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Microbial Leaching of Iron from Shinyemi Magnetite Ore  

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)
Suh, 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)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.20, no.4, 2007 , pp. 357-366 More about this Journal
Abstract
Microorganisms participate in a variety of geochemical processes such as weathering and formation of minerals, leaching of precious metals from minerals, and cycling of organic matter The objective of this study was to investigate biogeochemical processes of iron leaching from magnetite ore by iron-reducing bacteria isolated from intertidal flat sediments, southwestern part of Korea. Microbial iron leaching experiments were performed using magnetite ore, Shinyemi magnetite ore, in well-defined media with and without bacteria at room temperature for a month. Water soluble Fe and Mn during the leaching experiments were determined by ICP analysis of bioleached samples, 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 = 15 mg/L and Mn = 3.41 mg/L) was lower than that in the anaerobic environments (Fe = 32.8 mg/L and Mn = 5.23 mg/L). The medium pH typically decreased from 8.3 to 7.2 during a month incubation. The Eh of the initial medium decreased from +144.9 mV to -331.7 mV in aerobic environments and from -2.3 mV to -494.6 mV in anaerobic environments upon incubation with the metal reducing microorganisms. The decrease in pH is due to glucose fermentation producing organic acids and $CO_2$. The ability of bacteria to leach soluble iron from crystalline magnetite could have significant implications for biogeochemical processes in sediments where Fe(III) in magnetite represents the largest pool of electron acceptor as well as to use as a novel biotechnology for leaching precious and heavy metals from raw materials.
Keywords
magnetite ore; microorganism; microbial leaching; iron;
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