Bioleaching of trace metals from coal ash using local isolate from coal ash ponds

• Main Authors: Pangayao, Denvert, Gallardo, Susan, Promentilla, Michael Angelo B., Van Hullebusch, Eric
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Bacterial leaching; Coal ash; Pseudomonas; Trace elements; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/459; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/1458/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Bioleaching of chromium, copper, manganese and zinc from coal ash were investigated using isolates from coal ash ponds particularly Psuedomonas spp. Six (6) different coal ash ponds were examined however, after initial screening Psuedomonas spp. were only present in three (3) coal ash ponds. Among t...