Microbial leaching of uranium and other trace elements from shale mine tailings at Ranstad

Kalinowski, Birgitta E.; Oskarsson, Anna; Albinsson, Yngve; Arlinger, Johanna; Ödegaard-Jensen, Arvid; Andlid, Thomas; Pedersen, Karsten

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2004.01.007

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“…These siderophores ensure the availability of essential metals, such as cobalt, copper, iron, and nickel (63,64,224,313,345). Furthermore, several P. stutzeri strains have been described due to their high biosorption potential and resistance to metals such as aluminum (422), chromium (12,172), cobalt (172), copper (69,215), germanium (370), lead (215), manganese (172), nickel (272,346), plutonium (255), selenium (157), silver (135), thallium (172), titanium (38), uranium (172), vanadium (172), and zinc (34,172,215).…”

Section: Biodegradation and Useful Properties For Biotechnological Apmentioning

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Biology of Pseudomonas stutzeri

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Bennasar

Bosch

et al. 2006

Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

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SUMMARY Pseudomonas stutzeri is a nonfluorescent denitrifying bacterium widely distributed in the environment, and it has also been isolated as an opportunistic pathogen from humans. Over the past 15 years, much progress has been made in elucidating the taxonomy of this diverse taxonomical group, demonstrating the clonality of its populations. The species has received much attention because of its particular metabolic properties: it has been proposed as a model organism for denitrification studies; many strains have natural transformation properties, making it relevant for study of the transfer of genes in the environment; several strains are able to fix dinitrogen; and others participate in the degradation of pollutants or interact with toxic metals. This review considers the history of the discovery, nomenclatural changes, and early studies, together with the relevant biological and ecological properties, of P. stutzeri.

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Section: Biodegradation and Useful Properties For Biotechnological Apmentioning

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Biology of Pseudomonas stutzeri

Lalucat

Bennasar

Bosch

et al. 2006

Microbiol Mol Biol Rev

546

418

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“…putrefaciens and Pm. stutzeri, were applied to the extraction of uranium from shale tailings at the Ranstad uranium mine, Germany (now closed) [282]. The focus of that study was on metals mobilisation from the tailings rather than economic metals extraction, and the species selected for the tests were known ligand-producing bacteria.…”

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“…• studies directed towards a fundamental understanding of ARD and the development of strategies to mitigate its impact [282,[377][378][379][380][381];…”

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Review of Biohydrometallurgical Metals Extraction from Polymetallic Mineral Resources

Watling

2014

Minerals

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This review has as its underlying premise the need to become proficient in delivering a suite of element or metal products from polymetallic ores to avoid the predicted exhaustion of key metals in demand in technological societies. Many technologies, proven or still to be developed, will assist in meeting the demands of the next generation for trace and rare metals, potentially including the broader application of biohydrometallurgy for the extraction of multiple metals from low-grade and complex ores. Developed biotechnologies that could be applied are briefly reviewed and some of the difficulties to be overcome highlighted. Examples of the bioleaching of polymetallic mineral resources using different combinations of those technologies are described for polymetallic sulfide concentrates, low-grade sulfide and oxidised ores. Three areas for further research are: (i) the development of sophisticated continuous vat bioreactors with additional controls; (ii) in situ and in stope bioleaching and the need to solve problems associated with microbial activity in that scenario; and (iii) the exploitation of sulfur-oxidising microorganisms that, under specific anaerobic leaching conditions, reduce and solubilise refractory iron(III) or manganese(IV) compounds containing multiple elements. Finally, with the successful applications of stirred tank bioleaching to a polymetallic tailings dump and heap bioleaching to a polymetallic black schist ore, there is no reason why those proven technologies should not be more widely applied.

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“…Alum shale rocks are unevenly distributed in the country and are particularly abundant in Oslo region [1]. Usually, U is present in the environment in hexavalent form as UO 2 2+ and it threatens aquatic life and human health due to its mobilization along with other radionuclides (Rn-222, Po-218 and Po-214), heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cd, Pb and Mn), trace elements and salts of Na and K [2][3][4][5][6][7]. On the other hand, urbanization and the development of highway infrastructures as railways, roads, bridges and tunnels can contribute further to such environmental impact.…”

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“…An environmental impact assessment during and after the completion of mining or construction projects is hence required. Uncontrolled deposits of alum shale material with a high pyrite (FeS 2 ) content undergo weathering where sulfides are oxidized to sulfate [2]. A further hydrolysis of the sulphates dissolves a large number of heavy metals, radionuclides and trace elements.…”

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Sorption Properties of a Bentonite Based Material for Removal of Uranium from Alum Shale Leachate

Alvarenga¹,

Hayrapetyan²,

Skipperud³

et al. 2016

JCCE

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A dynamic sorption experiment was performed for removal of uranium (VI or 6+) from a leachate from an alum shale landfill with a diatomite-bentonite based sorbent in a laboratory scale. Such material was grounded and treated chemically with H 3 PO 4 (phosphoric acid) and thermally for improving its porosity and resistance to water flow. A specific surface area of 209 m 2 ·g -1 was determined by the BET method. A sorption capacity of 30 µg·g -1 and 0.6 µg·g -1 was obtained at a pH of 7.5 and 4 respectively by means of Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The flow rate of 3 mL·min -1 was effective for controlling the pH inside of the column. The sorption mechanism was investigated along with desorption of the element of interest for further process design considerations for a treatment unit on the landfill site.

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Microbial leaching of uranium and other trace elements from shale mine tailings at Ranstad

Cited by 79 publications

References 23 publications

Biology of Pseudomonas stutzeri

Biology of Pseudomonas stutzeri

Review of Biohydrometallurgical Metals Extraction from Polymetallic Mineral Resources

Sorption Properties of a Bentonite Based Material for Removal of Uranium from Alum Shale Leachate

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