Abstract:
In order to save the amount of oxidants for acid leaching of uranium, a new type of high-efficiency bioreactor with 7.0 m in height, 2.0 m in inner diameter and 17.8 m
3 in total volume was designed and constructed in a uranium mine of Xinjiang, porous acid resistant ceramsites were selected as the carriers of bacteria, and the Fe
2+ in the tail liquor of in-situ leaching of uranium by Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans immobilized on the carriers at low temperature, to carry out an extended experimental study. The results showed that the maximum flow rate of bioreactor was 28.2 m
3/h when Fe
2+ concentration was 200~300 mg/L and aeration rate was 59.0 m
3/h under the condition of 5~24 ℃ in the field, and the Fe
2+ in the tail liquor could be oxidized rapidly and completely when the Eh(Redox potential) was above 570 mV. This experiment provides reference significance for the application of bacteria instead of oxidant to oxidize and adsorb Fe
2+ in tail liquor.