Application of Microbial Metallurgy Process in Metal Extraction
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Purification Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 1311
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biometallurgy and environmental microbiology; omics, molecular biology, structural biology; minerals processing and mine pollution remediation; biosensor and environmental monitoring
Interests: microbiologically influenced corrosion; marine corrosion; biofilms; bioleaching; materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Biometallurgy is a technology that extracts valuable metals from ores through the use of microorganisms. In this process, ores are decomposed under the actions of microorganisms, so that the valuable metals in the minerals are dissolved into or exposed onto solution, and further extracted using various physical and chemical methods, e.g., liquid-phase extraction, electrodeposition, adsorption. This technology has been successfully applied in metal extraction in a dozen of metals, e.g., Cu, Au, U, Zn, Ag, Ni, Co, Sn, Sb, and become one of the most important industrial methods of processing low-grade complex refractory ores. The environments of the minerals bioleaching are usually extremely acid and full of various toxic metal ions in very high concentrations; thus, the microorganisms that survive in these environments are considered a miracle of life and possess many peculiar abilities and properties. The microorganisms and these genes and proteins that they harbor are also precious resources for various applications’ developments, e.g., cell biosensors, Taq DNA polymerase enzyme. Therefore, studies in this field are of both great interest and great application significance.
We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue dedicated to biometallurgy and all its relevant aspects, e.g., minerals bioleaching, microorganisms, community structure and function, genes and proteins, microbe–mineral interface, solution reactions, metals extraction, mechanism and techniques, are in consideration.
Dr. Yuandong Liu
Prof. Dr. Ruiyong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- minerals bioleaching
- microbe–mineral interface
- solution reactions
- microorganisms
- community structure and function
- genes and proteins
- multiple bio-omics
- bioleaching mechanism
- biometallurgy techniques
- new applications development
