Browse > Article

Microbial Leaching of Iron from Magnetite  

Roh, Yul (Chonnam National University, Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)
Oh, Jong-Min (Chonnam National University, Faculty of Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences)
Seo, Yong-Jae (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Minerals and Materials Processing Division)
Jang, Hee-Dong (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Minerals and Materials Processing Division)
Publication Information
Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.19, no.4, 2006 , pp. 265-275 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is in its infancy to use bacteria as a novel biotechnology for leaching precious and heavy metals from raw materials. The objective of this study was to investigate biogeochemical processes of iron leaching from magnetite reduction by iron-reducing bacteria isolated from intertidal flat sediments, southwestern part of Korea. Microbial leaching experiments were performed using commercial magnetite, Aldrich magnetite, in well-defined mediums with and without bacteria. Water soluble Fe production was determined by ICP analysis of bioleached samples in comparison to uninoculated controls, and the resulting precipitated solids were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The extent of iron leaching from magnetite in the aerobic conditions (Fe = 107 ppm) was higher than that in the anaerobic environments (Fe = 94 ppm). In the anaerobic conditions, Fe(III) in commercial magnetite was also reduced to Fe(II), but no secondary mineral phases were observed. Amorphous iron oxides formed in the medium under aerobic conditions where there was sufficient supply of oxygen from the atmosphere. SEM observation suggests that the reduction process involves dissolution-precipitation mechanisms as opposed to solid state conversion of magnetite to amorphous iron oxides. The ability of bacteria to leach soluble iron and precipitate amorphous iron oxides from crystalline magnetite could have significant implications for biogeochemical processes in sediments where Fe(III) in magnetite plays an important role in the largest pool of electron acceptor as well as the tool as a novel biotechnology for leaching precious and heavy metals from raw materials.
Keywords
magnetite; bacteria; microbial leaching; iron; biomineralization;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Stapleton, R. D. Jr., Sabree, Z. L., Palumbo, A. V., Moyer, C. L., Devol, A. H., Roh, Y. and Zhou. J. (2005) Metal reduction at cold temperatures by Shewanella isolates from various marine environments Aquat. Microb. Ecol., 38, 71-79   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Lovley, D.R., Stolz, J.F., Nord, G.L., Jr. and Phillips, E.J.P. (1987) Anaerobic production of magnetite by a dissimilatory iron-reducing microorganism. Nature, 330, 252-254   DOI
3 Roh. Y. Moon, J.-W., Moon, H.-S. and Song, Y. (2003) Biomineralization for carbon sequestration. J. Miner. Soc. Korea. 16(2), 1-17
4 Junifer, S. K., Martineu, P., Sarrazin, J. and Gelinas, Y. (1995) Microbial-mineral floc associated with nascent hydrothermal activity on coaxial segment, Juan-De-Fuca Ridge. Geophy. Res. Let., 22, 179-182   DOI   ScienceOn
5 Roh. Y., Moon. H.-S. and Song, Y. (2002) Metal reduction and mineral formation by Fe(III)-reducing bacteria isolated from extreme environ- ment. J. Miner. Soc. Korea. 15(3), 231-240
6 Roh, Y., Lauf, R. J., McMillan, A. D., Zhang, C., Rawn, C. J., Bai, J. and Phelps, T. J. (2001) Microbial synthesis and the characterization of some metal-doped magnetite. Solid State Com., 118(10), 529-534   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Roh, Y., Gao, H., Vali, H., Gao, W., Kennedy, D. W., Yang, Z., Gao, W., Dohnalkova, A. C., Stapleton, R. D., Moon, J.-W., Phelps, T. J., Fredrickson, J. K. and J. Zhou. (2006) Metal Reduction and Iron Biomineralization by a Psychrotolerant Fe(III)-Reducing Bacterium Shewanella sp. PY-4. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 72, 3236-3244   DOI   ScienceOn
8 Zhang, C., Vali, H., Romanek, C.S., Phelps, T.J. and Liu, S. (1998) Formation of single-domain magnetite by a thermophilic bacterium. Am. Min., 83, 1409-1418   DOI
9 Lovley, D. R. (1991) Dissimilatory Fe(III) and Mn(IV) reduction. Microbial. Rev. 55, 259-287
10 Rawling, D. E. and Silver, S. (1995) Mining with Microbes. Nature Biotechnology. 13, 773-778   DOI
11 Zhang, C., Liu, S., Phelps, T.J., Cole, D.R., Horita, J., Fortier, S.M., Elless, M. and Valley, J. W. (1997) Physiochemical, mineralogical, and isotopic characterization of magnetite rich iron oxides formed by thermophilic bacteria. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 61, 4621-4632   DOI   ScienceOn
12 Nealson, K.H. and Saffarini, D. (1994) Iron and manganese in anaerobic respiration: Environmental significance, physiology, and regulation. Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 48, 311-343   DOI   ScienceOn
13 Hilton, J., Lishman, J. P. and Chapman, J. S. (1986) Magnetic and chemical characterization of a diagenetic magnetic mineral formed in the sediments of productive lakes. Chem. Geol., 56, 325-333   DOI   ScienceOn
14 Karlin, R., Lyle, M. and Heath, G. R. (1987) Authigenic magnetite formation in suboxic marine sediments. Nature. 326, 490-493   DOI
15 Han, C.-S. Lee, H.Y. and Roh. Y. (2006) On Biologically Produced Nanomaterials. Int. J. Nanotechnol., 3(2/3), 236-252   DOI
16 Suzuki, I. (2001) Microbial leaching of metals from sulfide minerals. Biotechnology Adv., 19(2), 119-132   DOI   ScienceOn
17 박병노, 오종민, 이제현, 이승희, 한지희, 노 열 (2006) 갯벌 퇴적물에서 분리한 박테리아에 의한 산화철의 환원 및 광물형성에 관한 연구. 2006년 대한지질학회 추계학술발표회 초록. 한국지질자원연구원, 118
18 Dong, H., Fredrickson, J.K., Kennedy, D.W., Zachara, J.M., Kukkadapu, R.K. and Onstott, T.C. (2000) Mineral transformations associated with the microbial reduction of magnetite. Chem. Geol., 169, 299-318   DOI   ScienceOn
19 Ehlich, H.L. (2004) Geomicrobiology. 4th Ed, Revised and Expanded. Marcell Dekker, Inc. New York. 768p
20 Fredrickson, J.K, Zachara, J.M., Kennedy, D.W., Dong, H., Onstott, T.C., Hinman, N.W. and Li, S. (1998) Biogenic iron mineralization accompanying the dissimilatory reduction of hydrous ferric oxide by a groundwater bacterium. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 62, 3239-3257   DOI   ScienceOn
21 이종운, 전효택 (2000) 원소의 지구화학적 거동에 미치는 박테리아의 영향: 지구미생물학의 최근 연구동향. 자원환경지질, 33, 353-365
22 Phelps, T.J., Raione, E. G., White, D.C. and Fliermans, C.B. (1989) Microbial activity in deep subsurface environments. Geomicrobiol. J., 7, 79-91   DOI   ScienceOn
23 Walker, J. C. G. (1984) Suboxic diagenesis in banded iron formations. Nature. 309, 340-342   DOI   ScienceOn
24 Ferris, F.G. Wiese, R.G. and Fyfe, W.S. (1994) Precipitation of carbonate minerals by microorganisms: Implications for silicate weathering and the global carbon dioxide budget. Geomicrobiol. J., 12, 1-13   DOI   ScienceOn