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Microbially induced separation of quartz from calcite using Saccharomyces cerevisiae
S Usha Padukone1, K A Natarajan
1Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Abstract:
Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their metabolites were successfully utilized to achieve selective separation of quartz and calcite through microbially induced flotation and flocculation. S. cerevisiae was adapted to calcite and quartz minerals. Adsorption studies and electrokinetic investigations were carried out to understand the changes in the surface chemistry of yeast cells and the minerals after mutual interaction. Possible mechanisms in microbially induced flotation and flocculation are outlined.
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