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Bioleaching of molybdenum from low-grade copper ore

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In this article, the effect of temperature, pH and culture media composition on the extent of bio-leaching has been investigated, and the recovery of molybdenum exceeded 93% which is higher than any previous result available in the literature.
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This article is published in Process Biochemistry.The article was published on 1999-12-01. It has received 26 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bioleaching & Molybdenum.

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Bio-processing of solid wastes and secondary resources for metal extraction - A review.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the bio-processing of solid wastes/byproducts of metallurgical and manufacturing industries, chemical/petrochemical plants, electroplating and tanning units, besides sewage sludge and fly ash of municipal incinerators, electronic wastes (e-wastes/PCBs), used batteries, etc.
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Microbial Processing of Metal Sulfides

TL;DR: The present work focuses on the application of bioinformatics and genome biology to advance the understanding of bioleaching microorganisms, as well as other applications, including bioflotation and bioflocculation of relevance to minerals.
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Comparative study on the bioleaching of zinc sulphides

TL;DR: In this article, a bio-leaching process of three zinc sulphides (marmatite, sphalerite and ZnS synthetically prepared) with acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and a moderately thermoacidophilic iron-oxidizing bacterium (MLY) was investigated by leaching experiments and electrochemical methods.
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Mesophilic and thermophilic bioleaching of copper from a chalcopyrite-containing molybdenite concentrate

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the bio-leaching of copper from a chalcopyrite-bearing molybdenite flotation concentrate using a shake flask technique and mesophilic and thermophilic microorganisms.
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Silver-catalyzed bioleaching of copper, molybdenum and rhenium from a chalcopyrite–molybdenite concentrate

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated silver-catalyzed bio-leaching to solubilize copper from a chalcopyrite-bearing molybdenite concentrate with mesophilic and moderately thermophilic (45 °C) microbial consortia.
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The role of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in hydrometallurgical processes

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors illustrate the increased interest which is manifested in the microorganisms, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, involved in the biohydrometallurgical extraction processes.
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Molecular genetics of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans

TL;DR: The most recent studies have focused on the molecular genetics of the pathways associated with nitrogen metabolism, carbon dioxide fixation, and components of the energy-producing mechanisms of T. ferrooxidans.
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Bioleaching of molybdenum from coal liquefaction catalyst residues

TL;DR: In this paper, it has been shown that the bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans can solubilize MoS2 from coal liquefaction catalyst residues, in which form it can be recovered as a soluble or HCl extractable material.
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Copper removal from an industrial waste by bioleaching

TL;DR: Copper contained in a solid industrial waste produced in a silicone manufacturing process was leached with spent iron medium from a Thiobacillus ferrooxidans culture, and removal of the copper from the waste appeared to involve its displacement by acid, dissolved mineral salts, and ferric iron.
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Analysis of molybdenite bioleaching by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans in the absence of iron (II)

TL;DR: Data confirm the need of bacterial attachment to insoluble substrate forBioleaching by the direct mechanism and suggests that the poor bioleaching of MoS2 is caused by its hydrophobic character.
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