Abstract

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, grown on either ferrous sulfate, lead sulfide concentrate, or chalcopyrite concentrate demonstrated oxygen uptake and CO2 fixation in the presence of ferrous sulfate, chalcopyrite ore, pyrite ore, and red antimony trisulfide. Lead suifide-grown cells could oxidize lead sulfide ore and galena, using the energy obtained for CO2 fixation. All three cell types could oxidize nickel sulfide, but could not fix CO2 in the presence of this substrate. The solubilization of metals from the substrates and the crystallographic changes in the insoluble residues are reported.

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