corresponds to a new species, which, besides arsenate, also reduces nitrate, nitrite, and fumarate.
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- Elcia Margareth Souza Brito
- Environmental Engineering Department, Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Applied Molecular Biology, DI-CGT, Universidad de Guanajuato, CP 36000, Guanajuato (Gto.), Mexico
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- UMR 5254, Environmental Microbiology Group, E2S-UPPA CNRS, IPREM, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
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- Astronomy Department, Universidad de Guanajuato, DCNE-CGT, CP 36023, Guanajuato (Gto.), Mexico.
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- UM 110, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Marseille, France
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- UMR 5254, Environmental Microbiology Group, E2S-UPPA CNRS, IPREM, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France
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- UM 110, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Marseille, France
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- UM 110, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille Université, Institut Méditerranéen d'Océanologie (MIO), Marseille, France
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Li Q, Yang Y, Ma J, Sun J, Li G, Zhang R, Cui Z, Li T, Liu X. Sulfur enhancement effects for uranium bioleaching in column reactors from a refractory uranium ore. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1107649. [PMID: 36778865 PMCID: PMC9911114 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1107649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The feasibility of sulfur enhancement for uranium bioleaching in column reactors was assessed with a designed mixed Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans and Leptospirillum ferriphilum from a refractory uranium ore. The uranium extraction reached 86.2% with the sulfur enhancement (1 g/kg) in 77 days leaching process, increased by 12.6% vs. the control without sulfur addition. The kinetic analysis showed that uranium bioleaching with sulfur enhancement in columns followed an internal diffusion through the product layer-controlled model. Ore residue characteristics indicated that sulfur enhancement could strengthen the porosity of passivation layer, improving the ore permeability. Notably, bacterial community analysis showed that sulfur enhancement at 1 g/kg could make the iron-oxidizing and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria on the ore surface maintain a good balance (approx. 1:1), and thus decomposing ore more effectively. Lastly, a possible mechanism model for uranium bioleaching with sulfur enhancement was proposed.
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- Qian Li
- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China,*Correspondence: Qian Li ✉
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Biofouling, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China,Open Studio for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China,Ruiyong Zhang ✉
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- School of Resources and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defence of Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Liu R, Mao Z, Liu W, Wang Y, Cheng H, Zhou H, Zhao K. Selective removal of cobalt and copper from Fe (III)-enriched high-pressure acid leach residue using the hybrid bioleaching technique. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 384:121462. [PMID: 31694776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Removal of metals from high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) residue was essential to alleviate potential environmental threat and avoid valuable metals loss. However, cost-effective metals extraction from HPAL residue remains a difficulty. In this study, a hybrid bioleaching process was developed for Co and Cu extraction from HPAL residue of Cu-Co sulfide ores. Results for microbial community structure optimization showed that moderate thermophilum consortium with coexistence of iron oxidizer and sulfur oxidizer was more efficient on metal extraction compared with mesophiles. Further addition of citric acid, Fe (II) and S0 significantly enhanced the release of metals through improving the total biomass, attached cells and community diversity. As a result, 87.91% of cobalt and 58.52% of copper were extracted at initial pH 1.4 and pulp density of 50 g/L by hybrid bioleaching. The hazardous potential assessments revealed that the bioleached residue could be disposed safely. These findings demonstrated that organic acids assisting bioleaching with community adjusting was a promising strategy for metals removal from HPAL residue.
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- Ronghui Liu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, ChangSha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, ChangSha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, ChangSha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education, ChangSha 410083, China.
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- Dongguan Kecheng Environmental Technology Co., LTD, Dongguan, China
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Li Q, Sun J, Ding D, Wang Q, Shi W, Hu E, Wang X, Jiang X. Characterization and uranium bioleaching performance of mixed iron- and sulfur-oxidizers versus iron-oxidizers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5569-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Xiao Y, Liu X, Fang J, Liang Y, Zhang X, Meng D, Yin H. Responses of zinc recovery to temperature and mineral composition during sphalerite bioleaching process. AMB Express 2017; 7:190. [PMID: 29063373 PMCID: PMC5653677 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-017-0491-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Temperature and energy resources (e.g., iron, sulfur and organic matter) usually undergo dynamic changes, and play important roles during industrial bioleaching process. Thus, it is essential to investigate their synergistic effects and the changes of their independent effects with simultaneous actions of multi-factors. In this study, we explored the synergistic effects of temperature and original mineral compositions (OMCs, energy resources) on the sphalerite bioleaching process. The microbial community structure was monitored by 16S rRNA gene sequencing technology and showed clear segregation along temperature gradients and Shannon diversity decreased at high temperature. On the contrary, the physicochemical parameters (pH and [Fe3+]) in the leachate were significantly affected by the OMCs. Interestingly, the influence of temperature on zinc recovery was greater at relatively simpler OMCs level, whereas the influence of OMCs was stronger at lower temperature. In addition, using [Fe3+], pH, relative abundances of dominant OTUs of microbial community and temperature as variable parameters, several models were constructed to predict zinc leaching efficiency, providing a possibility to predict the metal recovery efficiency under temperature change and variable energy resources.
