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Trans Tech Publications, Advanced Materials Research, (1130), p. 468-472, 2015

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1130.468

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Study of Microorganism Trench-Leaching of a Chinese High Fluorine-Bearing Uranium Ore

Journal article published in 2015 by Xiao Lan Mo, Jian Kang Wen, Cheng Yan Xu, Biao Wu, Bo Wei Chen, He Shang
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Abstract

The microorganism trench-leaching process of a low-grade uranium ore with a high content of fluorine was experimentally studied through the technique of Real-time PCR by using the fluorine-tolerance bacteria of Retech-3 as the leaching-ore bacteria. It was found that the Retech-3 strains of fluorine-tolerance domestication grown well in a fluoride solution with concentration of 0.0~3.0 g·L-1, and the oxidation of Fe2+ ions to Fe3+ ions occurred rapidly to promote the extraction of uranium. The experimental results showed that the bioleaching rate (89.82%) of uranium can be improved of 13.80% than acid leaching in 30 days with 65 kg ore and its particle size of-6 mm (fraction of 100%) in trench. The Real-time PCR analysis of microbial population compositions revealed that Retech-3 strains were mainly composed of Leptospirillum sp. and Acidithiobacillus sp. in the leaching process. The obvious improvements of fluorine-tolerance domestication of bacteria and the uranium leaching process will provide fundamentals for the smooth utilization of a high fluorine-containing uranium ore with the aid of microorganism trench-leaching.