Biohydrometallurgy: From the Single Cell to the Environment

<ul><li>Biohydrometallurgy - This Microbiologist?s Perspective</li><li>BioMinE - Biotechnology for Metal Bearing Materials in Europe Work Progress after Two Years </li><li>Optimization of ROM Sulfide Leaching at Anglo American Chile Los Bronces Division</li><li>Development of a Biotechnological Process for Reprocessing Flotation Tailings from Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex, Rep. of Uzbekistan</li><li>Talvivaara Black Schist Bioheapleaching Demonstration Plant</li><li>Comparison of the Bioleaching Effect of Mesophilic (35 degreesC) and Thermophilic (45 degreesC) Bacteria on the TIZAPA Tailings</li><li>Application Potential of Biohydrometallurgy in the Iranian Mining Industry</li><li>The Bioshale Project: Search for a Sustainable Way of Exploiting Black Shale Ores Using Biotechnology</li><li>Removal of Organically Bound Sulfur From Oil Shale by Iron(III)-Ion Generated-Regenerated from Pyrite by the Action of <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i></li><li>Mobilization of Silver, Gold, and Platinum from Solid Materials by HCN-Forming Microorganisms</li><li>High-Rate Fluidized-Bed Ferric Sulfate Generation for Hydrometallurgical Applications</li><li>Development of a Tank Bioleaching Process for the Treatment of Complex Cu-Polymetallic Concentrates</li><li>Continuous Bioleaching of a Cobaltiferous Pyrite in Stirred Reactors: Population Dynamics and EPS Production vs. Bioleaching Performances</li><li>Characterisation of Factors in the Bacterial Leaching of Nickel Laterites Using Statistical Design of Experiments</li><li>Modeling the Auto-Thermal Performance of a Thermophilic Chalcopyrite Bioleaching Heap Employing Mesophilic and Thermophilic Microbes</li><li>Biological Transformation of Kimberlite Ores</li><li>Bioleaching of a Zinc Sulfide Ore by Thermophilic Consortia Isolated from Copahue Volcano</li><li>Electrochemical Noise Analysis of Chalcopyrite Carbon Paste Electrodes by <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i></li><li>Influence of Chelators on Iron Solubilization from Quartz and Feldspars by Bioleaching</li><li>Biooxidation and Cyanidation for Gold and Silver Recovery from Acid Mine Drainage Generating Tailings (Ticapampa, Peru)</li><li>A View on the Organic Matter and Metalloporphyrins Biodegradation as Characteristic Components of Black Shale Ores</li><li>Microbial Leaching of Metals from Printed Circuit Boards</li><li>Bioleaching of a Rich-In-Carbonates Copper Ore at Alkaline pH</li><li>Cobalt and Nickel Recoveries from Laterite Tailings by Organic and Inorganic Bioacids</li><li>Bioleaching of a High Iron Content Kaolin by <i>Aspergillus niger</i>: The Effects of Organic Acids Biosynthesis</li><li>Optimization of Kaolin Bioleaching by <i>Aspergillus niger</i></li><li>Application of Mesophilic Mixed Micro-Organisms for Recovery of Valuable Metals from Spent Refinery Catalysts</li><li>Biological Purification of Silicate Minerals</li><li>Deferrization of Kaolinic Sand by Iron Oxidizing and Iron Reducing Bacteria</li><li>Sulfur Product Layer in Sphalerite Biooxidation: Evidences for a Mechanism of Formation</li><li>Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Gaseous Compounds formed During Bioleaching of Copper Sulphide Minerals with Mesophilic Microorganisms</li><li>Bioleaching of a Mixed Copper Dust Emanating from Copper Smelters</li><li>Investigation of Viscosity and Thermodynamic Properties on the Bioleaching Solution with and without Mesophilic Bacteria</li><li>Process Enhancement of Bioleaching of Covellite Concentrate through Modification of Solution Potential</li><li>The Effect of Aluminium and Magnesium Sulphate on the Rate of Ferrous Iron Oxidation by <i>Leptospirillum ferriphilum</i> in Continuous Culture</li><li>Kinetic Measurement of Biological Oxidation of Ferrous Iron at Low Ferric to Ferrous Ratios in a Controlled Potential Batch Reactor</li><li>Bioleaching of Multimetal Black Shale by Thermophilic Micro-Organisms</li><li>Effect of Temperature on Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite Concentrates containing High Concentrations of Silver: Opposite Rules Apply</li><li>Microbial Populations in a 110 Ton-Scale Column for the Recovery of Metals from Black Schist Ores</li><li>Combined Test for Bioleaching Activities</li><li>Study on Selective Depression of Pyrite during