Affiliation:
1. Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Universität Hamburg, D-22609 Hamburg, Germany
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The acid-insoluble metal sulfides FeS
2
, MoS
2
, and WS
2
are chemically attacked by iron(III) hexahydrate ions, generating thiosulfate, which is oxidized to sulfuric acid. Other metal sulfides are attacked by iron(III) ions and by protons, resulting in the formation of elemental sulfur via intermediary polysulfides. Sulfur is biooxidized to sulfuric acid. This explains leaching of metal sulfides by
Thiobacillus thiooxidans
.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
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