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Prepared By:
Vijay Singh Kunwar1
1punkvijay@gmail.com
BIOMINING
• Biomining is a broad term that describes
the processing of metal containing ores
and concentrates of metal containing
ore using microbiological technology.
• Require oxygen.
• The electrons pass into the cell and are used in the
biochemical processes to produce energy for the
bacteria to reduce oxygen molecules to water.
• Reaction involved:
2+ 3+ 6+
FeAsS(s) →Fe (aq) +As (aq) +S (aq)
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Stage 2