Copper Bioleaching</li><li>Biogeochemical Processes in Mine Tailings with Special Focus on Marine Shore Tailings Deposits and their Remediation</li><li>Modelling of Contaminant Release from Mining Waste Deposits</li><li>Environmental Toxicity Testing in the Risk Assessment of a Metal Contaminated Abandoned Mining Site in Hungary</li><li>Application of Sulfate Reduction for the Biological Conversion of Anglesite to Galena</li><li>First Evidence of Active Sulphate Reduction in a Lignite Mine Dump Site at Low pH Values - the Plessa Site</li><li>Treatment of Uranium-Containing Drainage Water in a Pilot-Scale Plant by Means of Microbial Reduction</li><li>Development and Potential Application of a Method for the Prediction and Assessment of the Seepage Water Quality</li><li>Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Anaerobic Sludge and its Disposal by Landspreading</li><li>Microbial and Geochemical Characterization of an Acid-Generating Hard Coal Tailings Dump in Saxonia/ Germany</li><li>Environmental Risk Management of an Abandoned Mining Site in Hungary</li><li>New Xochiquetzalli Method for Sulfide Ion Determination in Aqueous Media. Application to Tailings Analysis.</li><li>A Study of the Operating Parameters of a Sulphate-Reducing Fixed-Bed Reactor for the Treatment of Metal-Bearing Wastewater</li><li>Iron Isotope Fractionation by Biogeochemical Processes in Mine Tailings</li><li>Biodegradation of Organic Matter and Release of Heavy Metals from the Copper Bearing Black Shale of Fore Sudetic Monocline (Poland)</li><li>The Wismut Uranium Mining Rehabilitation Project Running for 15 Years - Lessons Learned and Achievements</li><li>Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage in an Uranium Deposit</li><li>Sustainable Approach for the Immobilization of Metals in the Saturated Zone: <i>In Situ</i> Bioprecipitation</li><li>Development of a Novel Biological System for Removing Manganese from Contaminated Waters</li><li>In-Lake Bioreactors for the Treatment of Acid Mine Water in Pit Lakes</li><li>Biosorption as Main Uranium Accumulation Mechanism in Wetlands</li><li>Integrated System to Biological Solubilization and Precipitation of Heavy Metals</li><li>Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage by Means of Biological and Chemical Methods</li><li>Bioremediation <i>In Situ</i> of an Alkaline Soil Polluted with Heavy Metals</li><li>Mine Waste Stabilization with Biosludge and Ca Carbonate Residues: Column Experiments</li><li>Application Possibility of Bentonite and Zeolite in Bioremediation</li><li>Biohydrometallurgical Processing of Flotation Tailings from Different Copper Mills</li><li>Enhancing Reductive Processes by Autochthonic Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria in Lignite Overburden Dumps</li><li>Bioremediation of Dredged Sediments Polluted by Heavy Metals</li><li>Laboratory Investigations on the Interactions of Soil, Water and Microorganisms with Manganese</li><li>Chemical Stabilisation Combined with Phytostabilisation Applied to Mine Waste Contaminated Soils in Hungary</li><li>Regulation of PCE-Dechlorinating Activity by Electrochemical Cultivation</li><li>Sulfate Reduction under Acidic Conditions in High Rate Bioreactor Systems for Treatment of Mining and Metallurgical Waste and Process Water</li><li>Hydrolysed Cellulose Material as Sulfate Reduction Electron Donor to Treat Metal- and Sulfate Containing Waste Water</li><li>Recent Advances in Electron Transfer Between Biofilms and Metals</li><li>Investigations on the Sorting of Very Fine Particles by Biocoagulation</li><li>Effect of LPS Removal on Electrophoretic Softness of <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> Cells</li><li>Is the Quorum Sensing Type AI-1 System of <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> Involved in its Attachment to Mineral Surfaces?