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Hong M, Wang J, Yang B, Liu Y, Sun X, Li L, Yu S, Liu S, Kang Y, Wang W, Qiu G. Inhibition of pyrite oxidation through forming biogenic K- jarosite coatings to prevent acid mine drainage production. Water Res 2024; 252:121221. [PMID: 38324985 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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This study proposes a novel method by forming biogenic K-jarosite coatings on pyrite surfaces driven by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans) to reduce heavy metal release and prevent acid mine drainage (AMD) production. Different thicknesses of K-jarosite coatings (0.7 to 1.1 μm) were able to form on pyrite surfaces in the presence of A. ferrooxidans, which positively correlated with the initial addition of Fe2+ and K+ concentrations. The inhibiting effect of K-jarosite coatings on pyrite oxidation was studied by electrochemical measurements, chemical oxidation tests, and bio-oxidation tests. The experimental results showed that the best passivation performance was achieved when 20 mM Fe2+ and 6.7 mM K+ were initially introduced with a bacterial concentration of 4 × 108 cells·mL-1, reducing chemical and biological oxidation by 70 % and 98 %, respectively (based on the concentration of total iron dissolved into the solution by pyrite oxidation). Similarly, bio-oxidation tests of two mine waste samples also showed sound inhibition effects, which offers a preliminary demonstration of the potential applicability of this method to actual waste rock. This study presents a new perspective on passivating the oxidation of metal sulfide tailings or waste and preventing AMD.
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- Maoxin Hong
- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Nandi S, Naga GRR, Sahdeo SK. Utilization of wollastonite, jarosite, and their blends for the sustainable development of concrete paver block mixes containing reclaimed asphalt pavement aggregates. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:20048-20072. [PMID: 38372924 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32338-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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While several research studies considered the utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) aggregates for asphalt and concrete pavements, very few attempted its possible utilization for precast concrete applications like concrete paver blocks (CPBs). Moreover, few attempts made in the recent past to improve the strength properties of RAP inclusive concrete mixes by incorporating certain supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) have reported an insignificant or marginal effect. The present study attempts to comprehensively investigate the utilization potential of some locally and abundantly available materials having suitable physicochemical properties to improve the performance of a zero-slump CPB mix containing 50% RAP aggregates. The studied filler materials, namely, wollastonite (naturally occurring calcium metasilicate mineral) and jarosite (hazardous zinc industry waste), were used to replace 5-15% and 10-20% by volume of Portland cement in the 50% RAP CPB mix. Apart from their individual effects, the efficacy of wollastonite-jarosite blends was also investigated. Considering the lack of indoor storage facilities and economic aspects of CPBs, the influence of water spray curing regime on the performance of the RAP CPB mixes was studied and compared to that of continuous water curing regime. Inclusion of the considered fillers was found to statistically and significantly enhance the flexural strength, tensile splitting strength, and abrasion resistance of the 50% RAP CPB mix; however, the compressive strength (in most cases), permeable voids, water absorption, and water permeability properties showed an insignificant improvement. Results of thermogravimetric analysis confirmed the occurrence of pozzolanic reactivity, and microstructure analysis revealed improvements in packing of concrete matrix and ITZ with filler inclusion qualitatively substantiating the improvements in strength and durability characteristics. The toxicity characteristics of heavy metals that may leach from the hazardous jarosite-based RAP CPB mixes were found to be within permissible limits. Based on the performance requirements specified by IS, IRC, and ASTM standards, all the RAP CPB mixes with filler inclusions fulfilled the acceptance criteria for heavy traffic applications, and water spray curing can enact as an alternate method for curing these mixes. However, to avail maximum performance benefits, it is recommended to use 5% wollastonite, 15% jarosite, and a combination of 10% wollastonite and 10% jarosite as a Portland cement substitute to produce sustainable eco-friendly RAP CPB mixes.
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- Sumit Nandi
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, 382355, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
- School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Coloma L, Aramendia J, Población I, Huidobro J, García-Florentino C, Arana G, Manuel Madariaga J. High resolution Raman microscopy and imaging to propose a jarosite formation process in the MIL 090030 Martian Meteorite. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 305:123454. [PMID: 37774587 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Jarosite is an iron sulphate that has been found in different Martian meteorites as well as on the Martian surface. In most of the cases, this mineral was detected related to olivine grains. In this work the Miller Range 090,030 Martian Nakhlite (MIL 090030) has been analysed by high resolution Raman microscopy and imaging in areas where jarosite was present. In the case of MIL 090030 meteorite, jarosite was found beside olivine and rasvumite (KFe2S3). There are different hypotheses for the formation of jarosite on Martian related samples, but so far, no explanation for the formation of jarosite from olivine and rasvumite has been proposed. In this study, such hypothesis for this transformation is proposed based on the obtained Raman image results where jarosite appears surrounding primary compounds. The proposed alteration mechanism consists on the formation of magnetite and jarosite from rasvumite and Fe-rich olivine, with the subsequent enrichment of olivine in forsterite and the formation of quartz. With the ions released in the different chemical reactions, jarosite can precipitate as a stable phase. Taking this into account, the jarosite detected in the MIL 090030 Martian Meteorite can be considered as an original Martian mineral.
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- Leire Coloma
- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain.
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- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain
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- University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Leioa, Spain
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Kushwaha P, Agarwal M. Utilization of metal industry solid waste as an adsorbent for adsorption of anionic and cationic dyes from aqueous solution through the batch and continuous study. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:46748-46765. [PMID: 36723835 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25531-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Industrial waste, for instance, textile effluents when released into the ecological system without first being treated or with inappropriate levels of treatment, can lead to serious issues deteriorating the environment and human health. Moreover, solid waste from various industries has also become a major issue due to massive urbanization. For instance, the waste from the metal industry has been rapidly increasing such as Jarosite which has various metals, metal oxides, and silica in its composition. Therefore, Jarosite was utilized as an adsorbent for the adsorption of anionic Congo red (CR) and cationic Methylene blue (MB) dyes from aqueous solutions. The processed adsorbent sample was characterized by BET, XRD, SEM, EDS, FTIR, and XPS techniques. The effects of initial dye concentration, pH, adsorbent dose, temperature, and contact time were examined. The metal industry waste is used as a low-cost abundant adsorbent with great potential for adsorption ability to remove the CR (97.5%) and MB (68.5%) at pH 7, contact time 90 min, adsorbent dose 0.1 g, and initial dye concentration 50 mg/L. The adsorption data followed the adsorption isotherm and Kinetics for both dyes. The removal of both dyes was a physical adsorption process, endothermic and spontaneous reaction. Column adsorption investigation was described by AB (Adams-Bohart) and YN (Yoon-Nelson) models. According to the economic view, the utilization of jarosite for dye removal is a cost-effective approach, because it is collected free of cost from industries. Henceforth, for the first time, toxic metal industry waste was successfully utilized as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment.
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- Pushpendra Kushwaha
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 302017, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 302017, India.
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Roberts M, Srivastava P, Webster G, Weightman AJ, Sapsford DJ. Biostimulation of jarosite and iron oxide-bearing mine waste enhances subsequent metal recovery. J Hazard Mater 2023; 445:130498. [PMID: 36459883 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Novel resource recovery technologies are required for metals-bearing hazardous wastes in order to achieve circular economy outcomes and industrial symbiosis. Iron oxide and co-occurring hydroxysulphate-bearing wastes are globally abundant and often contain other elements of value. This work addresses the biostimulation of indigenous microbial communities within an iron oxide/ hydroxysulphate-bearing waste and its effect on the subsequent recoverability of metals by hydrochloric, sulphuric, citric acids, and EDTA. Laboratory-scale flow-through column reactors were used to examine the effect of using glycerol (10% w/w) to stimulate the in situ microbial community in an iron oxide/ hydroxysulphate-bearing mine waste. The effects on the evolution of leachate chemistry, changes in microbiological community, and subsequent hydrometallurgical extractability of metals were studied. Results demonstrated increased leachability and selectivity of Pb, Cu, and Zn relative to iron after biostimulation with a total of 0.027 kg of glycerol per kg of waste. Biostimulation, which can be readily applied in situ, potentially opens new routes to metal recovery from globally abundant waste streams that contain jarosite and iron oxides.
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- Mark Roberts
- School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Queen's Building, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Queen's Building, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom.
