@article { author = {Hosseini Nasab, M. and Noaparast, M. and Abdollahi, H.}, title = {Direct and Indirect Bio-Leaching of Co and Ni from an Iron-Rich Laterite Ore using Delftia Acidovorans and Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans}, journal = {Journal of Mining and Environment}, volume = {12}, number = {2}, pages = {471-489}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Shahrood University of Technology}, issn = {2251-8592}, eissn = {2251-8606}, doi = {10.22044/jme.2021.10528.2002}, abstract = {In this research work, the bio-leaching of Co and Ni from an iron-rich laterite ore is assessed using the acidophilic heterotrophic (Delftia acidovorans)and autotrophic (Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans) bacteria. The metabolic products of the acidophilic bacteria play an important role in bio-leaching. The results obtained from the indirect bio-leaching indicate the highest nickel recoveries of up to 83.65% and 80.18%, respectively, by the supernatants of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and Delftia acidovorans, both measured at 90 °C for 3 h with a stirring speed of 370 rpm and S/L of 0.1, while the corresponding cobalt recovery rates have reached 86.93% and 83.94%, respectively. The iron dissolution rates in these conditions for the two studied bacteria are 64.34% and 54.41%, respectively. The nickel and cobalt extractions by the indirect bio-leaching of Delftia acidovorans are, respectively, 29.84% and 23.75% higher than those for the direct bio-leaching, performed at 30 °C and 150 rpm of an incubator shaker for 30 days. For the indirect bio-leaching, the chemical control has a larger influence on the dissolution rate of the iron-rich laterite compared to the diffusion control. The activation energies of nickel and cobalt in the chemical control model are 40.07 and 39.08 kJ/mol, respectively.}, keywords = {laterite,acidophilic bacteria,supernatant,Kinetics,chemical control}, url = {https://jme.shahroodut.ac.ir/article_2037.html}, eprint = {https://jme.shahroodut.ac.ir/article_2037_c14198951021bf578b0c35de5209fc9e.pdf} }