Leaching heavy metal from deposits of heavy metals with bacteria oxidizing elemental sulphur

Abstract

Experiments were carried out on bacterial leaching heavy metals from aerobically stabilize excessive activated silt of Bortnichi Aeration Station of Kiev when adding elementary sulphur as a stimulant of the activity of acidophilic thiobacilli. It has been shown that a decrease of silt pH in the course of the process is a decisive factor of efficiency of leaching heavy metals.