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Indian J Exp Biol ; 2015 Jun; 53(6): 388-394
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-158519

ABSTRACT

The present work deals with optimization of culture conditions and process parameters for bioleaching of spent petroleum catalyst collected from a petroleum refinery. The efficacy of Ni bioleaching from spent petroleum catalyst was determined using pure culture of Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans DSM-11478. The culture conditions of pH, temperature and headspace volume to media volume ratio were optimized. EDX analysis was done to confirm the presence of Ni in the spent catalyst after roasting it to decoke its surface. The optimum temperature for A. thiooxidans DSM-11478 growth was found to be 32 °C. The enhanced recovery of nickel at very low pH was attributed to the higher acidic strength of sulfuric acid produced in the culture medium by the bacterium. During the bioleaching process, 89% of the Ni present in the catalyst waste could be successfully recovered in optimized conditions. This environment friendly bioleaching process proved efficient than the chemical method. Taking leads from the lab scale results, bioleaching in larger volumes (1, 5 and 10 L) was also performed to provide guidelines for taking up this technology for in situ industrial waste management.


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Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans/metabolism , Industrial Waste/analysis , Nickel/isolation & purification , Petroleum , Proteobacteria/classification , Trace Elements/isolation & purification , Trace Elements/metabolism
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Pediatría (Bogotá) ; 34(2): 100-6, jun. 1999. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-293501

ABSTRACT

La deficiencia de micronutrientes es frecuente en países en desarrollo. El objetivo del estudio fué comparar los niveles séricos de zinc, hierro y cobre en tres grupos de escolares (8 a 9 años) y correlacionarlos con algunas medidas antropométricas. El grupo 1 estuvo constituido por 26 escolares de un colegio privado de Santafé de Bogotá, el 2 por 21 niños de instituciones públicas de una zona rural, cercana a esta ciudad y el 3 por 28 sujetos de una escuela pública de la capital. Los micronutrientes se midieron por espectrometria de emisión atómica con plasma acoplado por inducción. El grupo 1 presentó talla (126.2+/-3.6) mayor al 2 (122.6+/-4.8 cm) y al 3 (122.1 +/-5.0 cm). Las concentraciones de zinc del grupo 1 (67+/-9 ug/dl) fueron mayores al 2 (59+/-11 ug/dl) y al 3 (50+/-13ug/dl). El grupo 3 presentó sidermia menor (71+/-21ug/dl) al 1 (90+/-30ug/dl). El grupo 1 evidenció niveles de cobre (100+/-19Ug/dl) mayores al 2 (77+/-13ug/dl) y al 3 (82+/-20ug/dl). Los resultados suguieren que los niños de los grupos 2 y 3 están expuestos a posibles condicienes medioambientales que inciden desfavorablemente en su crecimiento corporal y que son los niños del grupo 2 los que presntan el menor acceso a los micronutrientes zinc y hierro.


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Humans , Child, Preschool , Child , Copper/physiology , Iron/blood , Iron/physiology , Trace Elements/blood , Trace Elements/isolation & purification , Trace Elements/physiology , Zinc/blood , Zinc/physiology
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