Copper bioleaching in China: Review and prospect

S Yin, L Wang, E Kabwe, X Chen, R Yan, K An… - Minerals, 2018 - mdpi.com
The commercial application of copper bioleaching, an environmentally-friendly approach for
low-grade and secondary mineral resources recycling, has increased worldwide since the …

Column bioleaching applications, process development, mechanism, parametric effect and modelling: a review

H Srichandan, RK Mohapatra, PK Singh… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioleaching being an economically feasible process is considered as a potential alternative
of hydro-and pyro-metallurgical processes of metal recovery. The process can be performed …

Evaluation of the possibility of copper recovery from tailings by flotation through bench-scale, commissioning, and industrial tests

Z Yin, W Sun, Y Hu, C Zhang, Q Guan, K Wu - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present research aims at recovering copper by reprocessing of tailings at China
Molybdenum Co. Ltd.(CMOC) from bench-scale to industrial tests. It focuses on the …

Copper recycle from sulfide tailings using combined leaching of ammonia solution and alkaline bacteria

S Yin, L Wang, A Wu, E Kabwe, X Chen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The migration of heavy metals and loss of valuable resources have become indispensable
limitations to the developments of metal mines because of failing to remediate tailings …

Review and prospects of bioleaching in the Chinese mining industry

S Yin, W Chen, X Fan, J Liu, L Wu - International Journal of Minerals …, 2021 - Springer
As the world's second largest economy experiencing rapid economic growth, China has a
huge demand for metals and energy. In recent years, China ranks first, among all the …

Moderate permeability enhanced microbial community turnover and copper extraction during bioleaching of low-grade copper ores

W Liu, J Sun, C Ai, R Zhang, H Cheng, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heap bioleaching is one of the most promising technologies for extracting valuable metals
from low-grade ores. However, the effects of permeability of the heap on microbial …

Enhancement of copper recovery by acid leaching of high-mud copper oxides: A case study at Yangla Copper Mine, China

S Yin, L Wang, A Wu, ML Free, E Kabwe - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Poor permeability, high mud and impurities contents, severe curing conditions and ore
complexity are primary challenges faced by Yangla Copper Mine (YCM) during acid …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of biological pretreatment on metal extraction from flotation tailings for chloride leaching

P Altinkaya, J Mäkinen, P Kinnunen, E Kolehmainen… - Minerals …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study focuses on investigating the extraction of gold, copper, iron, nickel, cobalt, and
zinc present in the flotation tailings. The studied sample contained iron (3.56%), copper …

Synergetic bioleaching of copper sulfides using mixed microorganisms and its community structure succession

L Wang, S Yin, A Wu, W Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Although mixed bacteria are gradually utilized in copper sulfide bioleaching, the synergistic
effects and community successions of mixed bacteria are still not well known, leading to an …

Research progress in enhanced bioleaching of copper sulfides under the intervention of microbial communities

S Yin, L Wang, A Wu, X Chen, R Yan - International Journal of Minerals …, 2019 - Springer
Compared with the traditional pyrometallurgical process, copper bioleaching has distinctive
advantages of high efficiency and lower cost, enabling efficiently extracts of valuable metal …