</li><li>Pyrite Surface Alteration of Synthetic Single Crystals as Effect of Microbial Activity and Crystallographic Orientation</li><li>The Catalytic Influence of <i>Sulfolobus metallicus</i> in the Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite: Role of Attached and Planktonic Population</li><li>Bioflotation of a Black Shale Copper Ore</li><li>Surface Hydrophobicity of an Acidophilic Heterotrophic Bacterium of Mine Origin under Metal Stress</li><li>Selective Coagulation in Chalcopyrite/Pyrite Mineral System Using <i>Acidithiobacillus</i> Group Bacteria</li><li>Combined Atomic Force and Fluorescence Microscopy of Biofilms formed by Leaching Bacteria on Opaque Substrata</li><li>Novel Steel Corrosion Protection by Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) - Biofilm-Induced Corrosion Inhibition</li><li>Inhibition of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion of Mild Steel and Stainless Steel 316 by an Organic Inhibitor</li><li>Influence of Growth Substrate and Attachment Substratum on EPS and Biofilm Formation by <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i></li><li>Study of the Attachment Behaviour of Different Strains of <i>Acidithiobacillus</i> spp. to Pyrite</li><li>Biomining in the Post-Genomic Age: Advances and Perspectives</li><li>Concentrate Mineralogy Dictates the Composition of Bioleaching Microbial Consortia </li><li>Geographical Distribution and Diversity of Moderately Thermophilic Members of the Thermoplasmatales</li><li>Microbial Ecology of <i>Leptospirillum</i> spp. in Rio Tinto, a Model of Interest to Biohydrometallurgy</li><li>Molecular Assessment of Microbial Diversity and Community Structure at Uranium Mines of Jaduguda, India</li><li>Related Arsenic Resistance Transposons Occur in Leptospirilli Isolated from Different Continents</li><li>Interactions of <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> with Heavy Metals, Various Forms of Arsenic and Pyrite</li><li>Regulation of the Arsenic Oxidation Encoding Genes of a Moderately Acidophilic, Facultative Chemolithoautotrophic <i>Thiomonas</i> sp.</li><li>Ferrous Iron Oxidation by Salt-Tolerant <i>"Thiobacillus prosperus"</i></li><li>Differential Genetic Expression in Heap Bioleaching of Low-Grade Copper Sulphide Ore at Escondida Mine, Chile</li><li>Insights into the Metabolism and Ecophysiology of Three Acidithiobacilli by Comparative Genome Analysis</li><li>Involvement of Iron Oxidation Enzyme System in Sulfur Oxidation of <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> ATCC 23270</li><li>The Effect of Total Iron Concentration and Iron Speciation on the Rate of Ferrous Iron Oxidation Kinetics of <i>Leptospirillum ferriphilum</i> in Continuous Tank Systems</li><li>Identification, Some Characterizations and Bioleaching Application of an Iron-Oxidizing Bacterium, <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> KLipis-3-1 Isolated from Malaysia</li><li>Quantification of Biomining Microorganisms Using Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction</li><li>Chalcopyrite and Bornite Differentially Affect Protein Synthesis in Planktonic Cells of <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i></li><li>Temperature Effects on the Iron Oxidation Kinetics of a <i>Leptospirillum ferriphilum</i> Dominated Culture at pH Below One</li><li>Metabolism Peculiarities of Bacteria of the Genus <i>Sulfobacillus</i></li><li>Isolation, Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of <i>Acidiphilium</i>-Like Bacteria from Acid Mine Drainage</li><li>Bacterial Oxidation of Elemental Sulfur: Changes in Oxidation Kinetics</li><li>Quantification of Microorganisms Involved in Cemented Layer Formation in Sulfidic Mine Waste Tailings (Freiberg, Saxony, Germany)</li><li>Analysis of the Microbial Community in the Leachate Collected from an Experimental Bioleaching Column by Cloning and RFLP</li><li>The Diversity of Benthic Microorganisms in Acidic Mine Lake Sediments</li><li>Microbial Diversity in an Iron Oxidation Tank of an AMD Treatment Plant at an Abandoned Sulphur Mine</li><li>Reduction of Soluble and Solid Ferric Iron by <i>Acidiphilium</i> SJH</li><li>Development of an Extremophilic Iron Oxidizing Consortium and a Fixed Film Bioreactor for Generation of Ferric Lixivient</li><li>Enrichment of Chromium-Reducing Bacteria Using Potential-Controlled Electrochemical Cultivation</li><li>Research on isc Operon in <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> ATCC 23270</li><li>Effect of Sulphate Concentration on the Community Structure and Activity of Sulphate Reducing Bacteria</li><li>Kinetics of Ferrous Iron Oxidation by Moderately Thermophilic Microorganisms</li><li>High-Level Resistance to Cobalt and Nickel in Cuban <i>Serratia marcescens</i> Strains Isolated from Serpentine Deposits</li><li>Microbial Diversity in a Pilot Plant for Producing Iron Hydroxysulfates</li><li>Iron Homeostasis Strategies in Acidophilic Iron Oxidizers: Comparative