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Queen's Building, The Parade, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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Yu C, Högfors-Rönnholm E, Stén P, Engblom S, Åström ME. Iron‑sulfur geochemistry and acidity retention in hydrologically active macropores of boreal acid sulfate soils: Effects of mitigation suspensions of fine-grained calcite and peat. Sci Total Environ 2023; 856:159142. [PMID: 36183767 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Acid sulfate soils discharge large amounts of sulfuric acid along with toxic metals, deteriorating water quality and ecosystem health of recipient waterbodies. There is thus an urgent need to develop cost-effective and sustainable measures to mitigate the negative effects of these soils. In this study, we flushed aseptically-prepared MQ water (reference) or mitigation suspensions containing calcite, peat or a combination of both through 15-cm-thick soil cores from an acid sulfate soil field in western Finland, and investigated the geochemistry of Fe and S on the surfaces of macropores and in the solid columnar blocks (interiors) of the soil columns. The macropore surfaces of all soil columns were strongly enriched in total and HCl-extractable Fe and S relative to the interiors, owing to the existence of abundant Fe oxyhydroxysulfates (schwertmannite and partly jarosite) as yellow-to-brownish surface-coatings. The dissolution/hydrolysis of Fe oxyhydroxysulfates (predominantly jarosite) on the macropore surfaces of the reference columns, although being constantly flushed, effectively buffered the permeates at pH close to 4. These results suggest that Fe oxyhydroxysulfates accumulated on the macropore surfaces of boreal acid sulfate soils can act as long-lasting acidification sources. The treatments with mitigation suspensions led to a (near-)complete conversion of jarosite to Fe hydroxides, causing a substantial loss of S. In contrast, we did not observe any recognizable evidence indicating transformation of schwertmannite. However, sulfate sorbed by this mineral might be partially lost through anion-exchange processes during the treatments with calcite. No Fe sulfides were found in the peat-treated columns. Since Fe sulfides can support renewed acidification events, the moderate mineralogical changes induced by peat are desirable. In addition, peat materials can act as toxic-metal scavengers. Thus, the peat materials used here, which is relatively cheap in the boreal zone, is ideal for remediating boreal acid sulfate soils and other similar jarosite-bearing soils.
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- Changxun Yu
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, 39231 Kalmar, Sweden.
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- Research and Development, Novia University of Applied Sciences, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
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- Environmental Technology, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
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- Research and Development, Novia University of Applied Sciences, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, 39231 Kalmar, Sweden
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Wang J, Liu Y, Luo W, Wang X, Liao R, Yu S, Hong M, Zhao C, Yang B, Liu Y, Liu X, Qiu G. Inhibition of humic acid on copper pollution caused by chalcopyrite biooxidation. Sci Total Environ 2022; 851:158200. [PMID: 36049690 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Humic acid has the advantages of wide source, easy availability and environmental friendliness, which may be a good choice for inhibiting chalcopyrite biooxidation and alleviating copper pollution. However, there are few researches on the inhibitory effect and mechanism of humic acid on the biooxidation of chalcopyrite. In order to fill this knowledge gap, this study proposed and validated a novel method for inhibiting chalcopyrite biooxidation by means of humic acid. The results showed that the biooxidation of chalcopyrite could be effectively inhibited by humic acid, which consequently decreased the release of copper ions. Humic acid with a concentration of 120 ppm had the best inhibitory effect, which reduced the biooxidation efficiency of chalcopyrite from 40.7 ± 0.5 % to 29.3 ± 0.8 %. This in turn suggested that humic acid could effectively suppress the pollution of copper under these conditions. The analysis results of solution parameters, mineral surface morphology, mineral phases and element composition showed that humic acid inhibited the growth of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, promoted the formation of jarosite and intensified the passivation of chalcopyrite, which effectively hindered the biooxidation of chalcopyrite, and would help to alleviate the pollution of copper.
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- Jun Wang
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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Cánovas CR, Basallote MD, Macías F, Freydier R, Parviainen A, Pérez-López R. Thallium distribution in an estuary affected by acid mine drainage (AMD): The Ría de Huelva estuary (SW Spain). Environ Pollut 2022; 306:119448. [PMID: 35561798 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study investigates the behavior of Tl in the Ría de Huelva (SW Spain), one of the most metal polluted estuaries in the world. Dissolved Tl concentration displayed a general decrease across the estuary during the dry season (DS); from 5.0 to 0.34 μg/L in the Tinto and Odiel estuaries, respectively, to 0.02 μg/L in the channel where the rivers join. A slighter decrease was observed during the wet season (WS) (from 0.72 to 0.14 μg/L to 0.02 μg/L) due to the dilution effect of rainfalls in the watersheds. These values are 3 orders of magnitude higher than those reported in other estuaries worldwide. Different increases in Tl concentrations with salinity were observed in the upper reaches of the Tinto and Odiel estuaries, attributed to desorption processes from particulate matter. Chemical and mineralogical evidences of particulate matter, point at Fe minerals (i.e., jarosite) as main drivers of Tl particulate transport in the estuary. Unlike other estuaries worldwide, where a fast sorption process onto particulate matter commonly takes place, Tl is mainly desorbed from particulate matter in the Tinto and Odiel estuaries. Thus, Tl may be released back from jarositic particulate matter across the salinity gradient due to the increasing proportion of unreactive TlCl0 and K+ ions, which compete for adsorption sites with Tl+ at increasing salinities. A mixing model based on conservative elements revealed a 6-fold increase in Tl concentrations related to desorption processes. However, mining spills like that occurred in May 2017 may contribute to enhance dissolved and particulate Tl concentrations in the estuary as well as to magnify these desorption processes (up to around 1100% of Tl release), highlighting the impact of the mine spill on the remobilization of Tl from the suspended matter to the water column.
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- Carlos Ruiz Cánovas
- Department of Earth Sciences & Research Center on Natural Resources, Health and the Environment. University of Huelva, Campus "El Carmen", E-21071, Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Earth Sciences & Research Center on Natural Resources, Health and the Environment. University of Huelva, Campus "El Carmen", E-21071, Huelva, Spain.
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- Department of Earth Sciences & Research Center on Natural Resources, Health and the Environment. University of Huelva, Campus "El Carmen", E-21071, Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratoire HydroSciences UMR 5151, CNRS, IRD, Université de Montpellier, 163 Rue Auguste Broussonnet, CC 57, 34090, Montpellier, France
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- Universidad de Granada, Departamento de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Avda. Fuente Nueva S/n, E-18071, Granada, Spain; Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de La Tierra (UGR-CSIC), Avda. de Las Palmeras 4, E-18100, Armilla, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Earth Sciences & Research Center on Natural Resources, Health and the Environment. University of Huelva, Campus "El Carmen", E-21071, Huelva, Spain
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Ryu JG, Kim Y. Mineral transformation and dissolution of jarosite coprecipitated with hazardous oxyanions and their mobility changes. J Hazard Mater 2022; 427:128283. [PMID: 35065839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Jarosite coprecipitation with hazardous oxyanions can attenuate the concentrations of these elements in acid mine drainage. However, jarosite can be easily transformed to goethite with changes in geochemical conditions. Consequently, the released oxyanions can greatly affect environments. The changes in the mineralogy and mobility of five oxyanions, namely AsO4, SeO3, SeO4, MoO4, and CrO4, which were coprecipitated with jarosite, are investigated herein during the mineral transformation. Our results show that the oxyanion species and the pH values greatly affect the mineral transformation and dissolution rates of jarosite-containing oxyanions. The transformation and dissolution rates of the jarosite samples at pH 8 are noticeably higher than those at pH 4. The X-ray diffraction results show that the CrO4 and SeO4 jarosites are as effectively transformed to goethite as the jarosite without oxyanions, while the SeO3 and AsO4 jarosites are least transformed, resulting in different sulfate and oxyanion concentrations in the solution. The oxyanions in jarosite are the main controlling factor in the mineral transformation and dissolution rates. In acid mine drainage, although CrO4 is easily attenuated by the jarosite precipitation, it has the highest mobility during the goethite transformation. On the contrary, AsO4 shows the opposite case.
