title: The bioleaching feasibility for Pb/Zn smelting slag and community characteristics of indigenous moderate-thermophilic bacteria.
abstract: The feasibility of recovering metal values and removing hazardous elements from the Pb/Zn smelting slag using bioleaching technique were studied through a flask experiment, and the community characteristics of the indigenous moderate-thermophilic bacteria in this bioleaching system were also analyzed through a culture-independent restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of 16S rRNA genes approach. The results show that more than 80% of Al, As, Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn in the Pb/Zn smelting slag were leached at 65(o)C, pH 1.5, pulp density 5%, but only about 5% of Pb. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the bacteria in the bioleaching system mainly fell among Firmicutes, Gammaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria, and the dominant bacteria are affiliated with Bacillus spp., Sporosarcina spp. and Pseudomonas spp.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgical Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, PR China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Zhaohui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xueduan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huaqun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Guanzhou
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Fengkai
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007854:Lead / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008906:Mining; D013045:Species Specificity; D015032:Zinc / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D007854:Lead; D015032:Zinc