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González González, Felisa

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Felisa
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González González
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/76159
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Ciencias Químicas
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Ingeniería Química y de Materiales
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Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica
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    Biorecovery of rare earth elements from fluorescent lamp powder using the fungus Aspergillus niger in batch and semicontinuous systems
    (Minerals Engineering, 2023) Castro Ruiz, Laura; Gómez-Álvarez, Helena; González González, Felisa; Muñoz Sánchez, Jesús Ángel
    Rare earth elements (REE) are essential in the manufacture of high-technology goods. Tons of wastes containing REE are yearly accumulated; however, environmentally friendly recycling methods are poorly studied. The use of heterotrophic microorganisms could be particularly relevant in the bioleaching of wastes transforming insoluble REE-bearing compounds into more soluble forms which are directly and/or indirectly involved in their metabolism. In this study, bioleaching of rare earth elements from fluorescent phosphor powder in fluorescent tubes using Aspergillus niger CECT2807 was investigated. Bioleaching experiments were performed in batch cultures at 1% pulp density. The concentrations in solution reached 122 mg/l of Y, 8.50 mg/l of Eu, 0.95 mg/l of Ce, 0.40 mg/l of Tb and 1.11 mg/l of La, after 7 days. Then, REE precipitated due to the generation of oxalic acid by the fungus. The residues generated were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the lamp powder biotransformation was evidenced. Additionally, semicontinuous experiments were conducted and evidenced significant increase of REE dissolution rate in static conditions. The amount of extracted REE under static conditions reached 16.5 mg of Y and 0.75 mg of Eu per gram of fluorescent lamp powder.
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    Influence of biosurfactants in the recovery of REE from monazite using Burkholderia thailandensis
    (Hydrometallurgy, 2023) Castro Ruiz, Laura; Gómez-Álvarez, Helena; Carmona, Manuel; Muñoz Sánchez, Jesús Ángel; González González, Felisa
    The demand of rare earth elements (REE) has grown over the past decades due to their importance in high technology devices such as wind turbines, superconductors, rechargeable batteries, autocatalytic converters, magnets, or LED lighting. The development of clean mining processes is gaining interest and the biomining of REE is mainly focused on monazite using phosphate solubilizing microorganisms. The members of the genus Burkholderia can dissolve phosphorous from inorganic rocks. Furthermore, several species of Burkholderia are able to produce biosurfactants named rhamnolipids. Nevertheless, rhamnolipid interactions with REE have been poorly investigated. The aim of the present work is the study of the solubilization of monazite and the recovery of REE using the bacterium Burkholderia thailandensis, and the influence of the rhamnolipids produced by the bacteria in the REE mobilization. B. thailandensis grown in nutrient broth with 1% monazite (w/v) reached 8.3 mg·l−1 REE after 15 days. To produce rhamnolipids, B. thailandensis was grown in medium supplemented with 10% glycerol and the biosurfactants were extracted. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) was determined: 94.45 mg·l−1 for commercial rhamnolipids and 60.41 mg·l−1 for purified rhamnolipids. The maximum REE solubilization was obtained at CMC reaching 9.36 mg·l−1 with commercial rhamnolipids and 5.13 mg·l−1 with rhamnolipids produced by B. thailandensis E264.