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- Jae-Geun Ryu
- School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Knapp CW, Christidis GE, Venieri D, Gounaki I, Gibney-Vamvakari J, Stillings M, Photos-Jones E. The ecology and bioactivity of some Greco-Roman medicinal minerals: the case of Melos earth pigments. Archaeol Anthropol Sci 2021; 13:166. [PMID: 34721705 PMCID: PMC8550771 DOI: 10.1007/s12520-021-01396-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mineral compounds, as pigments and therapeutics, appeared regularly in the technical and medical texts of the Greco-Roman (G-R) world. We have referred to them as 'G-R medicinal minerals' and we suggest that despite their seeming familiarity, there are actually many unknowns regarding their precise nature and/or purported pharmacological attributes. Earth pigments are part of that group. This paper presents a brief overview of our work over the past twenty years relating to: a. the attempt to locate a select number of them in the places of their origin; b. their chemical/mineralogical characterization; c. the study of their ecology via the identification of the microorganisms surrounding them; d. their testing as antibacterials against known pathogens. In the process, and to fulfil the above, we have developed a novel methodological approach which includes a range of analytical techniques used across many disciplines (mineralogy, geochemistry, DNA extraction and microbiology). This paper focuses on a select number of earth pigments deriving from the island of Melos in the SW Aegean, celebrated in antiquity for its Melian Earth, a white pigment, and asks whether they might display antibacterial activity. We demonstrate that some (but not all) yellow, green and black earth pigments do. We also show that the manner in which they were dispensed (as powders or leachates) was equally important. The results, although preliminary, are informative. Given their use since deep time, earth pigments have never lost their relevance. We suggest that the study of their ecology/mineralogy and potential bioactivity allows for a better understanding of how our perception of them, as both pigments and therapeutics, may have evolved.
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- C. W. Knapp
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
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- Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
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- Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
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- Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
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- Archaeology, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Analytical Services for Art and Archaeology, Ltd, Glasgow, UK
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Ferreira RA, Pereira MF, Magalhães JP, Maurício AM, Caçador I, Martins-Dias S. Assessing local acid mine drainage impacts on natural regeneration-revegetation of São Domingos mine (Portugal) using a mineralogical, biochemical and textural approach. Sci Total Environ 2021; 755:142825. [PMID: 33268259 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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São Domingos sulfide mine was shut down more than 50 years ago leaving behind eroded and depositional surfaces due to acid mine drainage (AMD). The aim of this study was to assess six selected sites subjected to AMD, considered phytotoxic regions characterized by vegetation scarcity. Two main criteria, nature and composition of soluble fractions and total chemistry of surficial products related to jarosites presence, enabled to set up an overall dichotomy between superficial proximal/discharge and distal/sedimentation areas. Wet and dry sieving results comparison revealed that samples have a predominant sandy texture and lithic (phyllite, quartzite and volcanic country rocks) composition. Quartz, and subordinate feldspar enrichment is also detected in the coarse silt fraction. The results also suggest that the materials under study, when subjected to the local torrential hydrologic regime, have a high mechanical vulnerability, facilitating erosion and mud transport, both critical for vegetation support, and triggering contamination transfer and dispersion. The vicinity and ground-level surfaces of discharging areas are enriched in the jarosite group minerals whereas the sedimentation ones present hypersaline aluminous tendency. The formation of jarosite is considered as an efficient positive environmental contribution to metals and metalloids sequestration/immobilization. The remediation/revegetation solutions to be adopted in each location must have into consideration these differentiating aspects.
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- Renata A Ferreira
- CERENA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- CERENA, DECivil, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- MARE, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- CERENA, DECivil, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- MARE, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- CERENA, DBE, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Gao K, Hu Y, Guo C, Ke C, Lu G, Dang Z. Mobilization of arsenic during reductive dissolution of As(V)-bearing jarosite by a sulfate reducing bacterium. J Hazard Mater 2021; 402:123717. [PMID: 33254757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microbial sulfidization of arsenic (As)-bearing jarosite involves complex processes and is yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we investigated the behavior of As during reductive dissolution of As(V)-bearing jarosite by a pure sulfate reducing bacterium with or without dissolved SO42- amendment. Changes of aqueous chemistry, mineralogical characteristics, and As speciation were examined in batch experiments. The results indicated that jarosite was mostly replaced by mackinawite in the system with added SO42-. In the medium without additional SO42-, mackinawite, vivianite, pyrite, and magnetite formed as secondary Fe minerals, though 24.55 % of total Fe was in form of an aqueous Fe2+ phase. The produced Fe2+ in turn catalyzed the transformation of jarosite. At the end of the incubation, 41.99 % and 48.10 % of As in the solid phase got released into the aqueous phase in the systems with and without added SO42-, respectively. The addition of dissolved SO42- mitigated the mobilization of As into the aqueous phase. In addition, all As5+ on the solid surface was reduced to As3+ during the microbial sulfidization of As-bearing jarosite. These findings are important for a better understanding of geochemical cycling of elements As, S, and Fe in acid mine drainage and acid sulfate soil environments.
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- Kun Gao
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Abfertiawan MS, Palinggi Y, Handajani M, Pranoto K, Atmaja A. Evaluation of Non-Acid-Forming material layering for the prevention of acid mine drainage of pyrite and jarosite. Heliyon 2020; 6:e05590. [PMID: 33294713 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Encapsulation is a typical method used to prevent potential acid mine drainage (AMD) in overburden piles. In this method, Potentially Acid-Forming (PAF) material is covered with either Non-Acid-Forming (NAF) material or alkaline material to minimize water infiltration and/or oxygen diffusion through rock pores. The physical and chemical characteristics and thickness of the NAF material layer are critical factors affecting the successful prevention of AMD. Therefore, this study evaluated the method of NAF material layering using laboratory-scale column leaching tests. NAF layers with a ratio of 25 and 50% were used to cover PAF material containing pyrite and jarosite sourced from the Sangatta and Bengalon mining areas, East Kalimantan. The physical and chemical characteristics of leachate collected from samples watered on a weekly wet-dry cycle were analyzed by kinetic tests over a period of 23 weeks. The results showed a trend of increasing pH values and decreasing sulfate and metal concentrations in the leachate. This study shows that NAF layering is an effective method to prevent or minimize the generation of AMD.
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Piervandi Z, Khodadadi Darban A, Mousavi SM, Abdollahy M, Asadollahfardi G, Funari V, Dinelli E, Webster RD, Sillanpää M. Effect of biogenic jarosite on the bio-immobilization of toxic elements from sulfide tailings. Chemosphere 2020; 258:127288. [PMID: 32947659 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The discharge of toxic elements from tailings soils in the aquatic environments occurs chiefly in the presence of indigenous bacteria. The biotic components may interact in the opposite direction, leading to the formation of a passivation layer, which can inhibit the solubility of the elements. In this work, the influence of jarosite on the bio-immobilization of toxic elements was studied by native bacteria. In batch experiments, the bio-immobilization of heavy metals by an inhibitory layer was examined in the different aquatic media using pure cultures of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. A variety of analyses also investigated the mechanisms of metals bio-immobilization. Among different tests, the highest metal solubility yielded 99% Mn, 91% Cr, 95% Fe, and 78% Cu using A. ferrooxidans in 9KFe medium after ten days. After 22 days, these percentages decreased down to 30% Mn and about 20% Cr, Fe, and Cu, likely due to metal immobilization by biogenic jarosite. The formation of jarosite was confirmed by an electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The mechanisms of metal bio-immobilization by biogenic jarosite from tailings soil confirmed three main steps: 1) the dissolution of metal sulfides in the presence of Acidithiobacillus bacteria; 2) the nucleation of jarosite on the surface of sulfide minerals; 3) the co-precipitation of dissolved elements with jarosite during the bio-immobilization process, demonstrated by a structural study for jarosite. Covering the surface of soils by the jarosite provided a stable compound in the acidic environment of mine-waste.
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- Zeinab Piervandi
- Mineral Processing Group, Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
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- Mineral Processing Group, Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Biotechnology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Mineral Processing Group, Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Earth System Science and Environmental Technologies, National Research Council ISMAR-CNR Bologna Research Area, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, 4350, QLD, Australia; Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam; Faculty of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam; Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa
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Khanmohammadi Hazaveh P, Karimi S, Rashchi F, Sheibani S. Purification of the leaching solution of recycling zinc from the hazardous electric arc furnace dust through an as-bearing jarosite. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 202:110893. [PMID: 32615495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Leaching of the hazardous electric arc furnace (EAF) dust containing mainly zinc ferrite and zinc oxide, accompanied by minor concentrations of arsenic compounds, was investigated using sulfuric acid. In order to reach the maximum recovery of zinc, the leaching solution was adjusted to recover both iron and zinc at their maximum possible values. To obtain a high recovery value of zinc and iron, analyzed by AAS, the optimum leaching condition was found to be the temperature of 90 °C, the sulfuric acid concentration of 3 M, the particle size of 75 μm, the S/L ratio of 1:10 g/mL and the leaching time of 2 h. The percentages of the zinc and iron recovery under the optimum condition were ca. 98.6% and 99.1% respectively, which were verified by a confirmation test and were very close to the predicted values of 100% based on the optimized model, obtained through the software. From the thermodynamics' point of view, it has been found that Zn2+ is the predominant species (90%) under the leaching condition applied. Moreover, the predominant species of iron are FeSO4+, FeHSO42+, Fe(SO4)2- and Fe3+ in the magnitudes of 65.8%, 25.6%, 4.4% and 4.0%, respectively. According to the kinetic results, the controlling step in the leaching was the chemical reaction at the most of the operating temperatures and times. In order to purify the zinc solution for electrowinning, iron and arsenic were removed through the jarosite formation process as confirmed by the XRD results. The speciation of arsenic in the precipitated jarosite was explored by XPS. Finally, the low concentrations of arsenic (less than 0.1 ppm) and iron (less than 50 ppm) were determined by the ICP analysis.
