Extraction of manganese from electrolytic manganese residue by bioleaching

Baoping Xin, Bing Chen, Ning Duan*, Changbo Zhou

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

113 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Extraction of manganese from electrolytic manganese residues using bioleaching was investigated in this paper. The maximum extraction efficiency of Mn was 93% by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria at 4.0g/l sulfur after bioleaching of 9days, while the maximum extraction efficiency of Mn was 81% by pyrite-leaching bacteria at 4.0g/l pyrite. The series bioleaching first by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria and followed by pyrite-leaching bacteria evidently promoted the extraction of manganese, witnessing the maximum extraction efficiency of 98.1%. In the case of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, the strong dissolution of bio-generated sulfuric acid resulted in extraction of soluble Mn2+, while both the Fe2+ catalyzed reduction of Mn4+ and weak acidic dissolution of Mn2+ accounted for the extraction of manganese with pyrite-leaching bacteria. The chemical simulation of bioleaching process further confirmed that the acid dissolution of Mn2+ and Fe2+ catalyzed reduction of Mn4+ were the bioleaching mechanisms involved for Mn extraction from electrolytic manganese residues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1683-1687
Number of pages5
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume102
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Bioleaching
  • Electrolytic manganese residue
  • Extraction of manganese

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Extraction of manganese from electrolytic manganese residue by bioleaching'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this