Genomic Analyses</li><li>Discovery of Small Regulatory RNAs Extends Our Understanding of Gene Regulation in the <i>Acidithiobacillus</i> Genus</li><li>Monitoring of Microbial Community Inhabiting a Low-Grade Copper Sulphide Ore by Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of 16S rRNA Genes</li><li>Bacterial Activity at Low Temperature in Cultures Derived from a Low-Grade Copper Sulphide Bioleaching Heap at the Escondida Mine, Chile</li><li>Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Sulfate Reducing Bacteria in a Brazilian Acid Mine Drainage</li><li>C-di-GMP Pathway in <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i>: Analysis of Putative Diguanylate Cyclases (DGCs) and Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) Bifunctional Proteins</li><li>Searching for Useful Bacteria on Chalcopyrite Leaching from Japanese Abandoned Mines</li><li>Comparative Bioreduction of Fe(III) with <i>Geobacter metallireducens</i> and <i>Bacillus infernus</i></li><li>The Use of CARD-FISH to Evaluate the Quantitative Microbial Ecology Involved in the Continuous Bioleaching of a Cobaltiferrous Pyrite</li><li>The Effect of Multiple Stresses on <i>Sulfolobus</i>-like Cultures in Bioleaching Systems: Super-Imposing Stress Responses to Metal Concentration and Solids Loading</li><li>A New Acid-Stable, Fe-Oxidizing/O₂-Reducing Supercomplex Spanning Both Inner and Outer Membranes, Isolated from the Extremophile <i>Acidithiobacillus</i></li><li>Transporter Protein Genes are Up-Regulated by Covellite in <i>Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans</i></li><li>Up- and Down-Regulated Genes in <i>Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> Exposed to Chalcopyrite</li><li>Isolation and Characterization of a Psychrotolerant Arsenite-Oxidizing Bacterium from a Gold Mine in Zloty Stok, Poland</li><li>Arsenic Hypertolerant Bacteria Isolated from Gold Mine Rocks Biofilms</li><li>Microbial Communities in Acid Mine Water from Two Different Copper Mines in China</li><li>Iron Oxidation and Bioleaching Potential at Low Temperatures</li><li>Microbial Community of the Talvivaara Demonstration-Scale Bioheap</li><li>Isolation and Characterisation of Microorganisms from Copper Bearing Black Shale of Lubin Mine (Poland)</li><li>Analysis of the Microbial Community in an Acid Ground Water Characterized by Sulfate Reduction Activity</li><li>Characterization of New Iron Oxidizing Bacteria from an Acid Mine Water Treatment Plant</li><li>Elemental Sulfur Oxidation in <i>Acidiphilium</i> spp.</li><li>Sulfur Oxidation and Coupled Iron Reduction at Low Temperatures</li><li>Comparison of Microbiological Populations of Mineral Heaps and Mine Wastes of Differing Ages in Active and Abandoned Copper Mines</li><li>Proteomic Studies in <i>Acidthiobacillus ferrooxidans</i> Cells Induced by Synthetic Acyl-Homoserine Lactones</li><li>Biological Removal of Ions: Principles and Applications</li><li>Lead and Gold Removal Using Sugar-Beet Pectin Gels with and without Immobilized Fucus Vesiculosus</li><li>A Novel Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis Catalyst Using Palladized Biomass of Gram-negative and Gram-positive Bacteria</li><li>Sorption of Co Ions on Biogenic Mn Oxides Produced by a Mn-Oxidizing Fungus, <i>Paraconiothyrium</i> sp.-like Strain</li><li>The Role of Carotenoid Pigments in Cr(VI) Tolerance, Biosorption and Bioaccumulation by <i>Rhodotorula mucilaginosa</i> UCM Y-1776 and its Mutants</li><li>Biosorption of Heavy Metals by <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Isolated from a Petroleum Contaminated Site</li><li>Waste Biomass Characterization and Metal-Biomass Interactions Study</li><li>Waste Fungal Biomass for Mercury Biosorption - Column Studies</li><li>Removal of Copper and Uranium from Contaminated Waters in Biosorption Columns</li><li>Sorption of Copper Ions by Biogenic Iron Sulphides</li><li>Mercury Sorption on Chitosan</li><li>Heavy Metal Tolerance and Copper Uptake in Yeast Isolated from Patagonia/ Argentina</li><li>Characterization of Cellulosic Biomass Loaded with Iron and Arsenic Using High Energy X-Rays</li><li>Biorecovery of Gold from Jewellery Wastes by Escherichia Coli and Biomanufacture of Active Au-Nanomaterial</li><li>Biorecovery of Platinum Group Metals from Secondary Sources</li><li>A Novel Fuel Cell Catalyst for Clean Energy Production Based on a Bionanocatalyst</li></ul>