Recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation

A.H. Kaksonen; N.J. Boxall; Y. Gumulya; H.N. Khaleque; C. Morris; T. Bohu; K.Y. Cheng; K. Usher; A-M Lakaniemi

doi:10.1016/j.hydromet.2018.06.018

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Recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation

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Recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation

A.H. Kaksonen, N.J. Boxall, Y. Gumulya, H.N. Khaleque, C. Morris, T. Bohu, K.Y. Cheng, K. Usher and A-M Lakaniemi

Hydrometallurgy, Vol.180, pp.7-25

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2018.06.018

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Abstract

Since the discovery of microbiological metal dissolution, numerous biohydrometallurgical approaches have been developed to use microbially assisted aqueous extractive metallurgy for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. Biohydrometallurgy has helped to alleviate the challenges related to continually declining ore grades by transforming uneconomic ore resources to reserves. Engineering techniques used for biohydrometallurgy span from above ground reactor, vat, pond, heap and dump leaching to underground in situ leaching. Traditionally biohydrometallurgy has been applied to the bioleaching of base metals and uranium from sulfides and biooxidation of sulfidic refractory gold ores and concentrates before cyanidation. More recently the interest in using bioleaching for oxide ore and waste processing, as well as extracting other commodities such as rare earth elements has been growing. Bioprospecting, adaptation, engineering and storing of microorganisms has increased the availability of suitable biocatalysts for biohydrometallurgical applications. Moreover, the advancement of microbial characterisation methods has increased the understanding of microbial communities and their capabilities in the processes. This paper reviews recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation

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Title: Recent progress in biohydrometallurgy and microbial characterisation
Authors/Creators: A.H. Kaksonen (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
N.J. Boxall (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
Y. Gumulya (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
H.N. Khaleque (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
C. Morris (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
T. Bohu (Author/Creator) - Australian Resources Research Centre
K.Y. Cheng (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
K. Usher (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
A-M Lakaniemi (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Land and Water
Publication Details: Hydrometallurgy, Vol.180, pp.7-25
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005543253607891
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Engineering and Information Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 7 Engineering & Materials Science; 7.229 Mineral & Metal Processing; 7.229.774 Bioleaching
Web Of Science research areas: Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
ESI research areas: Materials Science