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- Parsa Khanmohammadi Hazaveh
- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran; Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hamedan University of Technology, P.O. Box 65155/579, Hamedan, Iran
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran.
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran
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Gao K, Hu Y, Guo C, Ke C, He C, Hao X, Lu G, Dang Z. Effects of adsorbed phosphate on jarosite reduction by a sulfate reducing bacterium and associated mineralogical transformation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 202:110921. [PMID: 32800256 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Jarosite is one of the iron oxyhydroxysulfate minerals that are commonly found in acid mine drainage (AMD) systems. In natural environments, phosphate and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) may be coupled to jarosite reduction and transformation. In this research, the effect of phosphate on jarosite reduction by SRB and the associated secondary mineral formation was studied using batch experiments. The results indicated that Fe3+ is mainly reduced by biogenic S2- in this experiment. The effect of PO43- on jarosite reduction by SRB involved not only a physico-chemical factor but also a microbial factor. Phosphate is an essential nutrient, which can support the activity of SRB. In the low PO43- treatment, the production of total Fe2+ was found to be slightly larger than that in the zero PO43- treatment. Sorption of PO43- effectively elevated jarosite stability via the formation of inner sphere complexes, which, therefore, inhibited the reductive dissolution of jarosite. At the end of the experiment, the amounts of total Fe2+ accumulation were determined to be 4.54 ± 0.17a mM, 4.66 ± 0.22a mM, 3.91 ± 0.04b mM and 2.51 ± 0.10c mM (p < 0.05) in the zero, low, medium and high PO43- treatments, respectively, following the order of low PO43- treatment > zero PO43- treatment > medium PO43- treatment > high PO43- treatment. PO43- loading modified the transformation pathways for the jarosite mineral, as well. In the zero PO43- treatment, the jarosite diffraction lines disappeared, and mackinawite dominated at the end of the experiment. Compared to PO43--free conditions, vivianite was found to become increasingly important at higher PO43- loading conditions. These findings indicate that PO43- loading can influence the broader biogeochemical functioning of AMD systems by impacting the reactivity and mineralization of jarosite mineral.
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- Kun Gao
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
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Tang Y, Xie Y, Lu G, Ye H, Dang Z, Wen Z, Tao X, Xie C, Yi X. Arsenic behavior during gallic acid-induced redox transformation of jarosite under acidic conditions. Chemosphere 2020; 255:126938. [PMID: 32388258 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Jarosite is an important scavenger for arsenic (As) due to its strong adsorption capacity and ability to co-precipitate metal(loid)s in acid mine drainage (AMD) environments. When subjected to natural organic matter (NOM), metastable jarosite may undergo dissolution and transformation, affecting the mobility behavior of As. Therefore, the present study systematically explored the dissolution and transformation of jarosite, and the consequent redistribution of coprecipitated As(V) under anoxic condition in the presence of a common phenolic acid-gallic acid (GA). The results suggested that As(V) incorporating into the jarosite structure stabilized the mineral and inhibited the dissolution process. Jarosite persisted as the dominant mineral phase at pH 2.5 up to 60 d, though a large amount of structural Fe(III) was reduced by GA. However, at pH 5.5, jarosite mainly transformed to ferrohexahydrite (FeSO4·6H2O) with GA addition, while the principal end-product was goethite in GA-free system. The dissolution process enhanced As(V) mobilization into aqueous and surface-complexed phase at pH 2.5, while co-precipitated fraction of As(V) remained dominant under pH 5.5 condition. Result of XPS indicated that no reduction of As(V) occurred during the interaction between GA and As(V)-bearing jarosite, which would limit the toxicity to the environment. The reductive process involved that GA promoted the dissolution of jarosite via the synergistic effect of ligand and reduction, following by GA and release As(V) competing for active sites on mineral surface. The findings demonstrated that phenolic groups in NOM can exert great influence on the stability of jarosite and partitioning behavior of As(V).
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- Yuanjun Tang
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, 521041, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, 526061, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Benavente D, Pla C, Valdes-Abellan J, Cremades-Alted S. Remediation by waste marble powder and lime of jarosite-rich sediments from Portman Bay (Spain). Environ Pollut 2020; 264:114786. [PMID: 32438239 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We investigate the use of hydrated lime and calcite waste marble powder as remediation treatments of contaminated jarosite-rich sediments from Portman Bay (SE, Spain), one of the most contaminated points in the Mediterranean coast by mining-metallurgical activities. We tested two commercial hydrated limes with different Ca(OH)2 percentages (28 and 60% for Lime-1 and Lime-2 respectively) and two different waste marble powder, WMP, from the marble industry (60 and 96% of calcite for WMP-1 and WMP-2 respectively). Mixture and column experiments and modelling of geochemical reactions using PHREEQC were performed. Lime caused the precipitation of hematite, gypsum and calcite, whereas WMP treatments formed iron carbonates and hematite. The fraction of amorphous phases was mainly composed of iron oxides, hydroxides and oxyhydroxides that was notably higher in the lime treatment in comparison to the WMP treatment. The reactive surface area showed a positive trend with the amorphous phase concentration. Results highlighted the effectiveness of lime treatments, where Lime-2 showed a complete elimination of jarosite. Column experiments revealed a clear reduction of heavy metal concentration in the lixiviate for the treated sediments compared to the original sediments. Particularly, Lime-2 showed the highest reduction in the peak concentration of Fe, Mn, Zn and Cd. The studied treatments limited the stabilisation of Cr and Ni, whereas contrarily As increases in the treated sediment. PHREEQC calculations showed that the most concentrated heavy metals (Zn and Mn) are stabilized mainly by precipitation whereas Cu, Pb and Cd by a combination of precipitation and sorption processes. This chemical environment leads to the precipitation of stable iron phases, which sorb and co-precipitate considerable amounts of potentially toxic elements. Lime is significantly more effective than WMP, although it is recommended that the pH value of the mixture should remain below 9 due to the amphoteric behaviour of heavy metals.
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- David Benavente
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Alicante, Spain.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alicante, Spain.
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Song CI, Jo CM, Ri HG. Immobilization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans-1333 on the Waste Ore Particles for the Continuous Oxidation of Ferrous Iron. Iran J Biotechnol 2020; 18:e2356. [PMID: 33850940 PMCID: PMC8035422 DOI: 10.30498/ijb.2020.125528.2224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background The biooxidation of ferrous iron has a great potential for the regeneration of ferric iron, in operations such as bioleaching, bioremediation. Many natural inorganic materials were investigated for use as supports immobilizing Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. The waste chalcopyrite is another natural inorganic material of which particles are easy to prepare from the leached out ore heaps and the source is abundant. Objectives The aim of this work is to investigate several characteristics of the particles of waste ore that determines possibility of use as supports for immobilization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in the packed-bed bioreactor. Materials and Methods Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans-1333 stored in Korean Centre for Culture Collection was used. The supports were prepared by sieving the particles of 5~30 mm in size out from the waste chalcopyrite ore heap. The cells were immobilized by the successive batch culture method and oxidation rate of the bioreactor was investigated in the continuous flow mode. Results The cell density of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans-1333 immobilized on the particles of waste chalcopyrite was 2.71×108 cells g-1 and the highest oxidation rate of the packed-bed bioreactor was 3.65g.L-1.h-1. Oxidation rate of the bioreactor was less influenced by the concentration of ferrous and ferric iron in the input solution as well as by the aeration rate and dilution rate than other materials mentioned in other previous works. Conclusion The waste chalcopyrite particle is efficient support material for immobilization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans with comparable or superior characteristics to natural inorganic support materials reported before.
