Iron ores bioprocessing

Iron ores bioprocessing / Mingming Zhang.

This book describes leading research in bioengineering for development of novel technologies for ferrous metal extraction. The author includes new developments in molecular biology, biochemistry, microbiology, cell metabolism, and engineering principles and applies them to the conventional iron ore...

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Main Author: Zhang, Mingming (Metallurgist) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2023]
Subjects:
Iron ores.
Biochemical engineering.
Biochemical engineering
Iron ores
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Disclaimer
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 Historical Background
  • 2 Purpose
  • 3 Scope
  • 4 Key Concepts
  • References
  • Iron Ore Processing, General
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Iron Ore Mining
  • 2.1 Iron Ore Minerals
  • 2.2 Mining Methods
  • Surface Mining
  • Underground Mining
  • 3 Iron Ore Handling
  • 3.1 Iron Ore Transportation
  • 3.2 Iron Ore Storage
  • 4 Iron Ore Beneficiation
  • 4.1 Gravity Separation
  • Conventional Jigs
  • Spirals
  • Pinched Sluices
  • Centrifugal Jigs
  • Centrifugal Concentrators
  • Shaking Tables (Wet and Dry)
  • Mozley Gravity Separators (MGS)
  • 4.2 Flotation
  • Anionic Flotation
  • Cationic Flotation
  • New Development of Iron Ore Flotation
  • Microbially Induced Flotation and Flocculation
  • Reverse Cationic Flotation
  • Column Flotation
  • 4.3 Magnetic Separation
  • Wet High-Intensity Magnetic Separators (WHIMS)
  • Wet/Dry Low-Intensity Magnetic Drums (LIMS)
  • Induced Roll Magnetic Separators (IRM)
  • Lift Roll Magnetic Separators
  • Cross Belt Magnetic Separators
  • Disk Magnetic Separators
  • Rare-Earth Magnetic Drums (RED)
  • Rare-Earth Magnetic Rolls (RER)
  • 5 Agglomeration of Iron Ores
  • 5.1 Sintering
  • 5.2 Pelletizing
  • Feed Preparation
  • Green Ball Production
  • Induration of Green Balls
  • References
  • Microorganisms and Bioprocessing, General
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Classification of Microorganisms
  • 3 Microorganisms for Ferrous Metal Extraction
  • 3.1 Iron-Oxidizing Microorganism
  • Acidophilic, Aerobic Iron-Oxidizing Microorganism
  • Neutrophilic, Aerobic Iron-Oxidizing Microorganism
  • Neutrophilic Iron-Oxidizing Microorganism Utilizing Nitrate/Nitrite
  • Anaerobic Phototrophic Iron-Oxidizing Microorganisms
  • 3.2 Iron-Reducing Microorganism
  • 4 Industrial Microbiology
  • 4.1 Industrial Microorganisms
  • 4.2 Microbial Nutrition and Growth Kinetics
  • Microbial Nutrition, Growth, and Cultivation
  • Continuous Growth Kinetics
  • 4.3 Industrial Bioprocess
  • Upstream Processing
  • Downstream Processing
  • References
  • Physicochemical and Biological Processes in Iron Ore Bioprocessing
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Principles of Microbial Interaction with Iron Ores
  • 2.1 Metal Mobilization
  • 2.2 Metal Immobilization
  • 2.3 Organic Matter Decomposition
  • 2.4 Common Biological Transformations of Minerals by Microbes
  • Silicates
  • Bauxite
  • Carbonates
  • Oxalates
  • Oxides
  • Phosphates
  • Sulfides

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