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BioElectroMET BioelectroMET is a collaborative research project between 7 partners: Wetsus (NL), Mast (UK), LnU (Se), TUT (Fi), Magneto (NL), UJI (Es), CRPHT (Lux)

BioelectroMET will investigate, develop and demonstrate a bioelectrochemical system capable of recovering metals from metallurgical and mining wastes

18/12/2012
24/10/2012

Hi this one of the public webs of the European project BioElectroMET. I expect you will enjoy it and participate actively. Together we can clean the planet.
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23/10/2012

In 1911 Professor M. Potter manage to generate electricity with E.Coli.

100 years after, this project will use the Bioelectrochemistry energy from a redox reaction for metal recovery on mining streams.

In BioelectroMET the oxidation of a biodegradable electron donor at the bioanode is coupled to the reduction of dissolved metals, present in waste or process streams, at the cathode. Subsequently the electrodeposited metal can recovered in pure elemental form from the cathode, similar to electroplating. Thiosulfate might be a suitable substrate for the bioanode, is it can donate 8 electrons, is biodegradable and occurs in leachates produced during hydrometallurgical mineral processes. Thiosulfate oxidation coupled to copper reduction can generates a positive cell potential of up to 1.12 V

The use of bioelectrochemical systems for metal recovery by BioelectroMET is a completely novel approach.

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