The PAQUES Bio Systems’ core technology, marketed under the name THIOPAQ, consists of various high-rate biological processes for metal-sulfur-water systems, complemented with common solid/liquid and gas separation steps. Sulfur species are converted to sulfide, which is a valuable component as it can be used for metals reduction and precipitation. Selective recovery of valuable metals can be em...

in this study, effects of solid concentration, temperature, and initial fe2+ concentration on bioleaching of sulfide mineral (chalcopyrite) obtained from sarcheshmeh copper mine in the region of kerman located in the south of iran were investigated. a mesophilic iron oxidizing bacterium, acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans has been isolated from a typical chalcopyrite copper concentrate of the menti...

Through the main chemical reaction of metal ions and S2−, a new type sulfide precipitant was first prepared used to realize selective separation recovery copper arsenic from leaching solution soot. It is proven by experimental results that could efficient arsenic. Indeed, slag with Cu grade about 47% trisulfide As operation 98% be obtained. The energy calculation analysis SEM images illustrate ...

In this article, we suggest a methodology that combines Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and material flow analysis (MFA) into a secondary reserve-prospecting tool. The approach is two-phased and couples spatially informed size estimates of urban metal stocks (phase 1) to the equally spatially contingent efforts required to extract them (phase 2). Too often, even the most advanced MFA asses...

This study investigated the effect of copper as an antibacterial agent on the infectivity of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Mice were infected orally with a standardized dose of unstressed Salmonella Typhimurium and copper-stressed cells of Salmonella Typhimurium. Bacterial counts in ileum, blood, liver and spleen were observed up to 168 h under normal aerobic conditions. Serum sensit...

In present study the removal of Copper ions from aqueous solution containing 100-800 mg/lit, using chemically modified Acacia bark was performed on laboratory scale. The chemical modification was done by treating grinded bark with formaldehyde in acidic medium. The Cu (II) is exchanged against protons on the modified bark that contain carboxyl groups in both pectin and tannin compounds. The eff...

Over the past decade, there has been a steady growth in demand for rare metals, with rhenium being one of most highly demanded, but also expensive and difficult to obtain. The high is due its use as key component metallurgical alloys or catalysts used oil refining industry. aggregate facts causes profitability processing rhenium-containing mineral resources, which are copper substandard concent...

ORJECI1VE: To evaluate the effect of copper-silver ionization on Legionella colonization and nosocomial legionnaires' disease and to compare the efficacy of metal ions versus the superheat-and-tlush method of disinfection. DESIGN: Prospective determination over a 36-month period of copper and silver ion concentrations in the recirculating hotwater system, Legionella colonization of the hospital...

Recent investigations tend heavily to support the view that ascorbic acid oxidase is a specific enzyme containing copper as the prosthetic group of a blue-green conjugated protein having a molecular weight of about 150,000 (1, 2). Little is known at the present time concerning either the nature of the copper-protein bond in the enzyme or the function of the enzyme copper in the catalytic proces...