Bacterio-electric leaching of metals
Abstract
The separation of cationic materials from an ore body is assisted by the application of an electric potential, and resulting current, to the ore body, in association with iron or sulphur oxidizing bacteria. The combined process induces migration of cationic metals to a cathode suspended within the ore body so that the cationic metal can be preferentially separated from the ore body.
- Inventors:
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- Vestal, NY
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875148
- Patent Number(s):
- H001074
- Application Number:
- 07/486039
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1990 Feb 27
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- bacterio-electric; leaching; metals; separation; materials; assisted; application; electric; potential; resulting; current; association; iron; sulphur; oxidizing; bacteria; combined; process; induces; migration; cationic; cathode; suspended; metal; preferentially; separated; electric potential; cationic metal; combined process; resulting cu; statutory invention registration; /205/44/423/435/
Citation Formats
Lazaroff, Norman, and Dugan, Patrick R. Bacterio-electric leaching of metals. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Lazaroff, Norman, & Dugan, Patrick R. Bacterio-electric leaching of metals. United States.
Lazaroff, Norman, and Dugan, Patrick R. Wed .
"Bacterio-electric leaching of metals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875148.
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title = {Bacterio-electric leaching of metals},
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abstractNote = {The separation of cationic materials from an ore body is assisted by the application of an electric potential, and resulting current, to the ore body, in association with iron or sulphur oxidizing bacteria. The combined process induces migration of cationic metals to a cathode suspended within the ore body so that the cationic metal can be preferentially separated from the ore body.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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