Acid and ferric sulfate bioleaching of uranium ores: A review

AH Kaksonen, AM Lakaniemi, OH Tuovinen - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
This review examines the acid and ferric sulfate bioleaching of uranium from low grade ores.
The review traces back the progression of the technology from the time the role of …

Green extraction of uranium (238U) from natural radioactive resources

H Gomaa, MA Shenashen, MF Cheira, K Sueki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous strategies have been devised to effectively extract uranium (U [VI] or 238 U) from
raw materials because it is a significant energy source. This study focused on the highly …

Uranium sequestration abilities of Bacillus bacterium isolated from an alkaline mining region

UK Banala, NPI Das, SR Toleti - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study elaborates uranium sequestration by bacteria from alkaline wastewaters.
In the investigation, a few bacterial strains were isolated from alkaline uranium mine water …

Removal of U (VI) and Th (IV) from aqueous solutions by organically modified diatomaceous earth: evaluation of equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic data

SIY Salameh, FI Khalili, AH Al-Dujaili - International Journal of Mineral …, 2017 - Elsevier
Raw and organically modified diatomaceous earth were used to remove U (VI) and Th (IV)
ions from aqueous solution using the batch method. Effects of contact times, dosage of …

Response surface modeling for lab-scale column bioleaching of low-grade uranium ore using a new isolated strain of Acidithiobacillus Ferridurans

F Jalali, J Fakhari, A Zolfaghari - Hydrometallurgy, 2019 - Elsevier
The microbial-assisted dissolution of minerals from low-grade ore resources has been
recently developed into interesting processes to recover valuable metals, because of …

Microbial leaching for valuable metals harvesting: versatility for the bioeconomy

G Kour, R Kothari, H Mohan Singh, D Pathania… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Challenges in the course of sustainable development, predominantly dearth of natural
resources and waste management have suggested scientific community across the globe to …

Synthesis of magnetic chitosan/graphene oxide nanocomposites and its application for U (VI) adsorption from aqueous solution

G Huang, W Peng, S Yang - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2018 - Springer
The performance of a magnetic chitosan/graphene oxide composites (MCGO) have been
investigated for the adsorption processes of U (VI) ions from aqueous solution. The …

Preparation of amidoxime-functionalized biopolymer/graphene oxide gels and their application in selective adsorption separation of U (VI) from aqueous solution

S Yang, Y Huang, G Huang, W Peng, C Guo… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2020 - Springer
The amidoxime-functionalized biopolymer/graphene oxide gels were prepared and their
performance in the application of the adsorption separation of uranium (VI) in aqueous …

Uranium removal from a radioactive contaminated soil by defined bioleaching bacteria

Z Chen, Q Li, Y Yang, J Sun, G Li, X Liu, S Shu… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2022 - Springer
In order to assess the feasibility of uranium removal technology from radioactive
contaminated soil by combined bioleaching bacterial consortia, mixed bacterial culture and …

Insights into formation and dissolution mechanism of bio-ore pellets in the one-step uranium leaching process by Aspergillus niger

J Sun, Q Li, T Li, K Xu, Z Cui, G Li - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the one-step bioleaching process of uranium by Aspergillus niger, the formation
mechanism and uranium bioleaching model of bio-ore pellets were explored and proposed …