Journal
MINERALS ENGINEERING
Volume 76, Issue -, Pages 38-46Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2014.12.029
Keywords
Recycling; Cables; Leaching; Bioleaching; Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Funding
- Comet Traitements SA (Belgium)
- Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS (Belgium)
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This study examines the leaching of copper from waste electric cables by chemical leaching and leaching catalysed by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans in terms of leaching kinetics and reagents consumption. Operational parameters such as the nature of the oxidant (Fe3+, O-2), the initial ferric iron concentration (0-10 g/L) and the temperature (21-50 degrees C) were identified to have an important influence on the degree of copper solubilisation. At optimal process conditions, copper extraction above 90% was achieved in both leaching systems, with a leaching duration of 1 day. The bacterial leaching system slightly outperformed the chemical one but the positive effect of regeneration of Fe3+ was limited. It appears that the Fe2+ bio-oxidation is not sufficiently optimised. Best results in terms of copper solubilisation kinetics were obtained for the abiotic test at 50 degrees C and for the biotic test at 35 degrees C. Moreover, the study showed that in same operating conditions, a lower acid consumption was recorded for the biotic test than for the abiotic test. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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