Recovery of copper from copper slag using a microbial fuel cell and characterization of its electrogenesis

Wei-ping Liu; Xia-fei Yin

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1444-z

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Wei-ping Liu and Xia-fei Yin, Recovery of copper from copper slag using a microbial fuel cell and characterization of its electrogenesis, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 6, pp. 621-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1444-z

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Wei-ping Liu and Xia-fei Yin, Recovery of copper from copper slag using a microbial fuel cell and characterization of its electrogenesis, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 6, pp. 621-626. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1444-z

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Recovery of copper from copper slag using a microbial fuel cell and characterization of its electrogenesis

Wei-ping Liu^1, and
Xia-fei Yin²

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Wei-ping Liu E-mail: weiping@jsut.edu.cn
Received: 10 September 2016; Revised: 11 January 2017; Accepted: 17 February 2017

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The microbial fuel cell, which can convert the chemical energy of organic matter into electricity via the catalytic action of microorganisms, is a novel environmentally friendly technology for wastewater treatment and energy generation. The electrical energy generated by the microbial fuel cell can be used as an alternative to a traditional external power source required to extract copper via electrolytic treatment. A dual-chamber microbial fuel cell (DMFC) for the treatment of copper slag sulfuric acid leach liquor was constructed. The electrogenesis performance of the DMFC and its ability to extract copper from the copper slag leachate were investigated. The results demonstrated that the maximum voltage was 540 mV when the DMFC achieved steady-state operation. The removal rate of copper ions was greater than 80.0%, and the maximum value was 92.1%. Moreover, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the cathodal products. The results showed that the product deposited onto the cathode was copper and that its morphology was similar to that of the electrolytic copper powder. The DMFC can generate electricity and recover copper from copper slag simultaneously.
- microbial fuel cells;
- copper slag;
- recovery;
- copper;
- electrogenesis

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