Removal of Fe from kaolin by chemical leaching and bioleaching
Arslan, Volkan (Minerals Research and Exploration)
Bayat, Oktay (Cukurova University. Mining Engineering Department)

Date:	2009
Abstract:	The use of microorganisms to remove Fe (oxyhydr)oxides from kaolins has the potential to be an effective method for upgrading the whiteness and brightness, and therefore the commercial value, of the kaolin. The purpose of the present study was to compare kaolin products obtained by currently used chemical leaching methods with a bioleaching treatment using Aspergillus niger in order to remove Fe from kaolin (from Canakkale, Turkey). The effects of pulp density, temperature, and oxalic acid concentration on the chemical leaching experiments were investigated using the ANOVA-Yates test. The greatest degree of removal of Fe from the kaolin sample (at 15% w/v pulp density, temperature of 80°C, oxalic acid concentration of 0. 2 M, and a particle size of <63 mm) was found to be 94. 89% in 120 min of leaching. The Fe content decreased from 1. 723% FeO to0. 088% FeO. In a shake flask, bioleaching of kaolin by Aspergillus niger resulted in removal of 77. 13% of the total Fe, suggesting that this strain is effective at removing Fe impurities from kaolin. The removal efficiency generally decreased with increased pulp density. The Fe content of the kaolin decreased from 1. 723% FeO to0. 394% FeO (at 1% w/v pulp density, temperature of 25°C, Aspergillus niger 3×10 spores, and particle size of <63 mm) after 21 days of bioleaching.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Aspergillus niger ; Bioleaching ; Chemical Leaching ; Kaolin, Yates Technique
Published in:	Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 57, Núm. 6 (2009) , p. 787-794, ISSN 1552-8367

DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2009.05706011

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