Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Biotechnological procedure to remove magnetic sulfur impurities from iron concentrate ores
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Application No.: US15755415Application Date: 2016-08-24
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Publication No.: US11319612B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Roberto Andres Bobadilla Fazzini
- Applicant: BIOSIGMA S.A.
- Applicant Address: CL Santiago
- Assignee: BIOSIGMA S.A.
- Current Assignee: BIOSIGMA S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CL Santiago
- Agency: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2016/055054 WO 20160824
- International Announcement: WO2017/033136 WO 20170302
- Main IPC: C22B3/18
- IPC: C22B3/18 ; C22B1/11

Abstract:
Present invention describes a biotechnological procedure to remove magnetic sulfur impurities from iron concentrate, wherein includes: to bioleach iron concentrate ores agglomerated in heaps under temperature condition between 5 and 35° C., inoculating the iron concentrate ores with Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans cultures, with an inoculum concentration 104 and 106 cel/g and addition of water supplemented with nitrogen and phosphorous source (0.01 to 0.5 g (NH4)2HPO4/L), without potassium addition, adjusting pH between 1.0 and 9.0, and a feeding rate between 5 and 15 L/h/m2; this procedure allows a removal efficiency above 80% in 21 days, with a maximum iron loss of 3%.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180251872A1 BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURE TO REMOVE MAGNETIC SULFUR IMPURITIES FROM IRON CONCENTRATE ORES Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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