Espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica da biodissolução da calcopirita na presença de íons ferrosos

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Delfino, Fabiana Antonia Arena [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Lixiviação bacteriana; Espectroscopia de impedancia; Sulfetos; Analise eletroquimica; Físico-química; Impedance spectroscopy
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/124525

We present an electrochemical study using carbon paste electrode modified with chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) containing 50 wt% of the mineral (particle size < 38 mm) and graphite (particle size @ 20 mm) in salt acid solutions (pH 1.8) naturally aerated with different ferrous ions concentrations to evaluate the influence of these ions on the electrochemical behavior of the mineral sulfide in the absence and presence of the bacteria Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. The open circuit potential was read before each measuring electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The impedance tests were performed at different times up to 97 hours with static or rotating electrode (1500 rpm) by applying EOC. Some tests were performed by applying constant potential for 4 hours followed by EIS measurements. The qualitative analysis of the impedance diagrams show two time constants assigned to charge transfer and diffusion processes, which may be modified by the presence of oxides on the surface of the mineral or by chalcopyrite surface modifications produced during the test. The response with rotating disc electrode showed smaller capacitive arc than with static electrode suggesting that the mass transport decreases the charge transfer resistance. However, in these experiments the capacitive arc always increased with time indicating a possible modification of the surface of chalcopyrite. The presence of bacteria along with ferrous ions raised EOC and indicated the formation of a film / biofilm on the electrode surface, which did not significantly alter the diameter of the capacitive arc, showing that the modification did not passivate the electrode surface. For a quantitative analysis of the results obtained with a static electrode different equivalent electrical circuits (EEC) with two or three time constants have been suggested various, which were associated with the charge transfer process involving chalcopyrite, oxygen...