Thiobacillus ferrooxidans was employed in the biomachining process of metal copper(Cuo). The bacteria growth and the changes of Fe3+ concentration during machining processes have been studied. Biomachining and chemical machining have been compared.The results showed that the concentrations of bacteria and Fe3+ determine the speed of machining copper. The biomachining is more fast that chemical maching because bacteria are able to regenerate Fe3+ oxidizing copper. It was also found that the Cu2 + produced from the machining processes inhibit the growth of bacteria. Cu2+ has to be removed.
作者：李雅芹；张德远；吴依陶
来源：微生物学报 2000 年 40卷 3期
