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The Characteristic Dissolution of Valuable Metals from Mine-Waste Rock by Heap Bioleaching, and the Recovery of Metallic Copper Powder with Fe Removal and Electrowinning

더미 미생물용출에 의한 폐-광석으로부터 유용금속 용해 특성과 Fe 제거와 전기분해를 이용한 금속구리분말 회수

  • Kim, Bong-JuK (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Cho, Kang-Hee (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Choi, Nag-Choul (Department of Rural Systems Engineering/Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Cheon-Young (Department of Energy and Resource Engineering, Chosun University)
  • 김봉주 (조선대학교 에너지.자원공학과) ;
  • 조강희 (조선대학교 에너지.자원공학과) ;
  • 최낙철 (서울대학교 지역시스템공학과) ;
  • 박천영 (조선대학교 에너지.자원공학과)
  • Received : 2014.10.21
  • Accepted : 2014.12.18
  • Published : 2014.12.30
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Abstract

In order to recover the metallic copper powder from the mine-waste rock, heap bioleaching, Fe removal and electrowinning experiments were carried out. The results of heap leaching with the mine-waste rock sample containing 0.034% Cu showed that, the leaching rate of Cu were 61% and 62% in the bacteria leaching and sulfuric acid leaching solution, respectively. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) and calcium hydroxide ($Ca(OH)_2$) were applied to effectively remov Fe from the heap leaching solution, and then $H_2O_2$ was selected for the most effective removing Fe agent. In order to prepare the electrolytic solution, $H_2O_2$ were again treated in the heap leaching, and Fe removal rates were 99% and 60%, whereas Cu removal rates were 5% and 7% in the bacteria and sulfuric acid leaching solutions, respectively. After electrowinning was examined in these leaching solution, the recovery rates of Cu were obtained 98% in bacteria and obtained 76% in the sulfuric leaching solution. The dendritic form of metallic copper powder was recovered in both leaching solutions.

폐-광석으로부터 금속구리분말을 회수하기 위하여 더미 미생물용출, Fe 제거와 전기분해실험을 수행하였다. Cu가 0.034% 함유된 폐-광석시료에 대하여 더미 용출실험을 수행한 결과, Cu 용출률은 박테리아 용출-용액에서 61%, 황산 용출-용액에서 62%로 나타났다. Fe를 효과적으로 제거하기 위하여 더미 용출-용액에 NaOH, $H_2O_2$ 및 $Ca(OH)_2$를 각각 적용한 결과 $H_2O_2$가 가장 효과적인 Fe 제거제로 선정되었다. 전해질 용액을 준비하기 위하여 $H_2O_2$를 더미 용출-용액에 처리한 결과 박테리아 용출-용액에서 Fe가 99%, 황산 용출-용액에서 60%로 제거된 반면에 Cu 제거율은 각각 5%와 7%로 나타났다. 이 용액에 대하여 전기분해 실험을 수행한 결과 Cu 회수율이 박테리아 용출-용액에서 98%, 황산 용출-용액에서 76%로 나타났다. 모수석 형태의 금속구리분말이 양쪽 용출-용액에서 회수되었다.

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