La extracción del Cu, de una mena pirítica masiva, mediante la lixiviación con thiobacillus ferrooxidans

  1. Campá Viñeta, Juan Antonio
  2. Pozo Rodríguez, Manuel
  3. Silóniz Jiménez, María Isabel de
Revista:
Revista de materiales y procesos geológicos

ISSN: 0213-0696

Any de publicació: 1983

Número: 1

Pàgines: 193-214

Tipus: Article

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Resum

The microbiological oxidation of ferrous ion in the continuos percolating system has been investigate in relation to copper extraction from a massive pyritic-ore by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. The ponderate extraction curves, deffined in this paper, indicate the existence of two stages in the process of attack to ore: anearly stage with the copper extraction alone, and a second stage with the ion and copper extraction in same time. The value in the maximun differential dissolution of copper rate, was detected in 7-10 days of beginning of experiments with bacterias. In the aseptic experiments has not been detected any value maximun. Jarosite formation was observed during the leaching of the pyritic ore.