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- Chang Il Song
- Bioindustry Research Center, Advanced Science Institute, KIM IL SUNG University, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Bioindustry Research Center, Advanced Science Institute, KIM IL SUNG University, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Bioindustry Research Center, Advanced Science Institute, KIM IL SUNG University, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Jin X, Li X, Guo C, Jiang M, Yao Q, Lu G, Dang Z. Fate of oxalic-acid-intervened arsenic during Fe(II)-induced transformation of As(V)-bearing jarosite. Sci Total Environ 2020; 719:137311. [PMID: 32120095 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Jarosite is a metastable Fe(III)-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral that can act as an excellent scavenger for arsenic (As) in acid sulfate soils (ASSs) and in areas polluted by acid mine drainage (AMD). The Fe(II)-induced transformation of jarosite can influence the As mobility in reducing soil and sediment systems. Although organic acids are prevalent in these environments, their influence on the behavior of As during the Fe(II)-induced transformation of jarosite is yet to be fully understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of oxalic acid on the partitioning of As into dissolved, adsorbed, poorly crystalline, and residual phases during the Fe(II)-induced transformation of As(V)-bearing jarosite at pH 5.5 and 1 mM Fe(II) concentration. The results demonstrated that jarosite frequently transformed to lepidocrocite in treatments without oxalic acid or with low oxalic acid (0.1 mM), and As was typically redistributed in the surface-bound exchangeable and residual phases. While a high concentration of oxalic acid (1 mM) retarded the transformation of jarosite and produced goethite as the primary end product, it also changed the Fe(II)-induced transformation pathway and drove most As into the residual phase (approximately 92%). The results indicated that oxalic acid exerts a significant influence on the partitioning and speciation of As during the above-mentioned transformation. X-ray photo electron spectroscopy analysis of the reaction products also revealed that As(V) may be still the dominant redox species. Overall, this study provides critical information for understanding the fate of As during the transformation of secondary minerals under complex influencing factors, thereby assisting in more accurately predicting the geochemical cycling of As in natural systems.
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- Xiaohu Jin
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Duarte Briceño PG, Caicedo Pineda GA, Márquez Godoy MA. Early reprecipitation of sulfate salts in coal biodesulfurization processes using acidophilic chemolithotrophic bacteria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 36:81. [PMID: 32448917 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-020-02855-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study evaluated the effect of three sulfate salt-based culture media on the reprecipitation of sulfur under the action of two types of bacterial inoculum, a pure strain of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (ATCC 23270) and a consortium of this strain and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans (ATCC 15494), in a biodesulfurization process for coal (particle size < 0.25 mm) from the 'La Guacamaya' mine (Puerto Libertador, Córdoba, Colombia). All of the experiments were periodically monitored, with measurements taken of pH, cell concentration, iron concentration, and pyrite oxidation. Additionally, mineralogical analyses were conducted on the initial and final coal samples, through scanning electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer. The results showed that sulfate reprecipitation occurred primarily, and nearly entirely, during the first 3 days of the process. While all the treatments obtained high levels of mineral oxidation, the reprecipitation processes decreased in media with low concentrations of sulfate, leading to the higher final removal of inorganic sulfur. The bioassays revealed that after 15 days, the maximum pyrite oxidation (86%) and inorganic sulfur removal (53%) was obtained with the treatments using the Kos and McCready culture media. The bacteria evaluated were found to have a great ability to adapt to very simple culture media with minimal nutrient concentrations, and even with some nutrients absent (as in the case of magnesium).
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Garrido F, Garcia-Guinea J, Lopez-Arce P, Voegelin A, Göttlicher J, Mangold S, Almendros G. Thallium and co-genetic trace elements in hydrothermal Fe-Mn deposits of Central Spain. Sci Total Environ 2020; 717:137162. [PMID: 32070895 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Thallium (Tl) is a hazardous trace metal that can harm human and environmental health. Tl pollution can result from the mining and smelting of Tl-bearing minerals, but also the natural weathering of Tl-bearing sulfide minerals may induce Tl release to the environment. In this study, hydrothermal deposits hosted in dolostone rocks sited along fossil thermal springs in the Lodares region (Soria province, central Spain) were studied. In this hydrothermal mineralization zone, Tl association with primary minerals, identified Tl-bearing secondary products resulting from natural weathering of primary minerals, as well as the dispersion from its natural source along a seasonal small streambed were explored. Samples were analyzed by chemical, microscopic and spectroscopic techniques and epithermal pyrite, sphalerite, galena and barite and secondary gypsum, jarosite, scorodite, anglesite, goethite, epsomite and elemental sulfur produced by both inorganic and bacterial processes were found. The highest Tl contents were found in hydrothermal pyrite (188 mg kg-1), jarosite (142 mg kg-1), Mn-oxides (27 mg kg-1) or kerogen (13 mg kg-1). Feldspar was identified by electron probe microanalysis as potential host phase of Tl. XANES results confirmed the association of Tl(I) with metal sulfides in pyrite-rich samples and highlighted the role of jarosite-like minerals for Tl(I) sequestration upon pyrite oxidation, even in carbonate-rich samples at near-neutral pH. In addition to micaceous minerals, jarosite-group minerals and K-feldspars may contribute to the natural attenuation of Tl in soils and sediments.
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- Fernando Garrido
- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN, CSIC), C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28026 Madrid, Spain; Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Überlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN, CSIC), C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28026 Madrid, Spain.
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- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN, CSIC), C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28026 Madrid, Spain
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Water Resources and Drinking Water, Überlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, KIT Campus North, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, KIT Campus North, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN, CSIC), C/ José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28026 Madrid, Spain.
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Isteri V, Ohenoja K, Hanein T, Kinoshita H, Tanskanen P, Illikainen M, Fabritius T. Production and properties of ferrite-rich CSAB cement from metallurgical industry residues. Sci Total Environ 2020; 712:136208. [PMID: 31931225 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Blast furnace slag from the steel industry is commercially utilized as a cement replacement material without major processing requirements; however, there are many unutilized steel production slags which differ considerably from the blast furnace slag in chemical and physical properties. In this study, calcium sulfoaluminate belite (CSAB) cement clinkers were produced using generally unutilized metallurgical industry residues: AOD (Argon Oxygen Decarburisation) slag from stainless steel production, Fe slag from zinc production, and fayalitic slag from nickel production. CSAB clinker with a target composition of ye'elimite-belite-ferrite was produced by firing raw materials at 1300 °C. The phase composition of the produced clinkers was identified using quantitative XRD analyses, and the chemical composition of the clinker phases produced was established using FESEM-EDS and mechanical properties were tested through compressive strength test. It is demonstrated that these metallurgical residues can be used successfully as alternative raw materials for the production of CSAB cement that can be used for special applications. In addition, it is shown that the available quantities of these side-streams are enough for significant replacement of virgin raw materials used in cement production.
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- Visa Isteri
- Process Metallurgy, Faculty of Technology, PO Box 4300, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Fibre and Particle Engineering, Faculty of Technology, PO Box 4300, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, UK
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- Process Metallurgy, Faculty of Technology, PO Box 4300, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Fibre and Particle Engineering, Faculty of Technology, PO Box 4300, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland
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- Process Metallurgy, Faculty of Technology, PO Box 4300, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland.
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Meng X, Zhang C, Zhuang J, Zheng G, Zhou L. Assessment of schwertmannite, jarosite and goethite as adsorbents for efficient adsorption of phenanthrene in water and the regeneration of spent adsorbents by heterogeneous fenton-like reaction. Chemosphere 2020; 244:125523. [PMID: 31812054 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Schwertmannite, jarosite or goethite are commonly used to remove metals and/or metalloids from contaminated water via adsorption processes, but it is still unclear whether they can be used as adsorbents to remove hydrophobic organic pollutants (HOCs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), from groundwater or wastewater. Here, the feasibility of using these iron (oxyhydr) oxide minerals as adsorbents for phenanthrene (a model PAH) adsorption and regenerating the spent adsorbents via heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction was investigated. Results showed that they exhibited rapid adsorption rates and considerable adsorption capacities for phenanthrene. The maximum Langmuir capacities (Qmax) for phenanthrene adsorption at 28 °C were in an ascending order of goethite (567 μg·g-1) < schwertmannite (727 μg·g-1) < jarosite (2088 μg·g-1). The adsorption process was a spontaneous and exothermic process along with the decrease of randomness at the solid/liquid interfaces, which was influenced by temperature, adsorbent dosage, and the coexistence of inorganic anions. Both schwertmannite and jarosite were superior to goethite in light of their easy separation from the bulk solution after the adsorption processes. A multi-cycle experiment demonstrated that the regeneration efficiency of schwertmannite (97.9-99.7%) was much higher than that of jarosite (80.1-87.2%), and the mineral structure, morphology and functional groups of schwertmannite were not changed during the successive adsorption-regeneration processes. Therefore, among the investigated three iron (oxyhydr) oxide minerals, schwertmannite was an attractive and regenerable adsorbent for the removal of phenanthrene from water owing to its high adsorption capacity, good separation ability, and excellent reusability.
