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Bioleaching of metals from spent refinery petroleum catalyst using moderately thermophilic bacteria: Effect of particle size
The present work investigated the leaching potential of moderately thermophilic bacteria in the recovery of metals from spent petroleum catalyst of varying particle sizes. The batch bioleaching experiments were conducted by employing a mixed consortium of moderate thermophilic bacteria at 45°C and by using five different particle sizes (from 45 to >2000 μm) of acetone-washed spent catalyst. The elemental mapping by FESEM confirmed the presence of Al, Ni, V and Mo along with sulfur in the spent catalyst. During bioleaching, Ni (92–97%) and V (81–91%) were leached in higher concentrations, whereas leaching yields of Al (23–38%) were found to be lowest in all particle sizes investigated. Decreasing the particle size from >2000 μm to 45–106 μm caused an increase in leaching yields of metals during initial hours. However, the final metals leaching yields were almost independent of particle sizes of catalyst. Leaching kinetics was observed to follow the diffusion-controlled model showing the linearity more close than the chemical control. The results of the present study suggested that bioleaching using moderate thermophilic bacteria was highly effective in removing the metals from spent catalyst. Moreover, bioleaching can be conducted using spent catalyst of higher particle size (>2000 μm), thus saving the grinding cost and making process attractive for larger scale application.
Bioleaching of metals from spent refinery petroleum catalyst using moderately thermophilic bacteria: Effect of particle size
The present work investigated the leaching potential of moderately thermophilic bacteria in the recovery of metals from spent petroleum catalyst of varying particle sizes. The batch bioleaching experiments were conducted by employing a mixed consortium of moderate thermophilic bacteria at 45°C and by using five different particle sizes (from 45 to >2000 μm) of acetone-washed spent catalyst. The elemental mapping by FESEM confirmed the presence of Al, Ni, V and Mo along with sulfur in the spent catalyst. During bioleaching, Ni (92–97%) and V (81–91%) were leached in higher concentrations, whereas leaching yields of Al (23–38%) were found to be lowest in all particle sizes investigated. Decreasing the particle size from >2000 μm to 45–106 μm caused an increase in leaching yields of metals during initial hours. However, the final metals leaching yields were almost independent of particle sizes of catalyst. Leaching kinetics was observed to follow the diffusion-controlled model showing the linearity more close than the chemical control. The results of the present study suggested that bioleaching using moderate thermophilic bacteria was highly effective in removing the metals from spent catalyst. Moreover, bioleaching can be conducted using spent catalyst of higher particle size (>2000 μm), thus saving the grinding cost and making process attractive for larger scale application.
Bioleaching of metals from spent refinery petroleum catalyst using moderately thermophilic bacteria: Effect of particle size
Srichandan, Haragobinda (Autor:in) / Singh, Sradhanjali (Autor:in) / Pathak, Ashish (Autor:in) / Kim, Dong-Jin (Autor:in) / Lee, Seoung-Won (Autor:in) / Heyes, Graeme (Autor:in)
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A ; 49 ; 807-818
07.06.2014
12 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Bioleaching , Eh-pH , FT-IR , moderate thermophiles , metals
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