High-temperature bioleaching of nickel sulfides : thermodynamic and kinetic implications.

dc.contributor.authorCruz, Flávio Luciano dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Víctor de Andrade Alvarenga
dc.contributor.authorGuimarães, Damaris
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Adelson Dias de
dc.contributor.authorLeão, Versiane Albis
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-22T14:40:51Z
dc.date.available2015-05-22T14:40:51Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe effect of temperature on nickel sulfide bioleaching was studied in the presence of mesophile (Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans) and moderate thermophile (Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans) strains and the results were discussed in terms of sulfide dissolution thermodynamics (Eh–pH diagrams) and kinetics (cyclic voltammetry). It was observed that in the pH range 1.8–2.0 the highest nickel dissolution was achieved which reached 50% for mesophiles and over 80% for moderate thermophiles. External ferrous iron addition had no effect on the metal dissolution at 34 °C, but adversely affected nickel leaching at higher temperatures. The best outcomes were accomplished with low FeSO4 additions (2.5 g/L) at 50 °C. Pyrrhotite dissolution avoided the need for external iron addition, providing Fe2+ concentrations as high as 7 g/L during bioleaching, which supports bacterial growth. Eh–pH diagrams for pentlandite and pyrrhotite show a negligible effect of temperature on the stability field of each sulfide whilst cyclic voltammetry indicated that temperature has the strongest influence on pyrrhotite oxidation. The latter along with a rapid increase in solution potential (Eh) explains the higher and faster extraction observed with S. thermosulfidooxidans.pt_BR
dc.identifier.citationCRUZ, F. L. S. et al. High-temperature bioleaching of nickel sulfides: thermodynamic and kinetic implications. Hydrometallurgy, Amsterdam, v. 105, p. 103-109, 2010. Disponível em: <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304386X10002355>. Acesso em: 09 abr. 2015.pt_BR
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2010.08.006
dc.identifier.issn0304-386X
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5433
dc.language.isoen_USpt_BR
dc.rights.licenseO periódico Hydrometallurgy concede permissão para depósito deste artigo no Repositório Institucional da UFOP. Número da licença: 3614250052873.pt_BR
dc.subjectMesophilespt_BR
dc.subjectModerate thermophilespt_BR
dc.subjectNickel sulfidespt_BR
dc.subjectBioleachingpt_BR
dc.subjectCyclic voltammetrypt_BR
dc.titleHigh-temperature bioleaching of nickel sulfides : thermodynamic and kinetic implications.pt_BR
dc.typeArtigo publicado em periodicopt_BR
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