Process
AssigneeCemvita Factory, Inc.
InventorsStephan Christel, Tom Clark, Marny Reakes, Jayme Feyhl-Buska, Jillian Ayers, Colbey Denvin
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Abstract
The present application provides a process comprising: i) providing a body of metal ore, ii) contacting the body of metal ore with a microbial lixiviant comprising one or more populations of microorganisms, iii) measuring at least one parameter indicative of function of the one or more populations of microorganisms, and iv) adjusting one or more process variables in response to the measured parameter.
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A process comprising the steps of:
- i) providing a body of metal ore,
- ii) contacting the body of metal ore with a microbial lixiviant comprising one or more populations of microorganisms,
- iii) measuring at least one parameter indicative of function of the one or more populations of microorganisms, and
- iv) adjusting one or more process variables in response to the measured parameter.
A microbial lixiviant composition for use in a bioleaching process, comprising a plurality of strains of microorganisms forming one or more populations of microorganisms selected from the group consisting of:
- iron oxidizers, sulfur oxidizers, organic carbon degraders and toxin inactivating microorganisms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.