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- Xiaoqing Meng
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Aguilar-Carrillo J, Herrera-García L, Reyes-Domínguez IA, Gutiérrez EJ. Thallium(I) sequestration by jarosite and birnessite: Structural incorporation vs surface adsorption. Environ Pollut 2020; 257:113492. [PMID: 31744683 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Jarosite and birnessite secondary minerals play a pivotal role in the mobility, transport and fate of trace elements in the environment, although geochemical interactions of these compounds with extremely toxic thallium (Tl) remain poorly known. In this study, we investigated the sorption behavior of Tl(I) onto synthetic jarosite and birnessite, two minerals commonly found in soils and sediments as well as in mining-impacted areas where harsh conditions are involved. To achieve this, sorption and desorption experiments were carried out under two different acidic conditions and various Tl(I) concentrations to mimic natural scenarios. In addition, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analyses were conducted to determine the performance of both minerals for Tl(I) sequestration. Our results indicate that both phases can effectively remove aqueous Tl by different sorption mechanisms. Jarosite preferentially incorporates Tl(I) into the structure to form Tl(I)-jarosite and eventually the mineral dorallcharite (TlFe3(SO4)2(OH)6) as increasing amounts of Tl are employed. Birnessite, however, favorably uptakes Tl(I) through an irreversible surface adsorption mechanism, underlining the affinity of Tl for this mineral in the entire concentration range studied (0.5-5 mmol L-1). Lastly, the presence of Tl(I) in conditions where aqueous molar ratio Tl/Mn is ∼0.25 inhibits the formation of birnessite since oxidation of Tl(I) to Tl(III) followed by precipitation of avicennite (Tl2O3) take place. Thus, the present research may provide useful insights on the role of both jarosite and birnessite minerals in Tl environmental cycles.
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- J Aguilar-Carrillo
- CONACyT, Department of Environmental Technology, Institute of Metallurgy, UASLP, 78210, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Institute of Metallurgy, UASLP, 78210, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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- CONACyT, Department of Mineral Processing, Institute of Metallurgy, UASLP, 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico.
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- CONACyT, Department of Materials Engineering, Institute of Metallurgy, UASLP, 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico.
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Yang B, Lin M, Fang J, Zhang R, Luo W, Wang X, Liao R, Wu B, Wang J, Gan M, Liu B, Zhang Y, Liu X, Qin W, Qiu G. Combined effects of jarosite and visible light on chalcopyrite dissolution mediated by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Sci Total Environ 2020; 698:134175. [PMID: 31518786 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Although jarosite and visible light are important factors for the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD), the effects of combined jarosite and visible light on chalcopyrite biodissolution have not been explored until now. In order to fill this knowledge gap, the combined effects of jarosite and visible light on chalcopyrite dissolution mediated by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans were investigated. The results indicated that jarosite and visible light could significantly accelerate chalcopyrite biodissolution, thus releasing more copper ions, iron ions and producing more acid. This in turn suggests enhanced generation of AMD under these conditions. Biodissolution results, mineral surface morphology, mineralogical phase and elemental composition analyses revealed that the promotion of chalcopyrite dissolution by additional jarosite and visible light was mainly attributed to the acceleration of ferric iron/ferrous iron cycling and the inhibition of the formation of a passivation layer (jarosite and Sn2-/S0) on the surface of chalcopyrite. This study provides a better understanding of the effects of jarosite and visible light on chalcopyrite biodissolution. In the future, the influences of jarosite and visible light on chalcopyrite dissolution should be considered in AMD evaluation to ensure reliability.
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- Baojun Yang
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany
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- The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Changsha, China
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Gao K, Jiang M, Guo C, Zeng Y, Fan C, Zhang J, Reinfelder JR, Huang W, Lu G, Dang Z. Reductive dissolution of jarosite by a sulfate reducing bacterial community: Secondary mineralization and microflora development. Sci Total Environ 2019; 690:1100-1109. [PMID: 31470473 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Jarosite is an iron-hydroxysulfate mineral commonly found in acid mine drainage (AMD). Given its strong adsorption capacity and its ability to co-precipitation with heavy metals, jarosite is considered a potent scavenger of contaminants in AMD-impacted environments. Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) play an important role in the reductive dissolution of jarosite; however, the mechanism involved has yet to be elucidated. In this study, an indigenous SRB community enriched from the Dabaoshan mine area (Guangdong, China) was employed to explore the mechanism of the microbial reduction of jarosite. Different cultures, with or without dissolved sulfate and the physical separation of jarosite from bacteria by dialysis bags, were examined. Results indicate that the reduction of jarosite by SRB occurred via an indirect mechanism. In systems with dissolved sulfate, lactate was incompletely oxidized to acetate coupled with the reduction of SO42- to S2-, which subsequently reduced the Fe3+ in jarosite, forming secondary minerals including vivianite, mackinawite and pyrite. In systems without dissolved sulfate, jarosite dissolution occurred prior to reduction, and similar secondary minerals formed as well. Extracellular polymeric substances secreted by SRB appeared to facilitate the release of sulfate from jarosite. Structural sulfate in the solid phase of jarosite may not be available for SRB respiration. Although direct contact between SRB and jarosite is not necessary for mineral reduction, wrapping jarosite into dialysis bags suppressed the reduction to a certain extent. Microbial community composition differed in direct contact treatments and physical separation treatments. Physical separation of the SRB community from jarosite mineral supported the growth of Citrobacter, while Desulfosporosinus dominated in direct contact treatments.
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- Kun Gao
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Piervandi Z, Khodadadi Darban A, Mousavi SM, Abdollahy M, Asadollahfardi G, Funari V, Dinelli E. Minimization of metal sulphides bioleaching from mine wastes into the aquatic environment. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 182:109443. [PMID: 31398782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The continuous presence of toxic elements in the aquatic environments around mine tailings occurs due to bioleaching or chemical extraction promoted by the mining operations. Biogenic passivation treatment of tailings dams can be a new environment-friendly technique to inhibit the solubility of heavy metals. In spite of current bioleaching researches, we tried to minimize the mobility of the trace elements in the laboratory scale through the formation of a passivation layer in the presence of a mixed culture of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) represented the jarosite generation as an inhibitory layer on the mineral surfaces of the tested materials. More detailed observations on electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA) showed the co-precipitation of metals with the passivation layer. Thereby, the passivation layer demonstrates potential in elements immobilization which, in turn, can be optimized in the natural systems. Our working hypothesis was to exploit and optimize the formation of the passivation layer to maximize the immobilization of heavy metals (e.g., Cu, Cr). The optimization process of bioleaching experiments using indigenous bacteria caused a reduced solubility for Cu (from around 20% to 4.5%) and Cr (from around 30% to 10.6%) and the formation of 6.5 gr passivation layer. The analyses finally represented the high efficiency of the passivation technique to minimize metals bioleaching in comparison to earlier studies.
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- Zeinab Piervandi
- Mineral Processing Group, Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Mineral Processing Group, Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Biotechnology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Mineral Processing Group, Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Bhaskar S, Manu B, Sreenivasa MY. Bacteriological synthesis of iron hydroxysulfate using an isolated Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strain and its application in ametryn degradation by Fenton's oxidation process. J Environ Manage 2019; 232:236-242. [PMID: 30476685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The investigation reports the application of biogenic jarosite, an iron hydroxy sulfate mineral in Fenton's Oxidation process. Ametryn, a herbicide detrimental to aquatic life and also to human is treated by Fenton's oxidation process using synthesized iron mineral, jarosite. The jarosite synthesis was carried out by using an isolated Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans bacterial strain with ferrous as an iron supplement. The isolated strain was characterized by molecular techniques and biooxidation activity to ferrous to ferric iron was checked. On Fenton's treatment ametryn degradation upto 84.9% and COD removal to the extent of 56.1% was observed within 2 h of treatment and the reaction follows the pseudo first order kinetics with the curve best fit. The slight increase in kinetic rate constant on jarosite loading rate increase from 0.1 g/L to 0.5 g/L with H2O2 dosage of 100 mg/L confirms that jarosite has a catalytic role in the removal of ametryn. Mass spectroscopy analysis of treated synthetic ametryn solution at various intervals reveal the degradation follows dealkylation and hydroxylation pathway with the formation of three major intermediate compounds discussed here.
