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Determination of oxygen gas–liquid mass transfer rates in heap bioleach reactors / Jochen Petersen in Minerals engineering, Vol. 23 N° 6 (Mai 2010) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Minerals engineering > Vol. 23 N° 6 (Mai 2010) . - pp. 504–510 Titre : Determination of oxygen gas–liquid mass transfer rates in heap bioleach reactors Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jochen Petersen, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 504–510 Note générale : Génie Minier Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Leaching  Heap  leaching  Bio-leaching  Oxygen  Gas–liquid  mass  transfer Résumé : A detailed experimental study is described which was conducted to determine the rate of oxygen gas–liquid mass transfer within the packed bed of heap bioleach reactors at different temperatures (22–68 °C), using the Na2SO3 method. The raw data was analysed using a simplified film mass transfer model, making corrections for oxygen solubility in concentrated solution and for increased water vapour partial pressure at elevated temperatures. The results compared favourably against two independent experimental leach studies, indicating kLa values between 33 and 46 h−1. The value varied with the particle size distribution of the packing, with kLa assuming larger values for those packings that had a higher fines contents. While kLa increases with temperature, the solubility of oxygen decreases simultaneously, resulting in net mass transfer rates being relatively unaffected by temperature in the range studied. This indicates that thermophile heap bioleach reactors are likely to operate under gas–liquid mass transfer limitations, especially at high altitude. DEWEY : 622 ISSN : 0892-6875 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687510000075 [article] Determination of oxygen gas–liquid mass transfer rates in heap bioleach reactors [texte imprimé] / Jochen Petersen, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 504–510. Génie Minier Langues : Anglais (eng) in Minerals engineering > Vol. 23 N° 6 (Mai 2010) . - pp. 504–510 Mots-clés : Leaching  Heap  leaching  Bio-leaching  Oxygen  Gas–liquid  mass  transfer Résumé : A detailed experimental study is described which was conducted to determine the rate of oxygen gas–liquid mass transfer within the packed bed of heap bioleach reactors at different temperatures (22–68 °C), using the Na2SO3 method. The raw data was analysed using a simplified film mass transfer model, making corrections for oxygen solubility in concentrated solution and for increased water vapour partial pressure at elevated temperatures. The results compared favourably against two independent experimental leach studies, indicating kLa values between 33 and 46 h−1. The value varied with the particle size distribution of the packing, with kLa assuming larger values for those packings that had a higher fines contents. While kLa increases with temperature, the solubility of oxygen decreases simultaneously, resulting in net mass transfer rates being relatively unaffected by temperature in the range studied. This indicates that thermophile heap bioleach reactors are likely to operate under gas–liquid mass transfer limitations, especially at high altitude. DEWEY : 622 ISSN : 0892-6875 En ligne : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687510000075