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Synergetic effects of Ferroplasma thermophilum in enhancement of copper concentrate bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus caldus and Leptospirillum ferriphilum. Biochem Eng J 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A moderately thermophilic mixed microbial culture for bioleaching of chalcopyrite concentrate at high pulp density. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 80:741-50. [PMID: 24242252 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02907-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Three kinds of samples (acid mine drainage, coal mine wastewater, and thermal spring) derived from different sites were collected in China. Thereafter, these samples were combined and then inoculated into a basal salts solution in which different substrates (ferrous sulfate, elemental sulfur, and chalcopyrite) served as energy sources. After that, the mixed cultures growing on different substrates were pooled equally, resulting in a final mixed culture. After being adapted to gradually increasing pulp densities of chalcopyrite concentrate by serial subculturing for more than 2 years, the final culture was able to efficiently leach the chalcopyrite at a pulp density of 20% (wt/vol). At that pulp density, the culture extracted 60.4% of copper from the chalcopyrite in 25 days. The bacterial and archaeal diversities during adaptation were analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and constructing clone libraries of the 16S rRNA gene. The results show that the culture consisted mainly of four species, including Leptospirillum ferriphilum, Acidithiobacillus caldus, Sulfobacillus acidophilus, and Ferroplasma thermophilum, before adapting to a pulp density of 4%. However, L. ferriphilum could not be detected when the pulp density was greater than 4%. Real-time quantitative PCR was employed to monitor the microbial dynamics during bioleaching at a pulp density of 20%. The results show that A. caldus was the predominant species in the initial stage, while S. acidophilus rather than A. caldus became the predominant species in the middle stage. F. thermophilum accounted for the greatest proportion in the final stage.
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Hojjati H, Penev K, Pupkevich VR, Karamanev DG. Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Hybrid Fe(II)/Fe(III) Redox Flow Fuel Cell System. AIChE J 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.13988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hossein Hojjati
- Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; University of Western Ontario; London; ON N6A 5B9; Canada
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- Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; University of Western Ontario; London; ON N6A 5B9; Canada
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- Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; University of Western Ontario; London; ON N6A 5B9; Canada
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- Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; University of Western Ontario; London; ON N6A 5B9; Canada
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Wang Y, Su L, Zhang L, Zeng W, Wu J, Wan L, Qiu G, Chen X, Zhou H. Bioleaching of chalcopyrite by defined mixed moderately thermophilic consortium including a marine acidophilic halotolerant bacterium. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2012; 121:348-354. [PMID: 22864170 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.06.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 06/02/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A defined mixed moderately thermophilic consortium including three terrestrial microorganisms (Leptospirillum ferriphilum, Acidithiobacillus caldus and Ferroplasma thermophilum) and a marine acidophilic halotolerant bacterium (Sulfobacillus sp. TPY) was constructed to evaluate its ability for bioleaching of chalcopyrite with the addition of sodium chloride (NaCl), and the community dynamics was monitored by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). It was found that Sulfobacillus sp. TPY was able to tolerate 2% (w/v) NaCl, while other three microorganisms were suppressed when the concentration of NaCl was higher than 0.35%. The results suggested that NaCl below certain concentration could improve copper extraction by using pure cultures or the consortium to bioleach chalcopyrite. Community dynamics analysis during bioleaching at 0.1% NaCl showed that Sulfobacillus sp. TPY was predominant species during the whole bioleaching process, L. ferriphilum and A. caldus were less at any time compared with Sulfobacillus sp. TPY. F. thermophilum had never been dominant species even in the final stage.
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- Yuguang Wang
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Liu Y, Yin H, Zeng W, Liang Y, Liu Y, Baba N, Qiu G, Shen L, Fu X, Liu X. The effect of the introduction of exogenous strain Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans A01 on functional gene expression, structure and function of indigenous consortium during pyrite bioleaching. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:8092-8098. [PMID: 21705214 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2011] [Revised: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans A01 was added to a consortium of bioleaching bacteria including Acidithiobacilluscaldus, Leptospirillumferriphilum, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Acidiphilium spp., and Ferroplasma thermophilum cultured in modified 9 K medium containing 0.5% (w/v) pyrite, and 10.7% increase of bioleaching rate was observed. Changes in community structure and gene expression were monitored with real-time PCR and functional gene arrays (FGAs). Real-time PCR showed that addition of At. thiooxidans caused increased numbers of all consortium members except At. caldus, and At. caldus, L. ferriphilum, and F. thermophilum remained dominant in this community. FGAs results showed that after addition of At. thiooxidans, most genes involved in iron, sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen metabolisms, metal resistance, electron transport, and extracellular polymeric substances of L. ferriphilum, F. thermophilum, and Acidiphilium spp., were up-regulated while most of these genes were down-regulated at 70-78 h in At. caldus and up-regulated in At. ferrooxidans, then down-regulated at 82-86 h.
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- Yi Liu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Li Q, Tian Y, Fu X, Yin H, Zhou Z, Liang Y, Qiu G, Liu J, Liu H, Liang Y, Shen L, Cong J, Liu X. The Community Dynamics of Major Bioleaching Microorganisms During Chalcopyrite Leaching Under the Effect of Organics. Curr Microbiol 2011; 63:164-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-9960-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Penev K, Karamanev D. Batch kinetics of ferrous iron oxidation by Leptospirillum ferriphilum at moderate to high total iron concentration. Biochem Eng J 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2010.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kinetics of Ferrous Iron Oxidation by Leptospirillum Ferriphilum at Moderate to High Total Iron Concentrations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.71-73.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The effects of temperature, pH and iron concentration on the kinetics of ferrous iron biooxidation by a free suspended culture of Leptospirillum ferriphilum were studied in shake flasks and a circulating bed bioreactor at moderate to high total iron concentration. The kinetic study showed that there are two distinct modes of iron biooxidation: growth associated and non-growth associated, depending on the pH of the medium. There were also distinctive maxima of the effect of temperature and pH on the rate of biooxidation. A kinetic model of the process was proposed, based on an electrochemical-enzymatic model. The proposed model indicates that at moderate to high concentrations (above ~12 g/L), the total iron concentration becomes the single most prominent inhibiting factor.
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