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- S Bhaskar
- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, P.O. Srinivasanagar, Mangalore, 575025 D.K, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, P.O. Srinivasanagar, Mangalore, 575025 D.K, India.
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- Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
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Nakajima H, Okazawa A, Kubuki S, Shen Q, Itoh K. Determination of iron species, including biomineralized jarosite, in the iron-hyperaccumulator moss Scopelophila ligulata by Mössbauer, X-ray diffraction, and elemental analyses. Biometals 2019; 32:171-184. [PMID: 30637584 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-019-00169-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Scopelophila ligulata is an Fe-hyperaccumulator moss growing in acidic environments, but the mechanism of Fe accumulation remains unknown. To understand the mechanism, we determined Fe species in S. ligulata samples. The moss samples were collected from four sites in Japan. The concentrations of Fe, P, S, Cl, and K in them were measured by induced coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Fe species in some of them were determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy and were confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Fe species in S. ligulata samples were determined to be jarosite, ferritin, high-spin Fe(II) species, and akaganeite. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the biomineralization of jarosite in mosses. This result, combined with the fact that bacteria, a fungus, and a grass mineralize jarosite, suggests that its biomineralization is a common characteristic in a wide variety of living organisms. These findings indicate that the biomineralization of jarosite occurs not only in the region-specific species but in species adapted to a low-pH and metal-contaminated environment in different regions, provide a better understanding of the mechanism of Fe accumulation in the Fe-hyperaccumulator moss S. ligulata, and offer new insights into the biomineralization of jarosite.
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- Hiromitsu Nakajima
- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan. .,Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai 79-7, Hodogayaku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Tokiwadai 79-7, Hodogayaku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan
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Sracek O, Kříbek B, Mihaljevič M, Ettler V, Vaněk A, Penížek V, Filip J, Veselovský F, Bagai ZB. Geochemistry and pH control of seepage from Ni-Cu rich mine tailings at Selebi Phikwe, Botswana. Environ Monit Assess 2018; 190:482. [PMID: 30039179 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6851-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Acid mine drainage from mine tailings at Selebi Phikwe, eastern Botswana, has been investigated using a combination of total decomposition, sequential extraction, X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, and SEM analyses of solid phase samples, water analyses, isotopic analyses, and geochemical modeling. The principal ferric phases in the seepage stream sediments are jarosite and goethite, which incorporate Ni and Cu. The Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS) indicated exclusively 3+ oxidation state of iron with typical features of ferric hydroxides/sulfates. A fraction of dissolved sulfate is also sequestered in gypsum which precipitates further downstream. Significant portions of Fe, Ni, and Cu are transported in suspension. Values of pH decreased downstream due to H+ generated by the precipitation of jarosite. Values of δ2H and δ18O indicate evaporation of pore water in the mine tailings before seepage. Values of δ34S(SO4) are consistent with the oxidation of sulfides, but sample from the seepage face is affected by dissolution of gypsum. No minerals of Ni and Cu were detected and the principal attenuation processes seem to be adsorption and co-precipitation with jarosite. Higher contents of Cu are sequestered in solid phases compared to Ni, in spite of much higher dissolved Ni concentrations. Based on the speciation calculations, seepage water is undersaturated with respect to all Ni and Cu phases and adsorption and co-precipitation with jarosite seems to be the principal attenuation processes. Direct geochemical modeling was able to reproduce downstream pH trends, thus confirming the precipitation of jarosite as the principal pH-controlling process.
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- O Sracek
- Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3, 118 21, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 1296, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 1296, 165 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3, 118 21, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, University of Botswana, 4775 Notwane Rd., Gaborone, Botswana
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Yeongkyoo K. Effects of different oxyanions in solution on the precipitation of jarosite at room temperature. J Hazard Mater 2018; 353:118-126. [PMID: 29655091 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The effects of five different oxyanions, AsO4, SeO3, SeO4, MoO4, and CrO4, on the precipitation of jarosite at room temperature were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and chemical analysis. Different amounts (2, 5, and 10 mol%) of oxyanions in the starting solution and different aging times (1 h-40 days) were used for the experiment. In the initial stage, only the amorphous phase appears for all samples. With increasing aging time, jarosite and jarosite with oxyanions start precipitating at room temperature with different precipitation rates and crystallinities. Jarosite with AsO4 shows the lowest precipitation rate and lowest crystallinity. With increasing amounts of oxyanions, the crystallization rate decreases, especially for jarosite with AsO4. The jarosite samples with CrO4 and SeO4 show the fastest precipitation and highest crystallinities. For the jarosite samples with a low precipitation rate and low crystallinity, the amorphous phase contains high concentrations of oxyanions, probably because of the fast precipitation of the amorphous iron oxyanion phase; however, the phase with fast jarosite precipitation contains fewer oxyanions. The results show that coprecipitation of jarosite can play a more important role in controlling the behavior of CrO4 than AsO4 in acid mine drainage.
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- Kim Yeongkyoo
- School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Bedi A, Singh BR, Deshmukh SK, Aggarwal N, Barrow CJ, Adholeya A. Development of a novel myconanomining approach for the recovery of agriculturally important elements from jarosite waste. J Environ Sci (China) 2018; 67:356-367. [PMID: 29778168 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, an ecofriendly and economically viable waste management approach have been attempted towards the biosynthesis of agriculturally important nanoparticles from jarosite waste. Aspergillus terreus strain J4 isolated from jarosite (waste from Debari Zinc Smelter, Udaipur, India), showed good leaching efficiency along with nanoparticles (NPs) formation under ambient conditions. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the formation of NPs. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX analysis) showed strong signals for zinc, iron, calcium and magnesium, with these materials being leached out. TEM analysis and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) showed semi-quasi spherical particles having average size of 10-50nm. Thus, a novel biomethodology was developed using fungal cell-free extract for bioleaching and subsequently nanoconversion of the waste materials into nanostructured form. These biosynthesized nanoparticles were tested for their efficacy on seed emergence activity of wheat (Triticum aestivum) seeds and showed enhanced growth at concentration of 20ppm. These nanomaterials are expected to enhance plant growth properties and being targeted as additives in soil fertility and crop productivity enhancement.
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- Ankita Bedi
- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi 110003, India; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria 3216, Australia.
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- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi 110003, India
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- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi 110003, India
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- Sri Aurobindo College, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110007, India
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, Biotechnology and Management of Bioresources Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi 110003, India.
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Karimian N, Johnston SG, Burton ED. Antimony and arsenic partitioning during Fe 2+-induced transformation of jarosite under acidic conditions. Chemosphere 2018; 195:515-523. [PMID: 29277031 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Jarosite [KFe3(SO4)2(OH)6] is considered a potent scavenger for arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) under oxidizing conditions. Fluctuations in water levels in re-flooded acid sulfate soils (ASS) can lead to high Fe2+(aq) concentrations (∼10-20 mM) in the soil solution under acidic to circumneutral pH conditions. This may create favorable conditions for the Fe2+-induced transformation of jarosite. In this study, synthetic arsenate [As(V)]/antimonate [Sb(V)]-bearing jarosite was subjected to Fe2+(aq) (20 mM) at pH 4.0 and 5.5 for 24 h to simulate the pH and Fe2+(aq) conditions of re-flooded freshwater ASS/acid mine drainage (AMD)-affected environments at early and mid-stages of remediation, respectively. The addition of Fe2+ at pH 5.5 resulted in the formation of a metastable green rust sulfate (GR- SO4) phase within ∼60 min, which was replaced by goethite within 24 h. In contrast, at pH 4.0, jarosite underwent no significant mineralogical transformation. Although the addition of Fe2+(aq) induced the dissolution/transformation of jarosite at pH 5.5 and increased the mobility of Sb during the initial stages of the experiment (Sb(aq) = ∼0.05 μmol L-1), formation of metastable green rust (GR-SO4) and subsequent transformation to goethite effectively sequestered dissolved Sb. Aqueous concentrations of As remained negligible in both pH treatments, with As being mostly repartitioned to the labile (∼10%) and poorly crystalline Fe(III)-associated phases (∼10-30%). The results imply that, under moderately acidic conditions (i.e. pH 5.5), reaction of Fe2+(aq) with jarosite can drive the dissolution of jarosite and increase Sb mobility prior to the formation of GR-SO4 and goethite. In addition, repartitioning of As to the labile fractions at pH 5.5 may enhance the risk of its mobilisation during future mineral transformation processes in Fe2+-rich systems.
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- Niloofar Karimian
- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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Calla-Choque D, Nava-Alonso F, Fuentes-Aceituno JC. Acid decomposition and thiourea leaching of silver from hazardous jarosite residues: Effect of some cations on the stability of the thiourea system. J Hazard Mater 2016; 317:440-448. [PMID: 27322901 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The recovery of silver from hazardous jarosite residues was studied employing thiourea as leaching agent at acid pH and 90°C. The stability of the thiourea in synthetic solutions was evaluated in the presence of some cations that can be present in this leaching system: cupric and ferric ions as oxidant species, and zinc, lead and iron as divalent ions. Two silver leaching methods were studied: the simultaneous jarosite decomposition-silver leaching, and the jarosite decomposition followed by the silver leaching. The study with synthetic solutions demonstrated that cupric and ferric ions have a negative effect on thiourea stability due to their oxidant properties. The effect of cupric ions is more significant than the effect of ferric ions; other studied cations (Fe(2+), Zn(2+), Pb(2+)) had no effect on the stability of thiourea. When the decomposition of jarosite and the silver leaching are carried out simultaneously, 70% of the silver can be recovered. When the acid decomposition was performed at pH 0.5 followed by the leaching step at pH 1, total silver recovery increased up to 90%. The zinc is completely dissolved with any of these processes while the lead is practically insoluble with these systems producing a lead-rich residue.
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- D Calla-Choque
- CINVESTAV Saltillo, Avenida Industria Metalúrgica 1062, Parque Industrial Saltillo-Ramos Arizpe, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila 25900, Mexico
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- CINVESTAV Saltillo, Avenida Industria Metalúrgica 1062, Parque Industrial Saltillo-Ramos Arizpe, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila 25900, Mexico.
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- CINVESTAV Saltillo, Avenida Industria Metalúrgica 1062, Parque Industrial Saltillo-Ramos Arizpe, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila 25900, Mexico
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Mukherjee C, Jones FS, Bigham JM, Tuovinen OH. Synthesis of argento jarosite with simulated bioleaching solutions produced by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2016; 66:164-169. [PMID: 27207050 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Argentojarosite (AgFe3(SO4)2(OH)6) is formed as a secondary phase in Ag-catalyzed bioleaching of chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), but to date very little is known about the paragenesis or characteristics of this silver-containing compound. The purpose of this study was to synthesize argentojarosite via biological oxidation of 120mM ferrous sulfate by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Because of its toxicity to A. ferrooxidans, Ag(+) (as AgNO3) was added to spent culture media (pH2) after complete oxidation of ferrous sulfate. Schwertmannite (ideally Fe8O8(OH)6(SO4)) was precipitated during the iron oxidation phase, and subsequent Ag(+) addition resulted in the formation of argentojarosite. Contact time (8h, 5d, and 14d) and Ag(+) concentration (0, 5, 20, and 40mM) were used as variables in these experiments. Synthesis of argentojarosite, schwertmannite and other mineral phases was confirmed through X-ray diffraction analysis. Additional analyses of solid-phase oxidation products included elemental composition, color and specific surface area. The sample synthesized in the presence of 40mM Ag(+) and with 14d contact time yielded an X-ray diffraction pattern of well crystallized argentojarosite, and its elemental composition closely matched the calculated Ag, Fe, and S contents of ideal argentojarosite. The color and surface area of the remaining samples were influenced by the presence of residual schwertmannite. This phase remained stable over the time course of 14d when no Ag(+) was present in the system. When equilibrations were extended to 42d, partial conversion of reference schwertmannite to goethite was noted in the absence of Ag. In the presence of 20mM or 40mM Ag over the same time course, some formation of argentojarosite was also noted. In this case, schwertmannite was the only source of Fe and SO4 for argentojarosite formation.
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- Chiranjit Mukherjee
- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 484 West 12(th) Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, 484 West 12(th) Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Fuente V, Rufo L, Juárez BH, Menéndez N, García-Hernández M, Salas-Colera E, Espinosa A. Formation of biomineral iron oxides compounds in a Fe hyperaccumulator plant: Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. J Struct Biol 2015; 193:23-32. [PMID: 26592710 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We report a detailed work of composition and location of naturally formed iron biominerals in plant cells tissues grown in iron rich environments as Imperata cylindrica. This perennial grass grows on the Tinto River banks (Iberian Pyritic Belt) in an extreme acidic ecosystem (pH∼2.3) with high concentration of dissolved iron, sulphate and heavy metals. Iron biominerals were found at the cellular level in tissues of root, stem and leaf both in collected and laboratory-cultivated plants. Iron accumulated in this plant as a mix of iron compounds (mainly as jarosite, ferrihydrite, hematite and spinel phases) was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS), magnetometry (SQUID), electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX; TEM-EDX; HRSTEM). A low fraction of phosphorous was detected in this iron hyperaccumulator plant. Root and rhizomes tissues present a high proportion of ferromagnetic iron oxide compounds. Iron oxides-rich zones are localized in electron dense intra and inter-cellular aggregates that appear as dark deposits covering the inner membrane and organelles of the cell. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of accumulation, transport, distribution of iron in Imperata cylindrica.
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- V Fuente
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, UAM, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, UAM, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Farmacia, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28233 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, UAM, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain; IMDEA Nanociencia, C/Faraday 9 Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, UAM, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
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- SpLine Spanish CRG Beamline, ESRF, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, BP 220, F-38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France
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- Laboratoire de Matière et Systèmes Complexes (MSC), Université Paris Diderot, 75013 Paris, France
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Lee E, Han Y, Park J, Hong J, Silva RA, Kim S, Kim H. Bioleaching of arsenic from highly contaminated mine tailings using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans. J Environ Manage 2015; 147:124-131. [PMID: 25262394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The behavior of arsenic (As) bioleaching from mine tailings containing high amount of As (ca. 34,000 mg/kg) was investigated using Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans to get an insight on the optimal conditions that would be applied to practical heap and/or tank bioleaching tests. Initial pH (1.8-2.2), temperature (25-40 °C), and solid concentration (0.5-4.0%) were employed as experimental parameters. Complementary characterization experiments (e.g., XRD, SEM-EDS, electrophoretic mobility, cell density, and sulfate production) were also carried out to better understand the mechanism of As bioleaching. The results showed that final As leaching efficiency was similar regardless of initial pH. However, greater initial As leaching rate was observed at initial pH 1.8 than other conditions, which could be attributed to greater initial cell attachment to mine tailings. Unlike the trend observed when varying the initial pH, the final As leaching efficiency varied with the changes in temperature and solid concentration. Specifically, As leaching efficiency tended to decrease with increasing temperature due to the decrease in the bacterial growth rate at higher temperature. Meanwhile, As leaching efficiency tended to increase with decreasing solid concentration. The results for jarosite contents in mine tailings residue after bioleaching revealed that much greater amount of the jarosite was formed during the bioleaching reaction at higher solid concentration, suggesting that the coverage of the surface of the mine tailings by jarosite and/or the co-precipitation of the leached As with jarosite could be a dominant factor reducing As leaching efficiency.
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- Eunseong Lee
- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Feng S, Yang H, Zhan X, Wang W. Novel integration strategy for enhancing chalcopyrite bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus sp. in a 7-L fermenter. Bioresour Technol 2014; 161:371-378. [PMID: 24727697 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
An integrated strategy (additional energy substrate-three stage pH control-fed batch) was firstly proposed for efficiently improving chalcopyrite bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus sp. in a 7-L fermenter. The strain adaptive-growing phase was greatly shortened from 8days into 4days with the supplement of additional 2g/L Fe(2+)+2g/L S(0). Jarosite passivation was effectively weakened basing on higher biomass via the three-stage pH-stat control (pH 1.3-1.0-0.7). The mineral substrate inhibition was attenuated by fed-batch fermentation. With the integrated strategy, the biochemical reaction was promoted and achieved a better balance. Meanwhile, the domination course of A. thiooxidans in the microbial community was shortened from 14days to 8days. As the results of integrated strategy, the final copper ion and productivity reached 89.1mg/L and 2.23mg/(Ld), respectively, which was improved by 52.8% compared to the uncontrolled batch bioleaching. The integrated strategy could be further exploited for industrial chalcopyrite bioleaching.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shoushuai Feng
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China
| | - Wu Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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